The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have announced that they will pause enforcement of the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (the “2024 Final Rule”) for...more
5/28/2025
/ Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Statutory Interpretation
After multiple rounds of rulemaking that saw more than 1,600 comments submitted by nearly 600 individuals and businesses, the Maine Department of Labor, on December 4, 2024, approved and published the final rules for Maine’s...more
12/9/2024
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Payroll Taxes ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
In a case of first impression for the court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently ruled that an insurer owes a fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to all...more
Maine’s governor recently signed H.P. 160 - L.D. 225, amending the state’s final wages statute to require that “[a]ll unused paid vacation accrued pursuant to the employer's vacation policy on and after January 1, 2023 must...more
4/25/2022
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Amended Legislation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Termination ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour