Today, the Trump Administration released its goals for tax reform. Intended to be the most significant tax reform in American History, the Trump Administration outlined proposed changes for individuals and corporations.
For individuals, the tax plan proposes to reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three (10%/25%/35%). The ...
In 2015, President Obama signed an executive order that, among other things, created an obligation for certain federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to certain employees. In 2016, the DOL published a final rule to implement the paid sick leave requirements on employers that enter into covered contracts with the federal government on ...
Even in the Trump era, HHS has not slowed its pursuit of monetary settlements for HIPAA violations. Recent settlements have included payments of $2,140,000 for allowing PHI to be publicly accessible on the internet; $2,200,000 for theft of unencrypted PHI stored on a pen drive, and $5,500,000 for disclosure of electronic PHI due to failure to ...
Recently, there has been a whirlwind of change and even more speculation about potential changes to the laws governing employee benefit plans. Some rules haven’t changed, but should not be forgotten. The compliance requirements relating to plan documents, remain intact and the risk of non-compliance could be lethal for an unwary ...
Generally, an individual seeking benefits under an ERISA plan must exhaust the administrative remedies as a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit. Typically, administrative remedies include submitting a timely appeal to the plan administrator, usually the employer, as described in the summary plan description and plan documents. The denial of ...