How does ERISA work? What does ERISA mean for your retirement benefits? Who is not covered by ERISA? What Is ERISA? ERISA is a federal law that establishes minimum standards for many retirement and health benefit plans provided by private sector employers. According to the ERISA rules: Retireme...
In the United States, patent infringement cases are a matter of civil law. It's common for civil litigation involving patents to involve a discussion of the patent's scope, meaning the amount of protection that it provides. Trademark infringement occurs when someone uses a trademark that is con...
Nevertheless, care should be taken in interpreting the results of our analyses as correlation does not mean causation. However, our findings seem to provide strong support for the notion that, in general, more globalized countries are more likely to implement travel restriction policies. However, ...
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): If you are an active member of the Armed Forces, SCRA can help you qualify for a lower interest rate on credit card debt. National Foundation for Credit Counselling: NFCC is a nonprofit organization that can connect you to a member agency and helps ...
The due diligence legislation landscape is expanding quickly, with a number of national laws already in place, whose paths were paved by calls from civil society and business leaders. Among the most recent is the Child Labor Due Diligence Law of the Netherlands, w...
Elections 2024: Increasingly restrictive laws, high-stakes court decisions and a new world of women’s healthcare — the past four years have seen massive...
How Does Parallel Parenting Impact Children? Parallel parenting impacts children positively by preventing exposure to marital violence. Violent homes often contribute to difficulties in interpersonal communication and problem-solving, according to a 2004 study titled “Marital Violence, Co-Parenting, and Fam...
1, Private sector can and does hide by far the majority of failures due to shareholder value, bonuses, etc. The fact success is claimed does not make it true, and failure can be hidden in various ways. 2, With the exception of one or two government agencies failures can not be hidden...
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Contrary to popular belief, HIPAA does not cover every piece of medical information nor anyone outside of “covered entities.” Covered entities are healthcare providers, health insurers, clearinghouses (that transmit medical records electronically), and business associates. This means that if a pract...