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Workspan Daily
10/07/2024
Given the current protections around privacy laws (including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in the U.S. or the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union), selling any employee health data to a third party is inadvisable, Oran Kiazim, senior data protection advisor at international law firm Bird & Bird, told the BBC .
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Workspan Daily
10/29/2025
When implementing these and other strategies, U.S. employers need to consider that employees have workplace protections under the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as through the
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission .
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Workspan Daily Plus+
02/05/2025
Either way, it would be subject to all the federal group health plan mandates, which are:
;The Affordable Care Act (ACA);
;The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA);
;The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA);
;The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);
;The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);
;The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA);
;The Internal Revenue Code;
If a wellness plan does not provide medical care but is part of the employer’s group health plan, it may still have to comply with the above mandates if it provides rewards that impact employee healthcare premiums, deductibles or cost-sharing features.
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Workspan Daily
04/07/2023
Employers will also need to confirm proper winding down of extended deadlines for claims and appeals, special enrollment under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and continuation coverage elections and payments under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), which will resume within 60 days of the end of the national emergency.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
09/23/2025
TR pros should be aware of employer requirements under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and consider data privacy and security when assessing options.
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Workspan Daily
05/11/2022
For organizations that do cover abortion through their health plans, expanding access to employees in states where restrictions are enacted via a travel benefit is fairly straightforward from a federal law standpoint Johnson said employers that opt to provide the travel benefit through their group health plan are subject to applicable tax code rules, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
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Certification
This course walks you through the many regulatory requirements in the benefits space, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Journal Article
03/15/2023
That said, with a new majority in the House of Representatives, Republicans are likely to pursue a vision that makes healthcare coverage more “portable.”
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Journal Article
09/15/2022
What about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA n.d.)?
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Journal Article
12/05/2022
IRAs help grow savings on a tax-preferred basis and the accounts are portable from one workplace to the next.
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