Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Penalties, Employee Benefits

Can you Charge Smokers More for Your Health Plan?

Bricker Graydon LLP on 8/13/2025

Several new lawsuits have been filed recently alleging that employers violated HIPAA’s non-discrimination rule by charging higher health insurance premiums to employees who use tobacco products. ...more

2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (Part 1) Health and Welfare

Snell & Wilmer on 10/12/2023

We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

Benefits Monthly Minute - July 2022

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 7/28/2022

The July Monthly Minute addresses a steep settlement and corrective action plan resulting from a widespread HIPAA breach, along with recent employer-friendly cases that highlight judicial support for inclusion of actively...more

The Cost of Employee Benefits Non-Compliance Just Went Up . . . Again

Fisher Phillips on 11/30/2021

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) just announced increased penalty amounts for entities who violate the privacy, security, and breach notification rules under the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Summary Plan Descriptions Required for All ERISA Retirement, Health and Welfare Plans

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/7/2018

• Administrators of all employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) should ensure their plans' compliance with ERISA's Summary Plan Description (SPD) requirement. •...more

ACA, HIPAA, COBRA and HSA Penalties: What Do They Mean?

Dickinson Wright on 4/10/2014

What do all of these acronyms stand for and why do employers and human resource professionals care? These acronyms stand for statutory requirements which apply to employer-provided health plans and stiff penalties can apply...more