Employers conducting their annual group health plan open enrollments this fall must remember to include a summary of benefits and coverage (SBC), along with a uniform glossary to that SBC, as required by the Affordable Care...more
In This Issue:
- Supreme Court Issues Two Key Title VII Rulings
- Ogletree Deakins Launches New Fall Seminar
- Are Your HIPAA Privacy Policies Up To Date
- OFCCP Clarifies Damages For Victims Of Bias
- The...more
8/14/2013
/ Bias ,
Confirmation Proceedings ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Omnibus Rule ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
Vance v. Ball State University
If you haven’t focused on HIPAA lately, now is the time....more
Since 2006, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has prohibited health plans from discriminating based upon an individual’s health status. Since many modern wellness programs are expressly designed...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the three federal agencies with primary responsibility for implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA),...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Technical Release 2013-02 on May 8, 2013, providing temporary guidance and model notices that will allow employers to comply with another new requirement imposed by the Affordable...more