Dramatic Increases in HIPAA Privacy and Security Enforcement
"Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has sent a strong message about its commitment to enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules by announcing two HIPAA Privacy Rule enforcements within one week, one of which includes the first ever use of civil monetary penalties for a HIPAA Privacy Rule violation." (Fisher & Phillips LLP)

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Implementation FAQ Provides Further Guidance on Grandfathered Health Plans
"The new implementation FAQ addresses six issues relating to the preservation of grandfathered status." (Faegre & Benson LLP)

Powerful Business Group Says Connecticut Bill for Paid Sick Leave Would Be Too Expensive for Business
"The bill's most outspoken opponents come from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association." (New Mass. Media, Inc.)

Workers Clueless About Retirement Health Care Costs
"A Sun Life Financial Unretirement Survey suggests that over nine in ten American workers either have no idea what their health care costs are likely to be in retirement, or underestimate those costs when compared to conservative industry estimates." (PLANSPONSOR.COM)

Health Care Reform Update, May 2, 2011 (PDF)
Read this week's update on health care reform legislation, regulations, and initiatives. (ML Strategies, LLC)

National Education Association's Endorsement, Aggressive Marketing of Tax-Sheltered Annuities Did Not Create an ERISA Plan
"As a result, the appellate court upheld the dismissal of an employees' lawsuit against the union. The employees 'have only themselves to blame for trying to fit the square peg of defendants' alleged misconduct into the round hole of an ERISA suit,' suggesting that these annuity contracts are not regulated by ERISA but by the securities laws . . . ." (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business)

Majority of Seniors Fear Public Policy Will Derail Their Retirement Plans
"More than half of retirees ages 55 to 79 fear that changes to the Medicare and Social Security programs, as well as increases in taxes, will affect their ability to afford retirement, according to new LIMRA research . . . ." (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business)

Real-World Example of the Nuances of Clawback Provisions
"Clawing-back ill-gotten gains sounds like a no-brainer -- until you get into the details. Anyone who has guided a Board or Compensation Committee through the process of designing and adopting a clawback provision (or a definition of 'For Cause' termination) recognizes that there is a lot of gray area out there." (Michael S. Melbinger via Winston & Strawn LLP)

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