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Kickin' COVID-19: Reopening Texas Summit - Doing Business Safely During COVID-19 and Other Pandemics
10/8/2020

2017 Federal Group Health Plan Mental Health Rules Update
6/27/2017

Same-Sex Marriages and Domestic Partnerships: Lessons Learned, Unanswered Questions and Best Practices
5/1/2017

4th Annual Healthcare Privacy and Security Forum
5/20/2016

2016 Benefits & Beyond: Navigating Employee Benefit Plans
4/5/2016

HIPAA UPDATE: THE LATEST ON SECURITY, PATIENT ACCESS & OTHER HIPAA DEVELOPMENTS
3/30/2016

IRS Notice 2015-87
12/17/2015

EXECUTIVE BRIEF - OCTOBER 2015
10/16/2015

HealthCare Reform 2015 Survival Bootcamp
10/1/2015

EBSA Insights On Healthcare Organizations Health Plan Rights & Responsibilities
9/15/2015

The Hidden Traps In Same Sex Ruling
6/27/2015

Obergefell v. Hodges Same Sex Decision.pdf
6/26/2015

Firms Now Must Clean Up Health Plans
6/26/2015

New Document - King v. Burwell Decision July 25 2015.pdf
6/25/2015

3rd Annual Healthcare Privacy & Security Forum
6/4/2015

Stamer Quoted IN DOTmed.com - Lapsed storage fee sends 65 boxes of medical records to dumpste.pdf
6/3/2015

Healthcare Governing Board Best Practices For Compliance Oversight
5/19/2015

Sox For Health Plans 4.30.2015
4/30/2015

IRS Excise Tax Requirements For Failing to Report Plan Violations Who Must File the IRS Form 8928, Requirement for Self-Reporting?
4/29/2015

Health Care Billing: Internal Controls Strategies For Building Defensibility
4/21/2015

New Document - sllHealthcare Breaches_ How to Respond.pdf
4/7/2015

Fiduciary Obligations In the Context of a Data Breach
4/2/2015

Stamer, Others Discuss Employer, Health Plan Implications Of Anthem Breach on 4/2
3/18/2015

3/18 OCR Civil Rights & Privacy Update NTHCPA Study Group Meeting
3/18/2015

Welfare Benefit Plans Round-Robin Discussion
3/5/2015

Fraud & Abuse Refresher and Recent Government Enforcement Actions
2/17/2015

2015 Federal Legislative, Regulatory & Enforcement Update: What HR & Benefit Leaders Should Expect & Do Now
1/13/2015

Notice 2014-69 Implications On Skinny & Other Limited Health Benefit Plan Designs
11/13/2014

OSHA Compliance Strategies for Health Care Organizations
9/16/2014

Nine In Ninety
9/9/2014

ABA RPTE Groups & Substantive Committee Members 2014-2015
9/1/2014

ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Section Welfare Benefit Plans Co-Chair.pdf
9/1/2014

EEOC Suit Against CVS Raises Concerns.doc
8/7/2014

State Law Provides Relief for Victims of HIPAA Violations.pdf
7/11/2014

DOL Health Plan Audits: What You Must Know to Prepare
6/23/2014

Getting Businesses Ready for the Affordable Care Act Rollout
6/17/2014

Post-Windsor Same-Sex Participant Guidance May Require Mid-Year Plan Amendments
5/24/2014

Information Systems Security Association Certificate of Appreciation
5/16/2014

Getting Businesses Ready for the Affordable Care Act Rollout
5/16/2014

The 2nd Annual 2014 Healthcare Privacy and Security Summit
5/16/2014

ISSA Certificate of Appreciation
5/16/2014

HIPAA Privacy Bootcamp Preconference Workshop
5/15/2014

DOMA: Health & Cafeteria Plan Design & Administration In A Post-Windsor World
4/2014

Action Steps When A Client Stops Funding Claims
4/18/2014

Handling Health Plan Spouse, Dependent & Other "Family" Matters in Post-DOMA World
4/17/2014

More Issues With Healthcare Privacy
3/11/2014

Use Care Before Using "Skinny Plan" Option As Code Section 4980H Tool
2014

Health Care Data Breaches When, what & how to report
12/4/2013

Stamer 4th Annual HIMSS Socal Privacy & Security Forum Speech Video
12/4/2013

4th Annual HIMSS Socal Privacy & Security Forum Flyer2013
12/4/2013

Sex, Drugs & Rock N Role: Managing Physician Conduct In Health Care
9/17/2013

Should You Reconsider Giving FLSA Exchange Notices Given New DOL Guidance?
9/12/2013

Should You Reconsider Giving FLSA Exchange Notices Given New DOL Guidance?
9/12/2013

10/1 Exchange Notice & Other New Notice Deadlines Shorten Deadlines For Employers To Finalize 2014 Health Plan Terms & Contracts
8/22/2013

Coping with Health Care Reform Now: A Webinar on Getting Ready for ACA 2014
6/26/2013

Stamer on WFAA On Comfort Dogs Under Ada
6/21/2013

Deadline To Send ACA Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) Adds Pressure For Employers To Finalize 2014 Plan Designs As Agencies Add MEC & MV Disclosures To SBC
6/14/2013

Deadline To Send ACA Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) Adds Pressure For Employers To Finalize 2014 Plan Designs As Agencies Add MEC & MV Disclosures To SBC
6/14/2013

Making Wellness Programs Work Under New Tri-Agency Final Wellness Regulations
6/4/2013

