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Legal Bulletins |July 31, 2006

Congress Passes Pension Reform

After lengthy and contentious debate, Congress passed comprehensive pension refo...

Legal Bulletins |June 30, 2006

New Laws And Regulations Affecting Employee Benefit Plans

The following is a list of new laws and regulations that impact many employers’ ...

Legal Bulletins |May 31, 2006

U.S. Supreme Court OK's Reimbursement Rights for ERISA Medical Plans

In a recent decision, Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., the U.S. ...

Publications |April 30, 2006

Maryland Enacts Nondiscrimination Law Applicable To Entities Engaging In Business With The State

Maryland’s newly-enacted Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy provides that the S...

Legal Bulletins |April 30, 2006

You Broke It, You Bought It! (How A Common Employment Policy May Cause Problems) DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Charging Exempt Employees for the Cost of Lost or Broken Equipment

It is a common practice of many employers to deduct the cost of damaged or lost ...

Legal Bulletins |January 31, 2006

Deferred Compensation Arrangements: What To Do Before 12/31/06

To combat abusive compensation practices such as those perpetrated in recent yea...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |December 22, 2005

Liability for Business Associate's HIPAA Violation

On April 18, 2005, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued prop...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |December 22, 2005

National Provider Identifier Number

Health care providers may now apply for a National Provider Identifier (NPI) num...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |December 22, 2005

Amending Business Associate Agreements to Comply with Security Rule

Health care providers that transmit health information in electronic form, large...

Mid-Atlantic Health Law TOPICS |March 22, 2005

When Is An Operating Room Not An Operating Room

When is an operating room not an operating room? When it is a "procedure room." ...