Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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California continues its lead in restricting use of criminal records with the FEHC recently finalizing new regulations that further limit an employer’s ability to use criminal history when making employment decisions.
April 6 -
The Big Apple is becoming the next municipality to restrict employers from asking job applicants for past wages.
April 6 -
Although the new healthcare plan flamed out, the impact of its failure could affect executives until the next alternative is offered to replace the ACA.
April 6 -
The White House prodded House Republican leaders to make last-minute tweaks to their ACA replacement bill Thursday aimed at protecting “high-risk” patients before lawmakers leave Washington for their two-week spring break.
April 6 -
The Self-Insurance Protection Act, which protects medical stop-loss, passed this week with a 400-16 vote.
April 5 -
Three important things plan sponsors need to know about the DOL’s decision to push back the implementation date.
April 5 -
Some House Republicans are pushing back against pressure from the Trump administration to jump aboard its latest version of a GOP health bill.
April 4 -
The Labor Department will now conduct a review with an eye toward amending or rescinding it.
April 4 -
Too many recordkeepers, complex contract structure, and a flood of investment options impede updates to best practices, warns John Ludwig.
April 4 -
House lawmakers hope Tuesday to release a new Trump administration-backed version of the health-care bill they had to abandon last month.
April 4 -
Tom Avery couldn't find a technology product to meet his clients' enrollment, compliance and administration needs — so he created one.
April 3 -
Due to convoluted prescription drug plan reimbursement responsibilities, the coalition is behind a new law meant to improve the MSP program in Medicare Part D.
March 31 -
Too many recordkeepers, complex contract structure, and a flood of investment options impede updates to best practices, warns John Ludwig.
March 31 -
The Labor Department will lose $2.6 billion under the 2018 budget, likely hindering the agency’s ability to regulate and assist employers, experts say.
March 30 -
Seven circuit courts held that vindication of rights pertaining to the legality of a plan amendment, as opposed to an interpretation of the plan, are not subject to expenditure requirements, write attorneys Michael Stevens and Ronald Kramer.
March 30 -
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price wouldn’t say whether the Trump administration still supports repeal of the ACA, days after his party’s efforts to overhaul the law broke down.
March 30 -
Leaders of moderate and conservative U.S. House Republican factions are talking about how to revive the health-care bill that some of them helped bring down last week.
March 28 -
Proposals could help employers in their ongoing struggle to slow the growth of health benefit costs, experts say.
March 28 -
While supporters praise the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act’s consistent view of incentives across various laws, critics worry about patient discrimination.
March 28 -
Health savings accounts are becoming vastly more important for employees because they not only help with medical savings, but put workers on a better track for retirement, experts say.
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