Overview
KMK's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group attorneys perform the following services related to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance:
- Advise clients on the HIPAA Privacy, Security Rules, and Breach Notification Rules
- Perform compliance examinations
- Draft HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures, including breach notification procedures
- Review business associate agreements
- Assist clients and their IT staffs with performing a HIPAA Security Rule Gap Analysis and drafting a compliance security report
Team
Partner
Partner
Partner
Of Counsel
Partner
Benefits Consultant
News & Resources
Publications
- ESOP Stock Valuation Legislation on the Horizon | DOL Sharpens Mental Health Parity Focus | Michigan Court Hands Employer a Win in Tobacco Surcharge Case
- Ready or Not, Here it Comes: SECURE 2.0 Amendment Deadline | Appeals Court Highlights Consequences of Missed ERISA Deadline
- DOL Proposes New "Notice and Access" Electronic Disclosure Rule for Group Health Plans | Court Dismisses Tobacco Surcharge Class Action Against Target | Power of Attorney Must Expressly Authorize Waiver of Spousal Survivor Annuity Rights
- ERISA's Long Arm Can't Touch Trump Accounts | Navigating COBRA's "Gross Misconduct" Exception | Sorting Through the New Vendor and PBM Fee Disclosure Mandates
- Telehealth Vendor Allegedly Shared Mental Health Information for Targeted Ads | Sharpen Your Pencils: IRS Updates Educational Assistance Program FAQs | Sixth Circuit PBM Ruling a Sweet Win for Bakery’s Self-Insured Plan
- Biden-Era Fiduciary Rule Rollback | Wells Fargo Prevails in PBM Fee Litigation | Employers with Smoker Surcharge Programs Can Breathe Easier
- Eligible Rollover Distribution Notices Under SECURE 2.0 - IRS Updates | Michigan Court Hands Meijer a Win in Forfeitures Case | ALERT: February 16, 2026 Deadline to Update Notice of Privacy Practices
- HIPRA Is a Warning: Consumer Health Companies and HIPAA-Covered Entities Need to Rethink Privacy Now
- New Year, New Retirement Plan Limits | The House Always Wins: Gaming Company Prevails in Tobacco Surcharge Case
- Trick or Treat? Court Finds ERISA Fiduciary Breach in ESG Investing Case, But Says No to Monetary Damages | Expanded Fertility Coverage Access in the Pipeline | Feel the Burn: Smoker Surcharge Litigation Settles for $4.7M
- Getting Caught Up on Catch-Up Contributions
- (Not-So) Private Equity: Executive Order Opens Door to 401(k) Investment in Alternative Investments | Mental Health Litigation Heats Up Despite (Limited) Nonenforcement Relief
- Many Benefits, One Big Beautiful Bill | Alert: PCORI & Form 5500 Deadlines
- Supreme Court Addresses Retiree ADA Claim | HIPAA Security Updates on the Horizon | DOL Gives Crypto a Green-ish Light
- Nonenforcement of 2024 Mental Health Parity Regulations | Tobacco Surcharge Cases Continue to Surge | Cornell 401(k) Fee Case Paves the Way for Prohibited Transaction Litigation
- When it Rains it Pours: $38.8M Jury Verdict in 401(k) Fee Case | Anthem Settles NY Mental Health Class Action | Health Plan Exclusion of Weight Loss Medication Not Discriminatory
- Trimming Climate Rules, Bulking Up Guidance
- Paperwork Reduction in Action: New Online ACA Reporting | Missing Participant Benefits (Might) Find a Home in State Unclaimed Property Fund | Clarifying Guidance on the Gag Clause Prohibition
- Texas Court Says Hold 'Em When it Comes to ESG Investing | Good Things Come to Those Who Wait: DOL Expands Self-Correction Program to Cover Late Contributions | J&J Holds On as Plaintiffs' Standing Falls
- In a Quest to Beat 401(k) Class Action, Court Values Process Over Results | Convoluted SPD Language Paves the Way for Pension Plan Plaintiffs | Can Loper Bright Douse the Flames of Smoker Surcharge Litigation?
- Status of SEC Rulemaking & Expectations after Presidential Election
- DOL Extends Existing Cybersecurity Guidance to Health & Welfare Plans | New HIPAA Privacy Rule Requires Action Before Year End
- Matchmaker Guidance: IRS Notice on Student Loan Matching Programs | Going Up! HHS Announces SBC, HIPAA, and MSP Penalty Increases | One is the Loneliest Number (When It Comes to 5330 E-Filing Providers)
- Supreme Court Upends Chevron Defense | Ask and Ye Shall Receive (Plan Documents) | FTC Sounds the Alarm Over PBM Practices
- Prudence (not Preference) Prevails in 401(k) Plan Fee Case | 2025 HSA, HDHP, and Excepted Benefit HRA Limits | Court Not Wild About Wilderness Therapy Coverage
- District Court Has Beef with Benefit Denial | Where's Waldo? Tracking Down Missing Participants | Cyberattack Blame Game
- Drug Pricing Class Action a Headache for Plan Fiduciaries | IRS Attempts to Shed Light on Rainy Day Funds
- SECURE 2.0 Implementation Guidance Wrap-Up
- Part II: MHP Report to Congress - Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200!
- Part I: New Proposed Rules Addressing Mental Health Parity Compliance
- IRS Guidance on SECURE 2.0 EPCRS Expansion | SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections | Closing Time for COVID-19 HDHP Relief
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Unambiguous Eligibility Standard | IDR Process is Up and Running | DOL to Prudential: You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat it, too!
- Final Rules on Electronic Filing Requirements | Pre-Deductible Telehealth Coverage Extended | The End (of the Public Health and National Emergency) Is Near
- Insufficient COBRA Notice Haunts Employer | 2023 Benefit Plan Limits | Plan Provisions in Effect at Time of Benefit Denial Control
- IRS Extends CARES Act and Relief Act Deadlines | Company Stock Over -Valuation Puts Plan Sponsor and Trustee Under Water | Flagrant Foul by NBA Player Guilty of Defrauding Health Plan
- What the Hack? Malware Leads to Stiff HIPAA Penalties | Court OKs Actively Managed Investment Options | You Can’t Get Blood from a Turnip – Unless the Plan Documents So Provide
- Special HSA Rule for Telehealth Services | Reconsidering PTCs and Affordability | COMPLIANCE ALERT: Cycle 3 Restatement Deadline
- Breathing New Life into Wellness Rulemaking | The Latest from the DOL on Missing Participants
Related Practices
- Affordable Care Act / Health Care Reform
- Business Restructuring Transactions & Shutdowns
- Employee Benefit Plans & Compensation Programs
- Employee Benefits Administration
- Employee Benefits Regulatory Compliance & Fiduciary Issues
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
- Equity Incentive Plans
- Executive Compensation Plans & Arrangements
- Regulatory Compliance for Trustees, Custodians & Investment Managers