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Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Fitbits at Work: Navigating the Legal Risks of Wearables in Corporate Wellness Programs

At a time where personal fitness devices track everything from heart rate to sleep quality, employers are increasingly integrating wearable technology — like Fitbits, Apple Watches, and Oura Rings — into their corporate...more

Venable LLP

An Employer's Legal Compliance Guide to Handling Employee Medical Information

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Employers' access to, and retention of, employee medical information can be fraught with legal risk. Even the most seasoned HR professionals have trouble navigating the complex rules and regulations governing employee medical...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Why You Can’t Kick High Claimants Off Your Health Insurance

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If your health insurance premiums have gone up again, you are not alone.  For that reason, we frequently get questions from clients on whether there is anything they can do to get high claimants off of their plans....more

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Refusing to Quit: Class Actions on Tobacco Surcharges in Health Plans Continue

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Over the past year, numerous class actions have been filed against large employers claiming their health plan surcharge for tobacco use is not in compliance with HIPAA nondiscrimination rules. With yet another lawsuit filed...more

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AI in the Workplace: Using Artificial Intelligence Intelligently

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Ready or not, artificial intelligence (“AI”) is here, and even if your company hasn’t introduced or approved the use of AI, chances are your employees are already using it....more

Perkins Coie

The Next Wave of Privacy Litigation: The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act

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Enacted in 1998, Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) governs the confidentiality and use of genetic testing and genetic information by employers and insurers. The statute was designed to prevent employers and...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Supreme Court’s Dobbs Ruling Creates a Variety of Significant Legal Issues

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The Supreme Court of the United States held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruling long-standing precedent in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood...more

Fisher Phillips

Flu Season And Possible COVID-19 Vaccine Will Shine A Spotlight On Workplace Vaccination Policies

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As the flu season approaches and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, employers’ mandatory vaccination policies may soon become more important than ever. For several reasons, those policies will also attract unprecedented...more

Payne & Fears

Employers Beware: Preparing for the Inevitable Flood of COVID-Related Lawsuits

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As states lift their “stay-at-home” orders, employers who have struggled to survive the economic toll of the COVID-19 crisis now face a new threat: uncertain legal liability in a post-COVID market. As we transition away from...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EEOC Publishes Additional Guidance Addressing “Return to Work” Issues and Employee COVID-19 Testing

EEOC FAQs provide additional guidance on complying with Americans with Disability Act requirements while safeguarding against COVID-19 transmission. EEOC greenlights employer-administered COVID-19 testing and temperatures...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Coronavirus and the Workplace: Is Your Business Prepared?

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) implicates numerous legal obligations for employers, including leave, medical privacy, and discrimination. Employers should prepare to implement policies that strike a balance...more

Fisher Phillips

Comprehensive And Updated FAQs For Employers On The COVID-19 Coronavirus

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Fisher Phillips has assembled a cross-disciplinary taskforce of attorneys across the country to address the many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus – especially now that the...more

Littler

Coronavirus: Employer Action Items

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Employers are struggling to determine how to respond to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, which, while originating in China, has swiftly turned into a perceived international crisis, upending financial markets,...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Data Privacy for Employees: A Two-Edged Sword

The recent launch of GDPR in the EU (spawning lawsuits against Google and Facebook for $8.8 Billion), and the endless string of data breaches (from Target and Home Depot to Equifax and Under Armor) has data privacy on...more

Snell & Wilmer

2017 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health & Welfare

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As 2017 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are presenting our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 will cover...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations on Employee Wellness Programs

In the past year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed lawsuits against certain employers challenging the legality of their “wellness programs.” Wellness programs provide incentives to employees...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision Today - May 2015

In This Issue: - Notes from the Chair and Executive Editor - The Fourth Circuit Asks What For, Answers with But For: The Determination that a Landmark United States Supreme Court Decision Does Not Change Employment...more

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