Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse Lawyers’
Office of Civil Rights imposes $5.3 million in fines for HIPAA privacy rule violations | Employee Benefits
In an unprecedented enforcement action, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently imposed a $4.3 million civil monetary fine and reached a $1 million settlement as punishment for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).
Executives of Tax-Exempt Entities Need to Value Fringes as Part of their Compensation Package | New York Law
The IRS is conducting a National Research Program focusing on uncollected employment taxes for both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. As part of this nationwide review, the IRS recently indicated that the most common reason it imposes sanctions on tax-exempt organizations is the improper reporting of fringe benefits.
Bernard T. King Authors and Presents Paper on Health Care Reform at International Conference for Attorneys | Employee Benefits & New York Law
Bernard T. King authored and presented a paper the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the 9th Annual Iron Workers International Attorneys’ Conference including a history and introduction to health care reform, a timeline of the implementation of various requirements and an update on legal/legislative challenges currently underway.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 | Employee Benefits
Jules L. Smith and Bryan T. Arnault authored, and will present, a paper on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), including interpreting regulations and case law. GINA is intended to provide individuals with legal protection against discrimination based on genetic information in health insurance and employment.
Bernard T. King and Daniel R. Brice Author and Present Global Paper on Health Care Reform | Employee Benefits
It is easy to become bogged down in the minutia of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or “Act”). “Health Care Reform—Historical Overview” drafted by Bernard T. King, Esq. and Daniel R. Brice, Esq., and recently presented by Mr. King in Washington D.C., provides a big picture look at Health Care Reform.
2011 Labor & Employment Law Seminar
Health Care Reform Judicial Update Private Sector Bargaining The Small Employer Tax Credit The Basic Rules for Service Providers
Extension of the Effective Date for Fee Disclosure Regulations | Employee Benefits
On February 11, 2011, the Department of Labor announced that it will extend until January 1, 2012 the effective date for compliance with final regulations concerning disclosure of plan fees and costs to participants in defined contribution participant-directed account plans.
Daniel R. Brice and Jonathan M. Cerrito Speak Before Trade Association of Sales & Marketing Professionals
On January 19, 2011, Daniel R. Brice and Jonathan M. Cerrito presented to CNY Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME)—a trade association founded in 1935 and a recognized voice of the sales and marketing profession in Central New York—on various employment law and employee benefits matters.
Ginger LaChapelle Presents New DOL Fee Disclosure Rule to the Albany Chapter of the New York Employee Benefits Committee | Employment Law
Ginger LaChapelle, an Associate in the Employee Benefits Department, recently presented Reviewing the DOL's Final Rule for Fee Disclosure in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans to the Albany Chapter of the New York Employee Benefits Committee.
Wage Theft Prevention Act Signed Into Law | New York Law
On December 13, 2010, Governor Patterson signed the Wage Theft Prevention Act (“Act”) into law, which provides enhanced remedies and greater enforcement powers to prevent violations of New York wage laws.