Healthcare HITECH Privacy and Security Summit
5/21/2013

What the Wind Blew In: Coping with Health Care Reform: 2013 and Beyond
5/2/2013

Foreign Transferees: Outbound, Inbound, Equity And Treaty Issues
3/13/2013

Getting Ready for ACA Reform -13 Steps to Take Now
3/13/2013

Coping With Health Care Reform Now
2/14/2013

Restated HIPAA Regulations Require Health Plans To Tighten Privacy Policies And Practices Insurance Thought Leadership
1/27/2013

Solutions Law Press HIPAA Update Workshop
12/12/2012

PCI In Health Care
12/4/2012

Complimentary WEB Briefing On 11/20 ACA Wellness, Pre-Ex & Essential Benefits Guidance
11/27/2012

After November-Lame Duck Sequestration Implications For Health Care
11/20/2012

Stamer Speaks About Things Plan Committees Must Do Differently In 2012 At SWBA Meeting In November
11/15/2012

PCI In the Hospital/Healthcare Setting
11/1/2012

Health Care Compliance Spooks & Goblins
10/16/2012

Brace For New Disability Discrimination Claims
10/11/2012

Gainsharing, Shared Savings Examined
9/30/2012

Current Challenges To Pre-Hire Screening Procedures
9/2012

The Practical Nitty Gritty For Coping With Health Care Reform NOW
9/25/2012

Practical Considerations In Defending Against Health Care Fraud & Abuse Actions
9/18/2012

HIPAA Developments Impacting Health Plan Design & Administration
9/14/2012

Employer Heads Up: NLRA Loss In Arizona Secret Ballot Rule Challenge Only Temporary Setback In Obama Administration's Ongoing Pro-Union Enforcement & Regulatory Campaign
9/6/2012

12 Steps Businesses Should Take Now To Manage Health Plan Risks
8/2012

Supreme Court Decision Means Heallth Plans Under Fire
8/2012

New Health Plan Partnership, Data Sharing With Federal Health Care Fraud Enforcers Promises Greater Federal Oversight of Providers & Health Plans
8/30/2012

Health Plan Communications Bootcamp: SBCs, SPDs & Beyond
8/28/2012

HIPAA Update Workshop
8/14/2012

Employers & Plan Fiduciaries Reminded To Confirm Credentials & Bonding For Internal Staff, Plan Fidiciaries & Vendors Dealing With Benefits
8/13/2012

Record $2.3 Million+ H-2A Backpay Order Plus Civil Money Penalty Reminds Businesses Employing Foreign Workers To Manage Compliance
8/10/2012

EBSA Updates Guidance On Fee Disclosure Requirements For 401(k) Plan Brokerage Window Arrangements
8/8/2012

Use NIH & Other Free Government Resources To Help Round Out Wellness Programs
8/6/2012

Federal Mandate That Employer Health Plans Must Cover 100% Of Contraceptive, Other Womens Health Services With No Cost Sharing Now Effective
8/6/2012

Where ERISA Intersects With Other Areas Of The Law
8/4/2012

96% Employers of 50+ Employees, 36% Employers of Smaller Employers Provide Health Coverage
8/4/2012

12 Steps Every Employer With A Health Plan Should Do Now To Manage 2012-14 Health Plan Risks & Liabilities
8/1/2012

Claims & Appeals Bootcamp
7/31/2012

Congress Gives Defined Benefit Plan Sponsors Welcome Funding Relief, Raises PBGC Premiums & Makes Other Reforms
7/31/2012

Coping With Health Care Reform: 2012 Health Plan Update
7/24/2012

Coping with Health Care Reform - Health Plan-U Workshop Series
7/24/2012

Essential Health Benefit Definition Built On Expensive Mandated Benefit Plan Likely To Be Expensive For Employers, States & Individuals
7/20/2012

Leprino Foods To Pay $550K To Settle OFCCP Charge Pre-Hire Screening Test Illegally Discriminated
7/19/2012

ACOs & Other Physician/Health System Relations:
7/17/2012

Record $2.3 Million+ Backpay Order
7/16/2012

Update Health Plans For Expanded MHPAEA & Health Care Reform Mental Health Mandates
7/15/2012

Nextcare Inc. $10 Million False Claims Act Settlement Shows Qui Tam Role In False Claims Act Prosecutions
7/11/2012

Risks Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Face When Employee BEnefit Responsibilities Are Mishandled
7/9/2012

National Federation of Independent Businesses V. Sebelius
6/28/2012

OCR Hits Alaska Medicaid For $1.7M+ For HIPAA Security Breach
6/26/2012

Model Language May Aid Section 83(b) Elections Even As Executive & Other Special Compensation Carry Growing Liability Traps
6/26/2012

IRS To Offer Help For U.S. Citizens Overseas With Foreign Retirement Plans, Dual Citizenship Tax Issues
6/26/2012

New EEOC State Discrimination Charge Data Helpful Employer Risk Assessment Tool Discrimination Exposures Grow
6/26/2012

Obamas Reaffirms Commitment Prosecute Disability Discrimination To Mark Omlstead Anniversary
6/22/2012

HIPAA To Do & To Dont: New Rules, New Enforcement
6/19/2012

Insurer Group Health Inc. To Refund $500,00+ & Change Claims Practices To Settle NY AG Charges It Wrongfully Denied Coverage
6/18/2012

NLRB Moves To Promote Non-Union Employee Use of Collective Action Rights By Launching Webpage
6/18/2012

