The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) contains administrative simplification provisions that are designed to encourage health care providers and health plans to proces
In light of the activation of national guard and armed forces reserve units, employers should make sure they understand their obligations to employees and applicants for employment who are members
UPDATE: In June, 2002 we warned employers about decisions of the District of Columbia's highest court which found that the employers could not rely on conspicuous and clear disclai
Under the mandates of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, public companies are now required to establish and evaluate disclosure controls and procedures in addition to the accounting controls and procedures.
There has been much confusion surrounding the ability of the fifty states to regulate health benefits provided by employers to their employees. During the past year, however, the U.S.
Pennsylvania enacted legislation in 2002 that abolishes joint and several liability for most personal injury defendants who are liable for less than sixty percent of the dollar amount of damages aw
1. In October, both the Maryland Health Care Commission (HCC) and the Health Services Cost Review Commission moved their offices across Patterson Avenue to Reisterstown Road Plaza in Pikesville.