Congratulations to everyone for successfully safely navigating your health plans out of the pandemic crisis. We will review some of the key 2024 compliance hot topics you should know about in this annual benefits legislative...more
n 2024, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer-coverage affordability percentage will be at the lowest threshold since the ACA came into effect. The IRS recently released the 2024 inflation-adjusted amounts, which decreases...more
More changes are coming up for California’s State Disability Insurance (SDI) program, which includes Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits. This article offers an overview of those changes to help you understand how they affect...more
Now that we’re arriving at the end of the COVID-19 emergency support, it’s time to regroup and review any remaining employer action items. We’ll outline compliance hot topics in this annual benefits legislative update....more
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs, that abortions are not a federal constitutional right, has caused employers to ask how this new ruling affects benefits compliance as well as potential liability for...more
7/6/2022
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Plan Participants ,
Pregnancy ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Webinars
Since the Supreme Court’s ruling that abortions are not a constitutional right, Woodruff Sawyer has been receiving questions about how this affects benefits compliance. Some states have enacted anti-abortion laws, which will...more
7/6/2022
/ Abortion ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Assistance Programs ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
On our last visit to The Hill, we reported on the buzz surrounding the government’s efforts to end health care surprise billing and create more transparency in billing practices. Not long after that visit in 2020, the Biden...more