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Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Four Things You May Not Know About … USERRA

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In the second in a series of blogs examining often overlooked or misunderstood provisions of common employment laws, today we are covering four things employers may not know about the federal Uniformed Services Employment and...more

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Recent Health Plan Litigation Puts Family Building Benefits in Focus

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Family building benefits continue to be top of mind as employers and plan sponsors implement new benefit programs to support family building journeys for their employees. At the same time, there have been a few recent...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Imposing Group Health Plan Monthly Surcharges on the Unvaccinated

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Imposing Group Health Plan Monthly Surcharges on the Unvaccinated - Calling it “a more-punitive approach toward getting its workforce vaccinated against Covid-19,” the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Delta...more

Snell & Wilmer

2020 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] Employment, Benefits And Compensation Forum: Control Your Own Headlines - October 10th, Chicago, IL

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CONTROL YOUR OWN HEADLINES - In today’s high-stakes environment, in-house counsel and HR professionals are often on the frontlines, responding to headlines that threaten business and reputational objectives. Join...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Promoting Wellness, Not Litigation

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With ever-increasing employer health care costs, it’s not surprising that Workplace Wellness Programs are becoming more common and comprehensive. According to Fidelity Investment’s fifth annual wellness survey, 95% of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

January 1st is Quickly Approaching – Have you Reviewed your Health Plan for Section 1557 Compliance?

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Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) finalized regulations that implement Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”). You can read our prior discussions of these regulations...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Nondiscrimination Standards Under ACA Section 1557: Now Is the Time to Act

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Health insurers and group health plan sponsors must closely review the final rule titled “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities” (“Final Rule”) implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) that...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

ACA Non-Discrimination Rules May Apply to Certain Healthcare Employers' Benefits Practices

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In May, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued final regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. This legislative provision, which has been in effect since 2010, prohibits health...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Transgender Roadmap: 10 Steps The EEOC Thinks Employers Should Take

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Law360 reported yesterday morning that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled a transgender discrimination and harassment lawsuit (not our Detroit-area funeral home case). Although the employer entered into the...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities: Proposed Rules from HHS

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...So, why did HHS need over five years to propose the set of rules published September 8? Here are a few highlights. For brevity’s sake, we omit foreign language service requirements, disability accommodation, compliance...more

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