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An HR professional’s guide to data privacy compliance and security

Insperity

But how knowledgeable are you about HR data privacy compliance and security? Think about every data point you regularly touch regarding employees (Social Security numbers, salaries, health care and retirement plans , background checks, etc.) What state and federal laws govern HR data privacy compliance?

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How COBRA Intersects with Medicare and Retiree Health Plans

HR Daily Advisor

author and contributing editor of BLR’s publication Mandated Health Benefits: The COBRA Guide , which I used as background research. Furthermore, the Medicare statutory rules allow employer-sponsored group health plans to reduce or terminate coverage if retired employees become entitled to Medicare. Hamburger, Esq.,

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Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Workplaces

HRWatchdog

The background information below is excerpted from the CalChamber 2019 Business Issues and Legislative Guide article written by CalChamber Policy Advocate Marti Fisher before her retirement at the beginning of this year. Comments on the latest draft of the standard, released on January 29, are due on February 22.

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The Art of Building a Solid Human Capital Strategy

Paycor

According to Gallup’s 2017 “State of the American Workplace” report, only 33% of U.S. Paid time off and a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) are benefits the majority of job seekers expect. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Pew Research found that Gen X adds around 53 million workers to the U.S. Compliance.

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5 HR Trends and Best Practices

Tandem HR

Keeping a pulse on the management, compliance and best practices associated with your most valuable assets – your human resources – is crucial when striving to become an exceptional workplace. Human resources (HR) encompass a broad range of topics, everything from recruiting through retirement that has to do with your employees.

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State-Law Privacy Lawsuit Preempted by ERISA, Court Rules

HR Daily Advisor

A disability plan participant’s state-law privacy lawsuit against the plan’s claims administrator was dismissed by a federal district court, which found it was preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Background. Later, without informing Shawn, Heather asked “Samuel” of MES Solutions to review his medical file.

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Court Vacates $16M Judgment Against Cigna for Recouping Overpayments

HR Daily Advisor

Background. Humble, an out-of-network provider under Cigna, required patients to sign an irrevocable “assignment of benefits” making Humble the beneficiary of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans and non-ERISA contracts. The case is Conn. Gen’l Life Ins. Humble Surgical Hosp., LLC , 878 F.3d 3d 478 (5th Cir.,