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On November 28, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an alert that a phishing email has been circulating to employer inboxes on mock HHS letterhead. The email appears to be an official government communication about the HIPAA audit program and directs recipients to click a link to a non-HHS website. Additionally, On November 22, 2016, a Texas district court judge issued an injunction that blocks the Department of Labors (DOLs) new overtime rule, pending legal review of the suit brought by 21 states challenging the new overtime rule.

With control of Congress and the White House, Republicans are in a position to make significant changes to the ACA and other benefit-related laws. However, immediate repeal of the ACA is not technically possible. Changes to regulations take time, and some changes would require Congress to pass new laws.

Another year and another set of changes in the ever-changing world of workers' compensation. The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has recently released new regulatory guidelines to be aware of. The changes you can expect are summarized in this post.

The California Insurance Commissioner has recently approved changes effective January 1, 2017, and updates to the California Labor Code could impact your Workers Compensation insurance program.

Product recall insurance is designed to reimburse companies for financial loss incurred when a product is recalled from the market. Here's why you need it.