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Snell & Wilmer

2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Departments Issue Guidance on Preventive Services under the ACA Following the Braidwood Decision

In light of the March 30 Braidwood Mgmt. Inc. v. Becerra decision, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury (the “departments”) have issued FAQ guidance on how the...more

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Walking the Talk: FMLA Leave for Mental Health Issues

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In the wake of the COVID pandemic and challenging social justice issues, many employers have pledged increasing support and wellness programs for employees dealing with mental health issues. One way employers can make good on...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

I Feel Good… I Knew That I Would… Wellness Program Reminders

With employers considering the imposition of health plan premium surcharges on participants who are COVID unvaccinated, a recent court decision highlights the importance of complying with the HIPAA wellness program...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Agencies Clarify How Employers Can Charge COVID-19 Vaccine Premium Incentives

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On October 4, 2021, the US Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the Tri-Agencies) issued guidance regarding the application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) wellness...more

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Federal Regulators Clarify the Application of HIPAA Privacy and Nondiscrimination Rules to COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace

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On September 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued FAQs addressing how the HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to individuals’ disclosures of their COVID-19 vaccination status in the workplace and health...more

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Federal Agencies Issue FAQ on Health Plan Premium Discounts for COVID-19 Vaccinations

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions about the interaction of HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act, and various group health plan issues relating to the COVID-19...more

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New Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage and Incentives

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Employers who sponsor group health plans will be interested in new guidance released last week by the DOL, IRS and HHS in the form of five COVID-19 related FAQs. Two of the FAQs address group health plan coverage requirements...more

Maynard Nexsen

Department of Labor Responds to COVID-Related Medical Premium Discounts and Surcharges

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Over the past few months, many employers have announced plans to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among their workforce by implementing either medical premium discounts for the vaccinated or surcharges for the unvaccinated. ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Withdraws, DOL Rolls Back, and OSHA Expands - Employment Law This Week®

It’s #WorkforceWednesday! In the past week, regulatory withdrawals, rollbacks, or new proposed rules are impacting everything from COVID-19 vaccine incentives to joint-employer status. EEOC Withdraws Wellness Incentive Rules...more

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January 2021: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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EEOC Proposes New Rules on Wellness Programs

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On January 7, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed guidance regarding employer-sponsored wellness programs and the level of incentives employers may offer employees who participate in these...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

EEOC’s New Stand on Wellness Programs

On January 7, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission unveiled two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking regarding what employers can do to encourage workers to participate in corporate wellness programs without violating...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2021 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2021

Chaos in the Capitol. The calendar may read 2021, but in Washington, D.C., it sure feels a lot like 2020. The spectacle of rioters laying siege to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was horrific....more

Fisher Phillips

June 2020: The Top 21 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2020 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Compass: Insights And Direction For Employers – Winter 2020

With the start of a new year, in-house counsel and human resources professionals will want to be aware of what’s on the horizon for 2020 and beyond. It’s a good time for employers to take a breath and consider what issues...more

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EEOC, NLRB, DOL Plan to Issue Rules Governing Joint Employment

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, and the Department of Labor will all issue regulations governing joint employment, according to the federal government’s Unified Agenda of Federal...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC and U.S. Labor Department Announce Intent to Revisit Wellness and FMLA Rules

In their recent regulatory agendas, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Department of Labor indicated upcoming rulemakings that could have significant impacts on employer practices under the Americans with...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What's On The Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda?

It's spring, and a young person's fancy turns to . . . . . . why, the federal regulatory agenda! What else? Here are the items that I think will be of most interest to our readers....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Law Insights - Issue 1, March 2019

The Editor's Note - Welcome to 2019's first edition of SuperVision, the e-newsletter from Spilman Thomas & Battle's Labor & Employment Law Group... ...In this edition of SuperVision, Carrie Grundmann explains a recent...more

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New State Increases for Wages and Leaves Take Effect at Year's End

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In what has become an annual tradition, New York state employers should once again take note of mandatory wage and salary increases that will take effect at year’s end. In addition, employers should be aware of the increased...more

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2018 ERISA Welfare Plan Checklist

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We recognize that many of our clients sponsor ERISA welfare benefit plans and are currently undergoing their open enrollment process and issuing related participant communications. To assist our clients with that process, we...more

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DOL Rules Time Spent on Wellness Activities not Compensable under the FLSA

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Over the past several years, employers have increased the breadth and depth of their employee wellness programs. Many programs give rewards for biometric screenings and attending health fairs on the employer’s premises, as...more

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