Making Wellness Work On A Shoestring Budget
5/28/2012

Tighten Defensibility of Criminal & Other Background Check Practices In Light of Labor Department Non-Discrimination Regulation & Enforcement Emphasis
5/25/2012

Review & Update Health Plan Mental Health Coverage As DOL Supplements Guidance On Health Plan Mental Health Parity Rules
5/23/2012

Western Mixers & Officers Ordered To Pay $1.2M+ For Improperly Using Benefit Plan Funds For Company Operations, Other ERISA Violations
5/23/2012

Plan Administrator Faces Civil & Criminal Prosecution For Allegedly Making Prohibited $3.2 Million Real Estate Investment
5/22/2012

Employee Plan Fee Disclosure Rules Clarified
5/22/2012

OIG: Extremely High Prescription Drug Retail Pharmacy Billings Warrant Tighter Medicare Part D Oversight & Controls
5/18/2012

HHS OIG Finds The New York Hotel Trades Council and Hotel Association of New York City, Inc., Health Benefits Fund Reported Unallowable Costs on 2009 Medicare Cost Report
5/18/2012

New Mental Health Parity Resources Released In Celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month
5/9/2012

ERISA Advisory Opinion Addresses If Connecticut Group Health Plan Plan Is Government Plan
5/4/2012

Comment On IRS Proposals On Determing Health Plan Minimum Value By June 11
4/26/2012

EEOC Sues Wendys Franchisee For Disability Discrimination
4/18/2012

Arizona Physicians Group To Pay $100,000 To Settle HIPAA Charges
4/18/2012

Brokerage Firm To Pay $630,000+ To Benefit Plans To Settle DOL Charges It Wrongfully Steered Clients To Investments
4/18/2012

DC Court Enjoins Implementation of NLRB Poster Rule
4/17/2012

Latest $100,000 HIPAA Resolution Agreement Nails Physician Group,
4/17/2012

Orthofix Medical Device Exec Awaits Sentencing After Pleading Guilty To Violating Anti-Kickback Law
4/10/2012

Health Plans Should Act Quickly To Prepare Affordable Care Act Required Summary of Benefits & Communications & Update Other Health Plan Communications
3/20/2012

Small Employers Should Evaluate Eligibility For Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
3/14/2012

BCBST Agrees To Pay $1.5 Million In 1st OCR Enforcement Action Prompted By HITECH Act Breach Report
3/14/2012

BCBST Agrees To Pay $1.5 Million In 1st OCR Enforcement Action Prompted By HITECH Act Breach Report Article
3/13/2012

Health Plan BCBST To Pay $1.5 Million In 1st OCR Enforcement Action Prompted By HITECH Breach Report
3/13/2012

NLRB Report Shows Rise In Unfair Labor Practice Complaints & Formal Proceedings
3/9/2012

March 21 New Deadline To Comment On Proposal To Extend Minimum Wage, Overtime Rules To In Home Care Workers
3/9/2012

Sullivan University System to Pay $483,000 in Back Wages Overtime Violations Stemming From Worker Misclassifications
3/8/2012

New DOL Final Rules Tighten Requirements For Employers To Hire Alien Workers Using H-2B Visas
2/21/2012

Immigration Compliance For The Health Care Industry
2/15/2012

New IRS Worker Classification Settlement Program and its Risks
1/2012

OSHA $1Million Award Against AirTran Airways Highlights Retaliation Risks
1/18/2012

Eddie Reeves On Managing The Message: Effective Crisis & Other Communications
1/18/2012

Severance and Other Termination Arrangements: Planning and Executing Defensible Goodbyes
1/17/2012

HHS Chides Trustmark Life Insurance Company For Excessive Health Premium Increases After Affordable Care Act Rate Audit
1/12/2012

Labor Department Final Rule Defines Recreation Vehicle For Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act
1/10/2012

Portion of Health Care Costs Paid By Government Programs Rose As Employer Provided & Other Private Health Care Coverage Declined In 2010
1/9/2012

Manufacturers Excessive I-9 Documentation Triggers Discrimination Liability
1/1/2012

Stamer Dallas Bar Journal Article Cautions Employers Must Take Holistic Approach To Address Worker Misclassification Risks
12/29/2011

Comment Deadline 1/31 Om HHS Plan To Let States define ACA
12/29/2011

Employers Urged To Strengthen Worker Classification Defenses As Obama Administration Targets Employers Misclassifying Workers
12/27/2011

Record-Breaking Countrywide Settlement Shows Discrimination Compliance Extends Beyond HR
12/2011

Employers Should Tighten Worker Classification Practices As Obama Administration Moves To Stamp Out Misclassification Abuses
12/26/2011

NLRB Delays Deadline For Employee Labor Rights Poster Requirement To April 30
12/23/2011

Maxim Health Services Exec Becomes 9th Former Employee Convicted For False Claims Act Role
11/27/2011

Maxim Health Services Exec Becomes 9th Former Employee Sentenced For Involvement In Medicare False Claims Scheme
11/27/2011

Medical Identity Theft/Fraud Convictions Highlight Need For Health Care Providers To Safeguard Health Information, Guard Against Fraud Schemes
11/27/2011

New Rule Offers Plans & Their Advisors New Options For Providing Investment Advice To 401(k) & Other Individual Account Plan Participants & Beneficiaries
11/25/2011

Medical Identity Theft/Fraud Convictions Show Health Care Providers, Plans & Other Businesses Must Safeguard Health & Other Information, Guard Against Fraud Schemes
11/23/2011

