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One not-so-big summary of the compensation and benefits law changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Act), signed into law on July 4th, contains a number of provisions that will impact employee compensation and benefits. Employers and service providers should start considering the following...more

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The Learned Concierge - July 2025, Vol. 21

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The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries. Cybersecurity & Privacy - The Monthly Rundown of All Things Cyber, Privacy,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New OIG Advisory Opinion Approves Manufacturer’s Warranty for Injuries Caused by Medical Device

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On June 30, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services posted Advisory Opinion 25-05 (AO 25-05) to its website....more

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SCOTUS on ACA Challenge: Seriously Guys, We’re Doing This Again?

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In a closely watched decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the authority of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force), preserving the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that health plans cover preventive...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

OSHA’s Updated Inspection Program: What Employers Should Know and Expect

On May 20, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program. The SST inspection program is OSHA’s primary planned inspection initiative for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Yes, Menstrual Cramps May Qualify as a Disability Under ADA

If a qualified job candidate asks to reschedule a second-round interview due to severe menstrual cramps associated with endometriosis, is that a request for an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act? If you...more

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Oregon Enacts Expansive Corporate Practice of Medicine Bill

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On June 9, 2025, the Oregon legislature enacted Senate Bill (SB) 951, which prohibits certain ownership of and actions related to professional medical entities and aims to modernize Oregon’s corporate practice of medicine...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Will Use the False Claims Act to Target Antisemitism and DEI Programs

At the end of May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

“Re-do” bill would fundamentally change New York non-compete law

Two years ago, a bill that would have effectively gutted New York non-compete law made it as far as the Governor’s desk where Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) vetoed it, much to the relief of the New York business community. However,...more

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Employers’ Immunity From Suit and the Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Statute Once Again Upheld by the Courts

In the Superior Court Decision of Faisal Jameel v. Dember HMS Hospitals and Bayshore Community Hospital (decided April 28, 2025), the Superior Court was faced with the issue of whether an employee who died as a result of...more

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Employee Benefits Likely Impacted by Executive Orders

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During the first weeks of the second Trump Administration, a number of executive orders and other actions have been implemented, with some having potential implications for employee benefits. Executive Orders can, and do,...more

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Workplace Violence: Compliance, Prevention and Response 

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Protecting a workforce from workplace violence presents complicated challenges for employers. Workplace violence incidents can emanate from myriad sources: a stranger, a customer, patient, or a co-worker, and can range from...more

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Special Report: Examining Group Health Coverage Alternatives for Small Employers

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Small employers seeking to offer robust major medical coverage to employees and their dependents face daunting price and transparency hurdles. Employers with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees, so-called “small...more

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What’s this… a gift for employers? You may have less ACA reporting!

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On December 17, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee presented two bills – the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (HR 3797) and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (HR 3801) – to President...more

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California’s Minimum Wage Increases on January 1, 2025

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On January 1, 2025, California’s state minimum wage will increase to $16.50 per hour for all employers. As previously described, California voters rejected Proposition 32, a stair-step-increased minimum wage initiative....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Next Year's Legal Buzz: What’s Brewing for Oregon and Washington Employers in 2025

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Grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and learn about new obligations and restrictions for Oregon and Washington employers....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Disclosure of Full Record to Employer Results in $35K Fine, Broad CAP; Echoes of 2017 HIV Case

It’s not immediately obvious why someone would want to disclose a health care test result as part of a job application. But one such request spurred a Pennsylvania entity to provide a lot more than that: it sent her whole...more

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DOL Updates Cybersecurity Guidance for ERISA Plans

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On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a press release announcing that it was publishing updated cybersecurity guidance in the form of Compliance Assistance Release No. 2024-01 for all plans governed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Indiana Appellate Court Rules Medical Company’s Non-Compete with Chief Operating Officer Overbroad and Unenforceable 

An Indiana appellate court recently declined to enforce an executive’s non-compete on the grounds that the covenant’s activity restriction was overbroad. In Med-1 Solutions, LLC v. Taylor (Opinion 24A-PL-450, November 25,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Suspected Abuse of FMLA Leave: What Can be Done?

The Family Medical Leave Act (the “FMLA”) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take 12 (and in some cases related to military service, 26) weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical...more

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Expect Major Changes to Employment Benefits Under the Incoming Trump Administration

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Although President-elect Trump provided few, if any, specific details surrounding his proposed changes to policies affecting employee benefits during his 2024 presidential campaign, employers and employees should expect a...more

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Nebraska Joins the Growing List of States that Will Require Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave

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Voters in Nebraska approved a measure that will require all employers to offer employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, effective October 1, 2025. The total amount of sick leave employees may accrue...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 9, November 2024

Welcome to our ninth 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. How are States Using Generative Artificial Intelligence? and Employee AI Adoption Cools Globally - Why this is important: As...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 7, November 2024

Welcome to our seventh issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. This will be our final issue of 2024. When we started this publication earlier this year, our goal was to provide our clients,...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | September 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for September 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more

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