Health & Human Services Launches HIPAA Audit Program

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the second phase of its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) audit program, which focuses on compliance with HIPAA’s Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules. Download the full Bulletin on the HIPAA Audit Program > Impact on Employers • The Privacy and Security…

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U.S. Department of Labor Submits Final Overtime Rule

After completing its review of nearly 300,000 comments, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has submitted its final overtime rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is the last step in the mandated review process. We know this because notice of the filing was posted March 15 at the reginfo.gov website. Expected Effective Date: July…

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