Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Nonprofit Law

Who is a Large Employer Under Obamacare?

by Steven Saraisky | Cole Schotz on 5/10/2013

Among other things, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), commonly referred to as Obamacare, requires “large employers” to provide qualified health coverage for all of their full-time employees, or pay...more

Association Health Plans and Health Care Reform: A Trap for the Unwary

by Harry Atlas, Thora A. Johnson | Venable LLP on 4/23/2013

Trade and professional associations that sponsor health plans for their members, and organizations participating in such plans, need to be aware of an important issue arising under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...more

Proposed Regulations Released on Contraceptive Coverage Exemption and Accommodation for Nonprofit Religious Employers

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/18/2013

On January 30, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) released proposed regulations regarding contraceptive coverage for employees of religious employers. This guidance is the...more

Obama Administration Outlines Religious Accommodations for Contraception Coverage Mandate

by Joshua Booth | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/8/2013

Last week, federal regulators released a Proposed Rule outlining accommodations for religious employers that object to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate. The Proposed Rule expands the range of...more

Proposed Rules Issued On Contraceptive Coverage

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 2/8/2013

The Affordable Care Act requires most health plans to cover certain women’s preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible. On January 30, 2013, the Obama Administration released...more

Health Care Reform Blog: HHS Releases Proposed Rules on Contraceptive Coverage for Religious Organizations

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/4/2013

Today HHS released proposed rules outlining how religious organizations that object to contraception on religious grounds can comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that non-grandfathered health plans cover...more

Religious Institutions Update: December 2012

by Holland & Knight LLP on 12/6/2012

Although the most significant changes for large employers are still to come, implementation of the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Public Law 111-148) is in full swing. Already, employers must offer nursing...more

Don’t Play and Also Pay: What Nonprofit Employers Need to Know about Navigating the Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Mandate

by Venable LLP on 9/21/2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued much-anticipated guidance regarding the application of the employer-sponsored health coverage mandate (often called the “play or pay rules” under health care reform). If a...more

"The OTHER Mandate": Compliance, Exemptions, or Civil Disobedience? HHS Mandated Employer Health Insurance Requirements Begin...

by Gammon & Grange, P.C. on 6/29/2012

In its Thursday decision, the Supreme Court ruled by a narrow 5-4 majority that the individual mandate requiring 40 million uninsured citizens to either purchase health insurance or pay a large penalty was a constitutional...more

Top Ten Things a New Nonprofit General Counsel Should Investigate

by Venable LLP on 11/9/2011

The honeymoon phase does not last long for a new general counsel (GC) — on day one of your new job, you are going to start learning about all those things that could not be disclosed during the courting phase, whether out of...more