Summary of Wiggin and Dana’s Third Annual Health Care Compliance and Enforcement Roundtable

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

On September 14, 2010, Wiggin and Dana, LLP held its third annual Health Care Compliance and Enforcement Roundtable where federal and state enforcement officials discussed enforcement priorities with members of the health care community. Roundtable Panelists: Arnold...

Insurance News

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

FALL 2010In this Issue Wiggin and Dana announces the formation of its Privacy and Information Security Practice GroupWiggin and Dana becomes member in the International Association of Privacy ProfessionalsNew Publications of InterestLead Article – When Worlds Collide:...

EEOC Issues Final Rule on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

EEOC Issues Final Rule on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act On November 9, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued final regulations implementing the employment provisions (“Title II”) of the Genetic...

New Requirements for Tax Exempt Hospitals

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

The recently enacted health care reform legislation includes four new requirements for hospitals exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Although some provisions of the legislation will not affect hospitals for...

Employee Misclassification: Avoid the Looming Crackdown

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, recently called for stiffer penalties against employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors. Specifically, Attorney General Blumenthal is seeking a dramatic increase of the current penalty for...