Last week, the US Supreme Court blocked the OSHA standard requiring private employers with 100 employees or more to vaccinate-or-test for COVID-19 from taking effect (more info here). With the fate of that standard likely...more
1/24/2022
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
OSHA ,
Premiums ,
SCOTUS ,
Self-Funded Health Plans ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
For individuals who work with employer-sponsored benefit plans, the past 18 months has been packed with new developments from federal and state legislatures as well as executive branch initiatives and regulatory guidance....more
Employee benefit plans are subject to numerous laws the restrict, or at least limit, discrimination within the plans. Many benefit plan nondiscrimination rules focus on whether highly and non-highly compensated employees are...more
2/26/2021
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Mental Health ,
MHPAEA ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
NQTLs ,
Substance Abuse ,
U.S. Treasury
Health Plan Coverage of COVID-19. Colorado has become the latest state to instruct insured health plans to cover COVID-19 testing and benefits (such as office visits) at no cost to the member...more