Mental Health Parity Requirements Guidance On Health Plan Mental Health & Substance Abuse Copays, Utilization Management Limits Released
11/17/2011

$20+ Million Settlement Shows Business Risk of Violating Military Service Member Or Veterans Federal Credit, Other Rights
11/14/2011

IRS U-Tube Video Discusses 2012 Flexible Benefit Plan Rule Change
11/14/2011

Unions Gaining New Power From National Labor Relations Boards New Activism
11/8/2011

OCR 1st HIPAA Privacy, Security & Breach Notification Compliance Audits Begin
11/8/2011

HIPAA Alert! OCR 1st HIPAA Privacy, Security & Breach Notification Compliance Audits Begin
11/8/2011

OCR Settlements Show Health Care & Disabled Housing Providers Face Growing Disability Discrimination Risks
10/22/2011

Stamer Talks About Health Care Reform, ADA, FMLA & Military Leave Developments At 10/21 Joint ABA Tax and RPTE Section Meetings In Denver
10/21/2011

IRS Announces 2012 Cost of Living Increases For Employee Benefit Contributions & Benefits Limits
10/20/2011

Health Care Compliance Spooks & Goblins: Honing Your Compliance Ghost-Busting Skills
10/19/2011

OCR Settlements Show Health Care & DisablHealth Care &Housing Providers Face Growing Disability Discrimination Risks
10/19/2011

Employers Considering Using New IRS Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program To Resolve Payroll Tax Risks Must Also Manage Other Legal Exposures
9/22/2011

Participant Notification Added To Required Procedures For Church Plan Determination Letter Requests
9/22/2011

HHS Credits Affordable Care Act Adult Dependent Child Coverage Rule With Getting 1 Million Young Adults Health Coverage
9/22/2011

HHS Credits Health Reform For Getting Health Coverage For Added 1 Million Young Adults
9/22/2011

Coping With Health Care Reform: What's New, What Lies Ahead & What To Do
9/14/2011

Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges Against 91 Individuals For Falsely Billing $295 Million Latest Reminder Of Industry-Wide Enforcement Risk
9/7/2011

Stamer Named Fellow In American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
9/2/2011

Unions Get New Tool As NLRB Changes Bargaing Units Certification Rules For Non-Acute Health Care Facilities
9/1/2011

The Nuts and Bolts of Reporting and Disclosure Rules for Employee Benefit Plans
8/30/2011

New IRS Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program Signals Growing Worker Misclassification Audit & Enforcement Emphasis
8/21/2011

ABA TIPS Section Appoints Cynthia Marcotte Stamer Vice Chair of Employee Benefits General Committee
8/15/2011

Pharmas Face New Pressure To Put Patients Before Profits After GlaxoSmithKline Record $3 Billion Health Care Fraud & FDCA Settlement
8/11/2011

Affordable Care Act To Require Health Plans Cover Contraception & Other Womens Health Procedures Beginning In 2012
8/2/2011

Affordable Care Act To Require Health Plans Cover Contraception & Other Women's Health Procedures In 2012
8/2/2011

Stamer Speaks 9/14 On Coping With Health Care Reform: Whats New, What Lies Ahead & What To Do
7/29/2011

Conviction Highlights Risks of Misleading Investors
7/20/2011

Medicare Advantage: Leveraging The Law To Enhance Defensibility & Performance
7/12/2011

Gulf Coast Area TEGE Council Employee Benefits & Exempt Organizations Enforcement & Compliance Summer 2011 Meeting
7/11/2011

Gulf Coast Area TEGE Council Pre-Event Reception & Dinner
7/10/2011

UCLA Health Systems Payment of $865,500 To Settle HIPAA Charges Shows Rising HIPAA Risk
7/7/2011

Group Health Claims And Appeals: The Brave New World For Making, Administering, And Paying Health Claims
6/14/2011

HIPAA Privacy Post HITECH Act: OCR Speaks On Managing Risks & Responsibilities
5/16/2011

Welcome To The Jungle: Health Care Reform Bootcamp
4/29/2011

Group Health and Disability Claims and Appeals: The Brave New World for Making, Administering, and Paying Claims Program
4/28/2011

DOL considers easing rules for electronic benefit communications
4/22/2011

Improving the Effectiveness of Compliance & Risk Management By Getting HR On The Compliance Team
4/11/2011

IRS Establishes Safe Harbor Election for Allocating Success-Based Fees Paid On Certain Business Transactions
4/10/2011

Labor Department Rules On Electronic Distribution of ERISA-Required Benefit Plan Notices White Paper
4/9/2011

Health Plan Embezzlement & Fraud: Prevention, Detection & Response Strategies for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries
4/5/2011

Plan Sponsors. Their Owners & Management & Others Risk Personal Liability If Others Defraud Plans or Mismanage Employee Benefit Plan Responsibilities
4/5/2011

Company Executives, Plan Sponsors & Others May Face Personal Liability When Others Defraud Plans or Mismanage Employee Benefit Plan Responsibilities
4/4/2011

EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act
3/24/2011

EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act: Employers Should Manage Risks
3/24/2011

Extended Grace Period For Some, But Not All New Affordable Care Act Health Claims & Appeals Rules Gives Qualifying Plans, Insurers Limited & Imperfect Relief
3/18/2011

Woman's Power Hour For Executive Women's Network
3/17/2011

Employer Charged With Misclassifying & Underpaying Workers To Pay $754,578 FLSA Back pay Settlement
3/11/2011

