The U.S. Department of Labor website, www.dol.gov provides valuable information for employers organized by topic and current employment statistics

The Department of Labor’s Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration website, www.dol.gov/ebsa provides guidance, reference materials and forms, and publications for employer use

An advisory website, www.dol.gov/elaws provided by the Department of Labor includes interactive tools and information about federal employment laws

The State of Michigan’s Consumer & Industry Services website http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-10555---,00.html provides information on a variety of health insurance related topics

Employee Benefit News www.benefitnews.com provides information on a wide range of benefit topics.
The following links will help you understand HIPPA Privacy better:

HIPAAcomply (HIPPAAcomply.com).
This website sponsored by Beacon Partners, provides a variety of HIPAA Security and Privacy compliance information. You may also participate inforums to share and gather information among peers.

Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights(hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa).
This website provides the text of the HIPAA Privacy Rules and includes technical guidance from the HHS agency charged with enforcement of the Privacy Rules.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS.HHS.gov).
This website provides information regarding the impact of HIPAA on Medicare and Medicaid programs.


The following Website provides information on complying with the medicare modernization act's employer disclosure notice requirements regarding creditable coverage. (cms.hhs.gov/CreditableCoverage/)