[Updated] Report to Congress Highlights Ongoing Mental Health Parity Compliance Concerns
In late January 2022, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) issued their 2022 Report to ...
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IRS Releases 2023 HSA & HDHP Limits
Recently, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2022-24, which outlines the adjusted amounts for health saving accounts (HSAs) and high deductible ...
[Updated] California Approves Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved emergency temporary COVID-19 standards (“emergency standards”) for health and ...
[Updated] Illinois Amends Equal Pay Act to Require Employer Pay Data Reporting
The Illinois legislature amended the state’s Equal Pay Act of 2003(EPA) requiring employers to regularly seek and obtain an ...
Reminder: Deadline to Post Transparency in Coverage Machine Readable Files is July 1, 2022
Recently, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) released FAQs on the Transparency in Coverage (...
Florida’s Stop WOKE Act & Employer Workplace Trainings
On April 22, 2022, Florida signed into law the “Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (WOKE) Act,” which aims to regulate ...
Virginia Passes Law Enabling Employers to Voluntarily Provide Paid Family Leave Insurance
Recently, Virginia passed SB15 and HB1156 (Act), which pave the way for employers to voluntarily provide paid family leave insurance ...
[Updated] NYC Issues Guidance on the New Salary Disclosure Law
Recently, the New York City (NYC) Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) issued guidance on the new amendment to the NYC ...
Draft Supreme Court Opinion Leak & Impact to Employer Benefit Plans
Recently, a draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States regarding abortion rights was leaked to the press. ...
Maine Passes Law Requiring Employers to Pay Out Accrued Vacation Time
On April 7, 2022, Maine passed a law that requires employers with more than ten (10) employees to pay terminated employees all “unused ...
[Updated] All Colorado Employers Must Provide Public Health Emergency Paid Sick Leave Beginning January 1, 2021
On December 23, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Department) issued an Interpretive ...
[Updated]: Temporary Relief I-9 Identity Documents Ends May 1, 2022, Virtual Inspection Extended to October 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending the COVID-19 Temporary Policy for List B Identity Documents. Beginning ...