With the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, employers should review their employee benefit plans and assess their options and obligations in offering group health plan...more
7/26/2022
/ Abortion ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Assistance Programs ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Preemption ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on August 8, 2020, directing the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the "withholding, deposit and payment of certain tax obligations." This includes...more
A new rule under the CARES Act could be beneficial for employees with outstanding student loan debt, and even provide some cost savings for employers as well. The CARES Act expanded the scope of Educational Assistance...more
5/6/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Assistance Programs ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Contributions ,
Income Taxes ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
Repayment Options ,
Section 127 Plans ,
Student Loans
Businesses across the U.S. are being forced to "figure it out as they go" during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. We want to help.
This webinar will provide targeted insights and suggestions aimed at helping you...more
On January 1, 2020, new arbitration procedures for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) with respect to withdrawal liability assessments will go into effect. It is not uncommon for employers—and a good many labor...more
A series of registration deadlines are fast approaching for a new law in Illinois that will have a significant impact on small- and medium-sized employers who do not offer a retirement savings plan to their employees....more
Welcome to the Labor & Employment Chronicle, our quarterly newsletter that reviews the top stories from Hinshaw's Employment Law Observer blog.
California Employment Laws -
The year 2018 saw another slew of new...more
Many employers incorporate wellness programs into their group health plans. Studies indicate that such programs, which can provide incentives to employees to encourage healthy behaviors, are offered by more than half of all...more
When Congressional drafters wrote the Affordable Care Act 10 years ago, they included a provision requiring group health plans to provide preventive care without cost sharing. Much of that coverage requirement was set forth...more
Even casual observers of today's news know the problem of student debt in America is significant and growing. There is currently more than $1.5 trillion in student loan debt owed by American workers, and default rates have...more
On January 11, 2018, the IRS issued its new withholding tables to assist employers with processing payrolls and withholding federal income tax under the new Tax Reform Act signed into law late last year (the “Act”). IRS...more
Last Friday, December 22, President Trump signed into law the most significant tax legislation in over 30 years. The changes are far reaching and many will affect employer-employee relationships. This alert addresses one very...more
What Employers Should Know -
With any new presidential Administration comes new developments for employers to monitor on a wide variety of topics, and tax and employee benefits policy is no exception. The Trump...more
The long-running efforts of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to provide guidance on what constitutes a “voluntary” wellness program were called into question by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,...more
In a clear win for religiously-affiliated employers, including hospital systems and educational institutions, a unanimous Supreme Court found that a statutory exception to ERISA’s requirements for “church plans” applies to...more
On May 4, 2017 the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA). While the AHCA must still get through the Senate and eventually be signed by the President before becoming law, with the passage of the...more
Last month, we alerted you to some new guidance from the EEOC on wellness programs. One of the key requirements of this new guidance is that employers must give notice to participants about the information being collected...more
EEOC Issues Final Regulations on Wellness Programs -
It seems to be a win-win when employers who provide employees with incentives to encourage healthy behavior. But employers that do so must contend with an alphabet...more
6/3/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gender Identity ,
GINA ,
Government Investigations ,
Green v Brennan ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Salary ,
Resignation ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Employers who provide employees with incentives to encourage healthy behavior must contend with an alphabet soup of federal law--ERISA, GINA, HIPAA, the ACA, the ADA, just to name a few. Earlier this week, the EEOC weighed...more
The IRS has begun a new initiative focused on payroll tax compliance for employers, and specifically the timely deposit of withheld payroll and income taxes. Those taxes, which are withheld from an employee's paycheck and...more
Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") in 2010, employers were able to reimburse their employees for the premiums those employees paid for individual health insurance. This long-standing practice was changed...more