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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
Show or Tell: A Road Map for Board Diversity Laws
June 13, 2022 | | By Jennifer Rubin
EEOC Issues Guidance Addressing How the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions Could Violate the ADA
June 8, 2022 | Blog | By Michelle Capezza, Evan Piercey
Two Strikes Against Board Diversity: What’s Next for Statutory Governance Initiatives?
May 17, 2022 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin
NYC Council Amends Salary Range Transparency Law; Delays Implementation Date
May 3, 2022 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Danielle Dillon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Wages Due Solely Under the Federal Overtime Statute (FLSA) Are Not Trebled Under the Massachusetts Wage Act
April 27, 2022 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Danielle Dillon
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Updates – What You Need to Know
April 21, 2022 | Blog | By Natalie C. Groot, Danielle Dillon
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”) has issued a series of updates concerning Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (“MAPFML”). These updates reflect the latest changes made to MAPFML since the Department’s last quarterly briefing, as discussed in our prior coverage of the MAPFML.
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The Massachusetts High Court Holds That Employers Are Now Automatically Liable For Treble Wage Damages for Any Untimely Paid Final Wages
April 15, 2022 | Blog | By Brendan Lowd, Danielle Dillon
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) – Massachusetts’ highest court – recently held that under the Massachusetts Wage Act (“Wage Act”) employees are entitled to automatic treble wage damages – that is, three times the amount of the unpaid wages –for any late wage payments, even if the employer fixed the payment error before the employee commenced a proceeding. This post reviews the SJC's decision and the key takeaways.
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California Court Strikes Down Board Diversity Law: Now What?
April 14, 2022 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin
Jen Rubin, chair of Mintz’s ESG practice group, looks at the recent California court decision striking down the state’s law mandating corporate board seats for underrepresented communities. She says boards still need to dedicate themselves to a meaningful process for seating the right board and offers suggestions for ways to ensure community representation.
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New York City Commission on Human Rights Provides Salary Range Transparency Act Guidance
April 11, 2022 | Blog | By Danielle Dillon, Evan Piercey, Michael Arnold, Jennifer Rubin
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has released a Fact Sheet entitled Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements, which provides much-welcomed guidance to employers on the NYC Salary Range Transparency Act. Some questions, however, remain unanswered.
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Webinar Recording: Telehealth Risk Management
April 6, 2022 | Webinar | By Nancy Adams, Lara Compton, Todd Rosenbaum, Jennifer Rubin
New York State HERO Act Designation Expires
March 21, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey
On March 17, 2022, the designation of COVID-19 as an airborne infectious disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under the HERO Act ended. The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) declined to extend this designation. The most immediate effect of this designation ending is that the activation of workplace exposure prevention plans mandated under the HERO Act is over.
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The Department of Labor Addresses 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies
March 17, 2022 | Blog
EEOC (Again) Updates Religious Accommodation and Vaccine Mandate Guidance
March 14, 2022 | Blog | By Danielle Bereznay, Corbin Carter
The EEOC has once again updated its guidance and answers regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s interaction with anti-discrimination laws. We previously discussed this guidance here. This guidance, updated on March 1, 2022, provides additional detail to Section L (Vaccinations – Title VII and Religious Objections to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates). We discuss the key details below.
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