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Benefits Monthly Minute - May 2025

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The May Monthly Minute brings you up-to-date on mental health parity enforcement relief, as well as smoker surcharge and prohibited transaction litigation. Nonenforcement of 2024 Mental Health Parity Regulations - Earlier...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Tobacco Surcharge Litigation Flares Up

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Although the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services believe that wellness programs are delivering on their promise of improving health and reducing costs, one type has...more

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Rising ERISA Class-Action Lawsuits Over Tobacco Surcharges in Health Plans: What Employers Need to Know + 6 Steps to Stay...

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A wave of ERISA class-action lawsuits is challenging tobacco surcharge programs in employer-sponsored health plans across the U.S. These cases center on potential fiduciary breaches, with plaintiffs arguing that surcharges...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

What Employers Should Know About Tobacco Surcharge Litigation

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Tobacco surcharges have become the focus of class action litigation in recent months. Although corporate wellness programs are commonplace, employers that impose a tobacco surcharge (or other premium discount) in connection...more

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Can Fourth Circuit Plaintiffs be Granted "Surcharge" as a Remedy for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Under ERISA?

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Q: Can Fourth Circuit plaintiffs be granted “surcharge” as a remedy for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA?...more

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Medical Plan Surcharge for COVID-19 Unvaccinated - Checklist for Plan Sponsors

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A medical plan surcharge for the COVID-19 unvaccinated is workable, but complex. To implement such a surcharge, plan sponsors need to make sure they take several steps. Here is a handy checklist... ...more

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