Stamer Speaks 4/29 On Welcome to the Jungle - Health Care Reform Bootcamp"
3/7/2011

Stamer Speaks 4/28 On Lean On Me - Group Health and Disability Claims and Appeals:
3/7/2011

Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At Houston SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshop
3/4/2011

NLRB Settlement Shows Care Necessary When Using Social Networking & Other Policies Restricting Employee Communications
3/1/2011

Safeguarding Yourself From Liability For Anothers Employee Benefit Plan Embezzlement Or Other Misconduct
2/25/2011

Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At Dallas SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshop
2/25/2011

HHS Imposes 1st HIPAA Privacy Civil Penalty of $4.3 Million
2/22/2011

$4.3 Million HIPAA Penalty Signals Health Plans, Sponsors & Service Providers
2/22/2011

Attorney Cynthia Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshops Flyer
2/11/2011

NLRB Settlement Shows Care Necessary When Employers Use Social Networking & Other Policies Restricting Employee Communications
2/7/2011

Health Care Employers NLRB Settlement Shows Care Necessary When Using Social Networking & Other Policies Restricting Employee Communication
2/7/2011

Complimentary 2/7 RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Arrangements Study Group Teleconference Call Explores Emerging Health Care Reform Plan Guidance
2/7/2011

Attorney Cynthia Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshops
2/4/2011

OCR Requires Rhode Island DHS To Provide Translation, Other Services For Limited English, Other Language Impaired Accommodations
1/24/2011

Wage & Hour Law Settlements Highlight Rising Wage & Hour Risks of U.S. Employers
1/24/2011

Supreme Court Medical Resident Stipend Ruling Highlights Advisability of Worker Classification & Payroll Practice Review Advisable For Health Care, Other Employers
1/12/2011

IRS, HHS & DOL To Delay Enforcement of New Insured Group Health Plan Non-Discrimination Rules Pending Guidance; Seek Public Input on Rules
1/4/2011

Avoiding Post-Holiday Season HR Liability Hangover
12/29/2010

Holiday Season Celebration Reminder To Manage Intoxication Risks
12/29/2010

Red Flag Rule Relief For Health Care Providers, Lawyers & Other Service Providers Awaits Presidents Signature
12/8/2010

2011 Health Care Compliance Challenges On The Horizon
11/19/2010

Proposed New DOL Defined Benefit Plan Annual Funding Notice Rule
11/19/2010

Proposed New Defined Benefit Plan Annual Funding Notice Rule Reminder of Need to Carefully Manage DB Plan Responsibilities
11/18/2010

Managed Care Executive Quotes Stamer On Implications Of Affordable Care Act Claims & Appeals Rules
10/21/2010

OIG Shares Key Insights On When Owners, Officers & Managers Face OIG
10/21/2010

DOL Proposes To Expand Investment Related Services Giving Rise to ERISA
10/21/2010

EEOC Charges Employers With Violating ADA By Denying Medical Leave
10/19/2010

Health Plan Eligibility Update
10/13/2010

Annual Benefit Limitation Waiver & Anticipated HHS Medical Loss Ratio Guidance Offer
10/3/2010

Appeals process regulations extend DOL rules to non-ERISA plans
9/1/2010

CE Invites Comments On Information Required For IMAGE Program Employers
8/31/2010

NLRB To Review, Invites Briefs In Cases Involving Voluntary Recognition Agreements & Successor Employers
8/31/2010

Affordable Care Acts Health Plan External & Internal Review Safe Harbor & Other
8/26/2010

Health Plan Compliance Checkup
8/24/2010

Tighten & Update of Health & Other Plan Claims & Appeals Procedures & Documentation In Response To New Regulations, Tightening Court Review
8/8/2010

Small Employers Sponsoring Health Coverage May Qualify For New Tax Credit,Must Act Quickly To Comply With Other New Federal Health Plan Mandates
8/4/2010

Rite Aid Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Settle HIPAA Privacy Case As Office of Civil Rights Proposes Tighter HIPAA Privacy & Security Regulations
8/3/2010

New Affordable Care Act Mandated High Risk Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Pool Program Regulations Prohibit Plan Dumping of High Risk Members, Set Other Rules
7/31/2010

Congress & Labor Department Considering Tightening Retirement Plan Regulations
7/28/2010

Review Of Worker Classifications Needed As Classification Scrutiny Rises
7/28/2010

Businesses Employing Children Should Review & Tighten Practices in Light of Tightened Rules & Increased Penalties
7/27/2010

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
7/22/2010

Stamer Speaks On Sex, Drugs & Rock N Role: Personal Misconduct In Healthcare
7/21/2010

Labor Department FMLA Guidance Adopts Broad Interpretation,Employer Care Needed Determining Who Qualifies As Child
7/19/2010

Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security & Enforcement Rules July 14, 2010
7/14/2010

Affordable Care Act Health Plan Guidance Update
7/9/2010

Office of Civil Rights Proposes Changes To HIPAA Privacy, Security & Civil
7/9/2010

Office of Civil Rights Proposes Changes To HIPAA Privacy, Security & Civil Sanctions Rules
7/9/2010

Employers Urged To Review & Strengthen Defensibility of Existing Worker Classification Practices In Light of Rising Congressional & Regulatory Scrutiny
6/30/2010

Affordable Care Act Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Applications Open Today; More Key Affordable Health Plan Guidance Issued June 28
6/29/2010

