Tag: HIPAA

Health Plan Surcharges Pose Litigation Risks for Employers

By Lake Moore, McAfee & Taft Jul 18, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 18, 2025

Many employers implement wellness programs into their employee health plan offers. Wellness programs have varying designs but commonly offer premium discounts to participants who are tobacco-free or achieve certain biometric thresholds encouraging healthy living (LDL cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, BMI). Noncompliant programs have become a frequent target for employees’ lawyers, arguing certain designs violate nondiscrimination […]

What HR Professionals Need Know to Prevent Employee Healthcare Data from Ending Up Overseas

By Sarah M. Worthy, DoorSpace Jun 19, 2024 Technology

Updated: Jun 19, 2024

In February of this year, the Biden Administration signed an executive order aimed to protect American citizen’s’ personal data, brought about in large part because of the growing awareness that sensitive data, including healthcare data, is being bought and sold internationally. This initiative, combined with a growing number of states enacting laws requiring companies to […]

SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Raises Complex Policy Problems for Employers

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor Jun 28, 2022 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jun 28, 2022

A number of high-profile companies are speaking out against the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision overruling Roe v. Wade, and they are backing up their criticism by vowing to help employees wishing to travel for legal abortions. But employers taking such action may face tricky legal issues.

COVID Vaccines: When is Employee’s Vaccination Status HIPAA-protected?

By Lake Moore, McAfee & Taft Nov 11, 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updated: Nov 11, 2021

Whether an employee’s COVID-19 vaccination status is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been (or should be) on the minds of all HR personnel as of late. That’s especially true as we await the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) impending rule that will likely require employers with 100 or more employees […]

UPDATED: COVID-19 Map and Resources for HR Professionals

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 20, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updated: Jul 29, 2021

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is top of mind for HR professionals and employers nationwide. Our latest interactive map of COVID-19 cases has been adjusted to reflect the rise in cases in the United States. Read on to view our updated color-coded map, a list of resources, plus an animation showing how our map has developed […]

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Connecticut High Court Reinforces HIPAA as Standard of Care

By David Slaughter, JD, Senior Content Specialist, Legal Mar 2, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Mar 2, 2018

The Connecticut Supreme Court reinforced an earlier ruling on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy as a standard of care in a second opinion in Byrne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology PC, SC 19873 (Conn., Jan. 16, 2018).

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Repeated Breaches Result in $3.5M HIPAA Settlement

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 22, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Feb 22, 2018

A major renal care provider agreed to $3.5 million to resolve Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security allegations arising from a series of data breaches at five different facilities over a 5-month span in 2012.

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Employers Left in Wellness-Plan Limbo

By Sara Anne Quinn, Butler Snow Jan 23, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 23, 2018

In recent years, more and more employers have implemented wellness programs—employee participation programs that may include wellness education, health or fitness challenges, and even limited medical testing and preventive care requirements—to promote and encourage employee health and wellbeing. Through these programs, they hope to create a healthier workforce and reduce insurance costs.