Health and retirement benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) have troves of personal information regarding plan participants and their beneficiaries - e.g., participants’ age, marital...more
1/4/2021
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Retirement Plan ,
Risk Management ,
Sensitive Personal Information
According to reports, more than half of all businesses with over 200 employees ask employees to participate in biometric screening, and nearly 10% of them provide a financial incentive for employees to participate. As a part...more
12/4/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biometric Information ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Honeywell International ,
PHI ,
Wellness Programs