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HIPAA revises business associate agreement requirements

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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May 1 2013

The privacy of health information is protected by federal rules. These rules, which have been recently updated, affect the handling of “protected

Correct the timing of employee releases before 123112 to avoid Section 409A tax

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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November 19 2012

The payment of deferred compensation and severance is a tax minefield, courtesy of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code

Federal health care reform: new tax regime for employers

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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October 16 2012

The engine behind health care reform under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a tax law designed to impose an estimated $570 billion of new taxes over 10 years

Revision of guidance on brokerage accounts in participant-invested retirement plans

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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August 22 2012

On July 30, 2012, the U.S Department of Labor revised a Field Assistance Bulletin that it issued in May, 2012 on fee disclosures to retirement plan participants

New fee disclosure requirements affecting participant-invested retirement plans

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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June 25 2012

New fee disclosure rules apply to retirement plans that allow participants to select the investments of their accounts

Federal tax relief for the misclassification of workers

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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October 12 2011

Many employers have chosen to cut costs by classifying workers into non-employee categories in the hopes of avoiding expenses such as healthcare and retirement coverage, overtime pay, and withholding taxes for Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance

New payroll reporting obligations, medical and retirement plan amendments, and summary of tax changes affecting individuals

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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January 5 2011

Beginning in 2011, employers have a new IRS reporting obligation for incentive stock options (ISOs) and employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs

Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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April 8 2010

The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act was signed into law on March 19, 2010

U.S. health care reform: what it means for employers and individuals

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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April 7 2010

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a dramatic restructuring of U.S. healthcare, was signed into law on March 23, 2010, and amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act on March 31, 2010

Protecting the privacy of patient information under the Health Information Technology for Electronic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act)

Burns & Levinson LLP
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USA
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May 15 2009

On February 17, 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the stimulus package) was signed into law