With an additional overlay of state and federal regulation, employment law issues at financial institutions take on an additional level of complexity. Whether it is the new regulations affecting permissible compensation practices for mortgage loan originators, state and federal licensing requirements or complex rules applicable to insider transactions, human resource […]
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OCR Announces First HIPAA Settlement with County Government
on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 in
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On March 7, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it reached a settlement with Skagit County, Washington over potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Skagit County agreed to pay $215,000 and enter into a […]
EEOC Is Scrutinizing Health Care Industry Employers’ ADA Compliance
on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 in
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Within the last six months, the EEOC has filed a number of lawsuits against health care employers alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Earlier this month, the EEOC settled one of those lawsuits with Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, Iowa. In the lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that […]
Federal Court Decision in Nebraska Receives National Attention: US District Court Upholds ZPIC Sampling Methodology for Extrapolation to Determine Medicare Overpayment
on Wednesday, 16 April 2014 in
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On January 22, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska granted a motion for summary judgment by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), upholding an extrapolation from a statistical sampling of claims for chiropractic services, to recover $37,580 in Medicare overpayments. Wisconsin Physician […]
Disclosures on a Mobile Device: Key Take-Aways from Limited Federal Guidance
on Tuesday, 15 April 2014 in
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Mobile banking, where a consumer uses a mobile device to connect with their financial institution for a variety of traditional banking services, is on the cusp of widespread adoption by consumers in the United States. In fact, according to a Federal Reserve Board study, 48% of Americans reported using a […]
