by keyseradmin | Mar 12, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
By Trip VanderWal On February 26, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) issued additional FAQs with respect to the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the...
by keyseradmin | Mar 12, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
Hammer v. Johnson Senior Ctr., 2020 WL 7029160 (W.D. Va. 2020) When the employee in this case was diagnosed with cancer, she took a medical leave and began treatment. Around the same time, her employer was experiencing internal upheaval and financial pressures, and it...
by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
By Richard S. Siegel and Jeffrey S. Swyers A recent Supreme Court decision gives states leeway to impose new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), even when PBMs are acting on behalf of ERISA plans. On December 10, 2020, in an 8-0 unanimous decision (with...
by keyseradmin | Jan 18, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
The DOL, IRS, and HHS have issued regulations to provide greater flexibility for grandfathered group health plan sponsors and insurers to make certain cost-sharing changes without causing a loss of grandfather status. Grandfathered plans are group health plans (or...
by keyseradmin | Dec 14, 2020 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an overwhelming number of changes for employers in the past few months, requiring them to realign their plans and policies to incorporate regulatory changes affecting employee benefits. In this environment, it’s important for...
