Cynthia Marcotte Stamer

Savvy businesses are responding to a tight labor environment by reevaluating their recruitment, retention and compensation practices.

Many employers assume an executive order insulates them against the employer mandate and other penalties; the IRS disagrees.

A recent settlement highlights compliance weaknesses existing in the operations of many HIPAA covered entities and business associates.

A settlement with Raleigh Orthopaedic is just the latest in a growing series of high-dollar resolution agreements about privacy standards.

Government investigators are stepping up efforts to prosecute non-physicians for billing Medicare for services supposedly by physicians.

The federal government is demanding better security for personal health data, and those operating health plans must react.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage removes some ambiguity about how to handle benefits plans -- but not all.

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, firms must quickly ensure that health plans comply with numerous mandates.

Recent healthcare breaches are a reminder that employers and insurers are legally required to take immediate, specific steps to tighten policies.

Employers must be careful about paying for individuals' policies through a public health insurance exchange.

New FAQs confirm that employers can’t reimburse employees for purchasing individual coverage, despite what some vendors say.

Provisions commonly used in settlements with terminated employees are being seen as gag orders and are now open to challenge.

Employers and other plan sponsors should start working now to meet the accelerated deadlines.

When businesses treat workers as nonemployees, yet they may qualify as a common-law employees, there are significant risks.

You must, for instance, understand the full cast of characters that are involved under Obamacare and what hat(s) they wear.