Each year, after the Healthcare Marketplace’s open enrollment period ends, employers often begin to receive Marketplace Appeal Notices. The letter notifies employers of employees who enrolled in Marketplace coverage and…
3.06.2019
Erica Cordova Zinkie
On February 25, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Department of Health and…
2.25.2019
ERISA requires plans to provide participants with (1) Plan information including important information about plan features and funding, (2) Provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets,…
2.23.2019
Compliance Confidence
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[Webinar Playback] HIPAA Privacy & Security: Understanding the Basics of Complying with Group Health Plans
Erica Cordova Zinkie has experience practicing employee benefits law and employment law, serving clients with a variety of employment-related issues, including health and welfare employee benefits, employment discrimination and harassment,…
Determine how to identify a HIPAA privacy or security breach and what you need to know about performing a risk assessment. Understanding your obligations as a group health plan to…
2.12.2019
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires covered entities to maintain certain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to secure its patients', customers' and employees' protected health information (PHI).
2.01.2019
Compliance Confidence
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Seeks Input on Proposed HIPAA Changes
Erica Cordova Zinkie has experience practicing employee benefits law and employment law, serving clients with a variety of employment-related issues, including health and welfare employee benefits, employment discrimination and harassment,…
1.28.2019
In August 2017, a federal judge ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) must reconsider its rules regulating employee wellness programs. Initially, the federal judge did not vacate the…
1.11.2019
Compliance Confidence
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting Cheat Sheet: Reporting Made Easy
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel has recently issued several information letters regarding the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual and employer mandate penalties.
12.21.2018
Compliance Confidence
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IRS Gives Employers Additional Time to Provide 1095-Cs to Employees
All applicable large employers (ALE) must file Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS by February 29 or April 1, electronically, and furnish a copy of the 1095-C to all…
12.17.2018
Compliance Confidence
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[Webinar Playback] Encouraging Consumerism by Implementing Compliant Consumer-Driven Health Plans
In recent years, consumer-driven health plans such as high deductible health plans, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, and health reimbursement arrangements have become the go-to benefit offering to encourage…