Key Affordable Care Act Health Plan Coverage Mandates Guidance Issued
6/29/2010

Worker Classification & Alternative Workforce: Employee Plans & Employment Tax Challenges
6/29/2010

Agencies Release Key Guidance On Affordable Care Act Health Plan Rules
6/25/2010

TPA & Other Plan Services Agreements - Managing Risks & Improving Effectiveness
6/16/2010

New Regulations Define Grandfathered Group Health Plans &
6/15/2010

HHS, DOL & IRS Rules Define Grandfathered Group Health Plans & Health Insurance Coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
6/15/2010

Health Care Reforms Implications For Employers, Health Plans & Employee Benefits Practitioners
6/9/2010

Texas Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration & Education Thank You
5/25/2010

New Rule Requires Federal Government Contractors To Post New Employee Rights Under The National Labor Poster
5/20/2010

2010 Health Plan Checkup
5/13/2010

Update On Employment Law For Health Industry HR & Other Managers
4/26/2010

The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851) signed into law April 15, 2010) extends federal unemployment benefits and the COBRA premium subsidy program. While Congress co
4/16/2010

Leveraging The Law To Strengthen Your Defenses
3/26/2010

House Could Vote On Obama Health Care Reprint
3/18/2010

Getting Your Health Care Reform Views Before Key Congressional Decision-Makers
3/17/2010

Employers Concerned About New Union Powers As NLRB Orders Union Elections In 31 California Health Care Facilities To Proceed
3/2/2010

SouthWest Benefits e-Connections Highlights Stamer On Importance For Health Plans, Their Sponsors & Business Associates To Update HIPAA Policies, Practice
2/21/2010

SouthWest Benefits e-Connections Highlights Stamer Article About Importance For Health Plans, Their Sponsors & Business Associates To Update HIPAA Policies, Practice
2/21/2010

Health Plans & Business Associates Face 2/17 Deadline To Update Policies, Contracts & Procedures For HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes
2/16/2010

Employers, Group Health Plans Subject To New CHIP/Medicaid Notice, Coordination of Benefits & Special Enrollment Requirements
2/16/2010

St. Louis Employers OSHA Violations Trigger Contempt Order and Penalties
2/11/2010

New Labor Department Rule Establishes 7 Day Deadline To Deliver
2/11/2010

NTHCPA 2/9/10 HITECH Act Health Data Security & Breach Update
2/9/2010

HITECH Act Health Data Security & Breach Update 2/09/201 NTHCPA Presentation
2/9/2010

Inapplicability of HIPAA Privacy To Disability Insurer Not License To Impose Unreasonable Proof Of Loss Requirements
2/8/2010

Legal Alert: Tough times are no excuse for ERISA shortcuts
2/5/2010

New Mental Health Parity Regulations Likely Require Health Plan Changes
1/29/2010

Homeland Security Updates List of Nations Whose Nationals Are Eligible For H-2A or H-2B Visas
1/19/2010

HHS Invites Comments On Health Center Program Federal Tort Claims Policy Manual
1/1/2010

Distressed Businesses & Their Business Leaders Face Liability Risks When Employee Benefit Obligations Mishandled.doc
12/30/2009

Newly Extended COBRA Subsidy Rules Require Employers, Administrators Send Required Notices & Update Health Plan Documents & Procedures Quickly
12/30/2009

President Signs Law Extending & Expanding Temporary AARA COBRA Subsidy Requirements For Group Health Plans
12/22/2009

Employer & Health Plan Action Required In Response to Law Extending & Expanding AARA COBRA Subsidy
12/22/2009

Mishandling Employee Benefit Obligations Creates Liabilities For Distressed Businesses & Their Business Leaders
12/2009

Department Of Labor Announces Plans To Expand Employee Benefits, Wage & Hour, OSHA & Other Reporting & Disclosure Requirements & To Implement Other New Employee Benefit Regula
12/2009

Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors & Fiduciaries Urged To Review Bonding, Credentials of Staff & Service Providers Under ERISA
12/2009

Employers Should Act Proactively To Minimize Legal Hangover Risks Following Holiday Season Cele
11/30/2009

Employers Must Exercise Caution To Management Employment Liabilities When Acting To Manage H1N1 or Other Contagious Disease Risks
11/30/2009

House Passes Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Bill Requiring Chemical Facilities To Implement Complex New HR & Other Safety & Security Mandates
11/16/2009

Proposed Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Bill Would Obligate Chemical Facilities To New Background Check, HR & Other Safety & Security Safeguards
11/13/2009

2009 Health Plan Update 10/2009
10/2009

Legal Alert: Appeals court says ADA Amendments Act is not retroactive

Stamer Moderates June 25 ABA Teleconference On When Benefits Lawyers and Other Service Providers Be Sued for Malpractice for Services to ERISA Plans
6/25/2009

June 23, 2009 Dallas HR Management Association Health Plan Eligibility Update
6/23/2009

Democrats Racing To Enact Their Version of Comprehensive Health Reform
6/10/2009

102 House Members Back New Bill To Mandate Employers Give 56 Hours Paid Leave Per Year
6/8/2009

Bill To Dictate Employers Give Up To 56 Hours of Paid Leave Per Year Enjoys Broad Support In House
6/8/2009

Legislation To Exempt Health Benefits For Domestic Partners and Other Beneficiaries Introduced In House & Senate
6/3/2009

New Amendments To False Claims Act Increase Whistleblower and Other Exposures For Health Care Providers
5/26/2009

