Posts in benefits.
By: Lyndsey Barnett and Michaela Taylor*
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has handed down their latest action against a medical center in Oklahoma for violations of HIPAA’s privacy, security, and breach notification rules. The health center will now pay $875,000 in fines to resolve a ...
By: Lyndsey Barnett and Michaela Taylor*
On June 21, 2022, the Sixth Circuit in Smith v. CommonSpirit Health provided updated guidance for plan sponsors in excessive 401(k) fee complaint cases. In their opinion, which affirmed a September 2021 decision from the Eastern District of Kentucky, the court held that whether an ERISA excessive fee claim ...