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March 16, 2012

USCIS Returns to Original Process for Mailing Approval Notices

As of March 5, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has returned to its original process

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March 16, 2012

Tenet Reaches Agreement with CNA/NNU on Nurses Contract at Six California Hospitals

Tenet Healthcare has reportedly reached a new four-year labor agreement with the union that represents

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March 15, 2012

DOL Labor Secretary Discusses Companionship Rule, H-2B Visa Program at Appropriations Hearing

On Wednesday the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and

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March 14, 2012

Finding the Messages to Employers in $1.5M HIPAA Settlement

Yesterday’s $1.5M “Resolution Agreement” between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (“BCBST”)

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March 14, 2012

Unintended Errors in Benefits Communications May Result in Liability under ERISA

Employee benefits issues have become increasingly complex.  It is, therefore, not surprising that,

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March 14, 2012

Despite Congressional Action OFCCP Signals Intent to Continue Litigating TRICARE

Confusion continues to reign regarding when hospitals and healthcare providers must comply with the

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March 14, 2012

$1.5M HIPAA Settlement Sends Message to Employers

Yesterday’s $1.5M “Resolution Agreement” between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee  and the

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March 12, 2012

Purchaser Need Not Duplicate Shut-Down Benefits When Mirroring Seller’s Pension Plan

Recently, the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Shaver v. Siemens Corporation (3d Cir.

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March 12, 2012

Survey Analyzes Employer Tactics, Trends for Managing Rising Health Care Costs

According to the findings of a new employer health care survey conducted by Towers Watson/National Business

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March 12, 2012

HHS Releases Final Rule on Insurance Exchanges

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its long-awaited final rule (pdf)

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