Most Employers, Plans Still Have Work To Do To Comply With Stimulus Bill COBRA Rules
5/13/2009

Legal Alert: Group health plans will face challenges with GINA
5/8/2009

Workforce Swine Flu Pandemic Survival Preparedness Tips For Business Dallas Morning News
5/1/2009

FTC Extends Red Flag Rule Compliance Deadline From May 1 to August 1, 2009
5/1/2009

Workforce Swine Flu Pandemic Survival Preparedness Tips For Business
4/29/2009

Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Multi-Millon Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy Involving False Charges For Hospital Maintenance & Insullation Services
4/4/2009

Retaliation For Filing HIPAA Complaint Recognized As Basis For State Retalitory Discharge Claim
3/30/2009

2009 HIPAA Privacy & Security Update Webinar
3/25/2009

Supreme Courts Broad Definition Of Retailiation Requires Employers To Exercise Care
3/20/2009

DOL Releases Stimulus Bill Model COBRA Notices, Other Guidance
3/20/2009

Actions That Can Confirm Client Claims
1/19/2009

Recession Readying Your Workforce & Employee Benefit Plans
9/10/2008

ERISA Claims & Appeals Boot Camp
8/1/2008

Providence To Pay $100,000 & Implement Other Safeguards to Settle HIPAA Civil Penalty Exposure
7/18/2008

Teen Summer-Job Market Shrinking
6/2008

Supreme Court: ERISA Participants Can Sue Fiduciaries For Individual Damages
6/2008

Employers, Health Plans & Insurers Face Significant New Nondiscrimination & Other Rules
6/2008

New Law Increases Penalties For Violations of FLSA, Child Labor, Minimum Wage & Overtime
6/2008

Quest Diagnostics Inc. to Pay $688,000 in Overtime Back Wages After Misclassifying Systems Employees as Exempt Under FLSA
6/2008

Supreme Court Provides Guidance About When Conflict of Interest Justifies Closer Scrutiny of Employee Benefit Plan Claims Decisions
6/2008

Quest Diagnostics Inc. to Pay $688,000 in Overtime Back Wages After Misclassifying Systems Employees as Exempt Under FLSA - 2
6/2008

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) , ABA Health eSource June 2008 Volume 4 Number 10
6/2008

Recession Readying Your Workforce To Meet New Business Challenges & Opportunities
5/30/2008

GINA Amends FLSA Civil Penalties
5/22/2008

Employers, Health Plans & Insurers Face Significant New Nondiscrimination & Other Rules Under Genetic Information Law Signed By President
5/21/2008

OIG Loosens Conditions For Health Care Voluntary Self-Disclosures; Provider Precautions To Prevent & Detect Violations & When Deciding Make Self-Disclosure
5/15/2008

Quest Diagnostics Inc. To Pay $688,000 In Overtime Back Wages Settlement After Misclassifying Systems Employees As Exempt
4/30/2008

Nurse Pleads Guilty To HIPAA Privacy Breach
4/28/2008

Texas Hospital Settles Self-Disclosed Violation of Stark Law, Signs CIA
4/22/2008

Privacy & Public Health: Real-World Scenarios And Strategies
4/2008

Privacy & Public Health: Real-World Scenarios And Strategies
4/15/2008

New Revisions to FMLA
4/2008

2008 Employment Law Conference
4/2008

Supreme Court Rules Participants & Beneficiaries Can Sue Fiduciaries Under ERISA Section 502(a) To Recover 401(k) & Other Defined Contribution Account Losses
4/2008

Texas Clinic CEO Sentence Highlights Risks of Upcoding
3/31/2008

2nd Annual Data Protection Summit - Your Most Intimate Secrets Exposed! The Human Factor in Security Breaches
3/2008

Supreme Court Rules Participants & Beneficiaries Can Sue Fiduciaries Under ERISA 502(a)(2) To Recover 401(k) & Other Defined Contribution Account Losses
2/20/2008

DOL Publishes Wellness FAQ
2/18/2008

Update On Employment Rights Of Employees In The Military & Their Family
2/2008

CMS Delays Publication of ERSD Conditions of Participation Rule
2/5/2008

New Federal Law Extending Federal Family Leave Rights To Employees With Family Member Called To Active Duty Or Caring For Family Member Injured
1/29/2008

Agencies Release 2007 Form 5500 Annual Report
12/2007

Executives and Others Face Tough Tax Liability Unless Deferred Compensation Arrangements Are Timely Updated For New Internal Revenue Code Section 409A Compliance
12/2007

Identity Theft and Cybercrime Risks, Liabilities and Prevention: Risks & Exposures Relating to HR and Employee Benefits
6/2007

Planning For The Pandemic - Selected Privacy Related Legal Concerns
5/2007

Congress Scrutinizing Executive Compensation
5/25/2007

CMS Letter Regarding Specialty Hosptials
5/23/2007

CMS Says Specialty Hospitals Participating In Medicare Must Meeting Emergency Care Conditions
5/23/2007

Identity Theft and Cybercrime Risks, Liabilities and Prevention: Risks & Exposures Relating to HR and Employee Benefits
5/2007

Operationalizing Circular 230 Compliance: A Real World Perspective
5/2007

Web Cybercrime Powerpoint Presentation Handout
5/2007

Texas Criminal Conviction Guidelines Update Background Policy
5/22/2007

Letter from Henry Waxman
5/2007

Ny Ag Announces Identity Theft Settlement
4/30/2007

Texas Ag Suit Against Radio Shack For Alleged Violation Of 2005 Texas Identity Theft Law
4/10/2007

