Regulation

Public comments forced regulators to amend the grandfathered-status rule under the health law, so employers with group health plans can switch to health insurers that provide similar coverage at a lower cost without losing their grandfathered status.

In the past, unless a 403(b) program (or plan) was subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, it had no documentation requirements and, even if subject to ERISA, very few reporting obligations.

The controversy over discrimination in employment based on appearance is heating up again. Newsweek recently reported that 57% of hiring managers said qualified but unattractive candidates will have a harder time landing a job.

The Department of Health and Human Services and Federal Trade Commission will hold a day-long roundtable discussion, which will also be accessible via a live Web cast, to solicit industry input on privacy and security requirements for personal health records and related service providers.

In recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been aggressively taking action against various mutual fund companies, alleging late trading and market-timing activities. These actions usually result in settlement agreements between the mutual funds and the SEC.

As Congress decides whether employers should have a permanent tax break on tuition benefits, some college-educated workers admit they should have majored in something different and want to head back to the classroom.

You put your proposed rule in, you take your proposed rule out, you put your proposed rule in and you shake it all about.

After a less-than-gangbusters success in working to make patient records paperless, the federal government switched its focus to the Department of Labor agencies to take up the paperless mantle.

That’s right, pros. We’ve been so caught up in health care reform that I’ve barely touched on the HIRE Act (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment) and what it means for you.

I know you wish you had a crystal ball, magic mirror or other storybook-like device that could show you if/when an employee was going to sue your company and for what.