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On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of eleven investigations as part of its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative (the "Initiative"). OCR created...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...
On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights released two guidance documents addressing (1) disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule relating to reproductive health care (“Disclosure Guidance”), and (2) the privacy and security of reproductive health...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...
Amy Piccola, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be presenting at the 2022 NACUA Annual Conference, June 26-29, 2022, in Pittsburgh. She will be speaking on June 28, 2:00-3:15 p.m., on the topic "In the Penalty Box: Navigating Student Misconduct Issues within Athletics". Issues to be discussed include...
Josh Richards, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be presenting at the 2022 NACUA Annual Conference, June 26-29, 2022, in Pittsburgh. He will be speaking on June 28, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m., on the topic "New Revisions to the “Final” Title IX Regulations: Anticipating the NPRM Pendulum Swing". This...
Patrick Nugent, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be presenting at the 2022 NACUA Annual Conference, June 26-29, 2022, in Pittsburgh. He will be speaking on June 27, 8:00-9:15 a.m., on the topic "Navigating the Wild West of Name, Image, Likeness Compliance". Topics to be covered are: The state of NIL...