CMS Speeches Presentation Chart
1/2007

Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regulations Affecting Health and Wellness Programs
12/2006

Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regulations Affecting Health and Wellness Programs
12/13/2006

Identity Theft and Cybercrime Risks, Liabilities and Prevention For HR & Benefits Professionals
11/2006

Fine-Tuning Your Health And Welfare Plans for 2006 Teleconference
7/2006

SEC Proposes Changes to Sox Disclosure About Compensation and Related Matters
2/2006

SEC Proposes Changesto ExecutiveCompensation Disclosure Requirements
2/6/2006

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
2006

Georgia Society of CPA November
12/1/2005

2005 All Industry Day
11/2005

Managing Conflicts of Interest in Healthcare: From the Board, Medical State Employees, Vendors/Consultants and You as Counsel, Jose Tabuena and Cynt
11/2005

Operationalizing Circular 230 Compliance: A Real World Perspective
11/2005

Operationalizing Circular 230 Compliance: A Real World Perspective
11/2005

HR's Role in Personal Identity Theft and Cybercrime Prevention
10/2005

Broker & Insurers Identity Theft & Privacy Perils
10/2005

Supreme Court Strikes Sentencing Guidelines
10/1/2005

Instant Messaging Discussion Panel
9/2005

Fine-TuningYour Health And Welfare Plans for 2006 Teleconference
7/2005

New Federal Requirements For Disposal of Personal Records and Information
7/1/2005

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form
6/1/2005

Personal Identity Management
5/2005

Cybercrime and Identity Theft: Health Information Security Beyond HIPAA Reprint
5/2005

Dealing with HIPAA in Your Law Practice
4/2005

Privacy and Securities Standards - A Brief Nutshell
2/2005

Identity Management
1/18/2005

Final Regulations for Health Coverage Portability; Final Rule
12/2004

USA Patriot Act Requirements Presentation At NAFTA & CAFTA Conference 2004
5/2004

How to Survive Sarbanes-Oxley?
4/2004

Cross Border Workforce Development Challenges & Opportunties 8th Annual Border Issues Conference
3/2004

Employee Benefits Subcommittee MeetingsFriday, September 12th
9/12/2003

Federal Legal Safeguards for Womens Health Coverage Expanding
5/2003

SPECIAL HIPAA SEMINAR - HIPAA Privacy Triage: Strategic Compliance Strategies
2/2003

Employee Communications-Latest Buzz on Requirements, Risks and Opportunities Related to the New Health Plan Rules
9/2002

911 An Emergency Preparedness Plan For Managing Your People Through a Catastrophe or Crisis
6/2002

Managing The People & Politics In Times of Catastrophe or Change
6/2002

Fiduciary Responsibility During Turbulent Times
5/2002

Sex, Drugs & Rock N Roll: A Survival Toolkit for When Private Lives Affect Performance
1/2002

Sex, Drugs & Rock N Roll: A Survival Toolkit for When Private Lives Affect Performance
9/2001

Outsourcing, Employee Leasing and Other Alternate Staffing Arrangements
11/1999

Human Resources Management During Mergers, Acquisitions, Reductions in Force and Other Significant Business Changes
5/1999

Drafting And Negotiating Agreements With Executives
5/1999

Recent legislation that will affect employers who sponsor plans as well as those professionals who administer benefit plans.
1/1999

Avoiding The Liability Noose Between Human Resources and ERISA
1999

Avoiding The Liability Noose
1999

What To Do When An Employee's Private Life Becomes Your Business
1999

Real World Compliance Strategies for Improving Operations and Managing Risk
1999

Employee Benefit Communications
1999

Fiduciary Responsibility In A Nutshell
1999

Workplace Privacy Issues
1999

Bankruptcy and Employee Benefit Issues
1999

Selected Thoughts About Drafting, Negotiating & Enforcing Executive Employee Agreements
1999

Selected Ethical Issues Affecting Corporate Counsel Involved in Employee Benefit Matters
1999

Mergers, Acquisitions, & Integration Solving The People Puzzle
1999

Compliance Programs As Tools For Avoiding Liability and Improving Business Effectiveness
1999

Introduction to Bankruptcy A Basic Overview
1999

Fiduciary Hotspots for Health Plans
1999

Employee Benefits and Other Human Resources Issues Affecting Health Care Transactions
1999

Employee Benefit Communications
1999

Leased Employees and other Contingent Workforce Issues
1999

When Your Employee's Private Life Becomes Your Business
1999

Employee Benefits And Other Human Resource Issues Affecting Health Care Transactions
11/1998

Employee Benefits And Bankruptcy Developing A Game Plan For Plan Sponsors And Fiduciaries
8/1997

Changing Times Are You Ready For The New Workplace
6/1997

Establishing A Federal Sentencing Guidelines Compliance Program
3/1997

RE-ENGINEERING YOUR DEFLECTOR SHIELDS: Emerging Benefit and Health Issues
2/1997

A Proactive Approach To Hr And Benefits Planning For Mergers And Acquisitions
2/1997

health and Welfare Plans And The Americans With Disabilities Act
2/1993

CMS Medicare Website
12/1992

Most Employers, Group Health Plans Need Additional Action To Finish COBRA Subsidy Compliance
12/30/1991

Employers Briefing On The Americans With Disabilities Act
7/1991


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