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Pay Range(r)s: A (Pocket) Field Guide to Pay Transparency
October 17, 2022 | Blog | By Paul Huston, Jennifer Rubin
HHS, Treasury and Labor Issue More Guidance on the No Surprises Act
October 3, 2022 | Blog | By Marc Aspis
On August 19, 2022, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor (the "Departments") issued final rules (the “Final Rules”) incorporating comments received on the interim rules issued in July and October 2021, clarifying some of the requirements set forth in Title I of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Act") and the interim rules and accounting for relevant federal court rulings. In particular, the Final Rules primarily address three distinct but related topics: (1) eliminating the “rebuttable presumption standard,” (2) adding new rules regarding “downcoding,” and (3) reminding the arbitrators of their written requirements. In this post Mintz attorneys Mark Aspis and Alden Bianchi discuss the implication of the Final rules which will be effective on October 25, 2022.
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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Update – Contribution Rate Will Decrease Effective January 1, 2023
September 29, 2022 | Blog | By Emma Follansbee, Patricia Moran
DHS Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Alternatives to I-9 Process – Comment Deadline is Two Weeks Away
September 28, 2022 | Blog | By Juan Steevens
California Slated to Usher in New Era of Pay Transparency in 2023: What California Employers Need to Know
September 28, 2022 | Blog | By Mike Flesuras, Jennifer Rubin
NLRB’s Newly-Proposed Joint-Employer Standard Puts Employers on Notice
September 16, 2022 | Blog | By Richard Block, Danielle Dillon, Evan Piercey
Fourth Circuit Holds Gender Dysphoria is a Protected Disability Under the ADA
August 31, 2022 | Blog | By Kevin Kim
Will ‘Dobbs’ Advice Erode the Attorney-Client Privilege?
August 31, 2022 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin, Greer Clem
CDC Shifts Approach and Loosens COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendations, including for Most Workplaces
August 15, 2022 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
The NLRB’s Busy July – A Harbinger of Future Coordinated Federal Action Between the NLRB, FTC, and DOJ
August 15, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Tinny Song, Richard Block
California Voters Will Decide PAGA’s Fate at the Ballot Box in 2024
August 10, 2022 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin, Mike Flesuras
Managing State Law Risks of Employer-Sponsored Abortion-Related Travel Benefits Post-Dobbs
August 8, 2022 | Blog | By Greer Clem, Jennifer Rubin
EEOC Updates Screening, Testing, and Mandatory Vaccination Policies
July 26, 2022 | Blog | By Danielle Bereznay
Post-Dobbs Abortion-Related Travel Benefits: Surveying Employers’ Options
July 13, 2022 | Blog | By Michelle Capezza, Patricia Moran
Dobbs impacts employer-sponsored group health plan coverage for abortion services in states where abortion is, or becomes, illegal, and abortion-related travel benefits. While our earlier post focused on coverage of abortion and abortion-related travel services under a group health plan, and related ERISA preemption considerations, in this post Mintz attorneys Alden Bianchi, Michelle Capezza and Patricia Moran examine other approaches available to employers that seek to make these benefits available, such as HRAs, health FSAs, excepted benefit EAPs and HSAs.
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Health Insurance Maintenance During Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave - Draft Regulations Issued
July 11, 2022 | Blog | By Patricia Moran
Post-Dobbs – Government Agencies Seek to Provide Guidance
July 7, 2022 | Blog | By Marc Aspis
Webinar Recording: Cryptocurrency in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Let's Discuss!
June 29, 2022 | Webinar | By Anne Bruno, Michelle Capezza, David Lagasse
Group Health Plans in the Crossfire: Facilitating Reproductive Choice in the Wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
June 26, 2022 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin, Michelle Capezza, Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
News of Recent Layoffs Prompts a Review of the WARN Act: What’s Changed Since 2020?
June 22, 2022 | Blog | By Emma Follansbee
The Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to PAGA: What California Employers Need to Know
June 16, 2022 | Blog | By Mike Flesuras, Jennifer Rubin
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