The DOL Continues to Signal Increased Enforcement of Federal Mental Health Parity
Recently, United Healthcare and its affiliates agreed to pay more than $15.6 million to settle alleged violations of the Mental Health ...
Compliance
California Judge Rules that Prop 22’s Independent Contractor Law for Gig Workers is Unconstitutional
On August 20, 2021, a California Judge ruled that Proposition 22 (Prop 22), a ballot initiative passed last November that classified app-based drivers as ...
Extension on Temporary Policy for Virtual I-9 Verifications
Updated Sept 2021 – The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension on the ...
2022 ACA Affordability Decreases to 9.61%
Recently, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2021-36, which sets the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability percentage to 9.61% for plan years ...
Biden Administration Announces Vaccine/Testing Mandates for Certain Employers
On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a new sweeping COVID-19 Action Plan (“Action Plan”) that, among other items, requires private ...
Employee Vaccines & Healthcare Premium Surcharges
Some employers may be contemplating whether to offer a discount on healthcare premiums to vaccinated employees (or, put another way, ...
More Employers in Illinois Must Provide Vaccine Leave Pay
Employers with Illinois employees should be aware of the new Cook County ordinance (“Ordinance”) that requires paid time off for ...
[Updated] Round Up of the New Transparency Rules: The No Surprises Act, Health Plan Transparency, and Mental Health Parity
Within the last year, Congress and the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) have issued ...
Federal Agencies Announce Deferred Enforcement for Certain Transparency in Coverage Rules Set to Go into Effect on January 1, 2022
On August 20, 2022, and the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued FAQs regarding the implementation ...
[Updated] New York City Expands its Ban-the-Box Law
On January 10, 2021, New York City (“NYC”) Mayor Bill DeBlasio approved a bill amending NYC’s Fair Chance Act (“NYC FCA” ...
Connecticut Amends it’s Fair Employment Practices Act
On June 24, 2021, Connecticut Governor Lamont signed into law An Act Deterring Discrimination in Employment Applications (the Act), which amends Connecticut’...
San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SF HCSO) 2022 Rates Released
The 2022 San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SF HCSO) expenditure rates were recently released. SF HCSO expenditure rates increase annually ...
