As GLP-1 medications become an increasingly significant cost driver for employer-sponsored health plans, plan sponsors are seeking creative solutions beyond conventional pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) channels. Direct-to-consumer reimbursement models have emerged as a compelling alternative, enabling participants to obtain these
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FAR Council Moves Quickly on DEI Executive Order, Which Has Already Been Challenged in District Court
On April 17, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued guidance implementing Executive Order (EO or Order) 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, less than 30 days after the Order was signed and well ahead of the 60-day deadline…
FTC Signals Renewed “Made in USA” Enforcement Focus Following Trump Executive Order
By Faith Dibble & Thad McBride
Recent “Made in USA” enforcement actions show that U.S.-origin claims continue to be an active enforcement priority for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). On April 14, the FTC announced three enforcement actions and the closure of two investigations involving companies…
Takeaways from IBM’s DEI Settlement
I provided insight for Law360 on the government’s recent settlement with IBM to settle allegations into the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. The IBM deal is the first of its kind involving a company and alleged violations of…
Appeals Court Affirms DOL Authority in Companionship Exemption Case
I was recently quoted in McKnight’s Home Care in connection with a new decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that supports the Department of Labor’s pending reinstatement of the companionship exemption. The ruling is notable…
Export Compliance in Line with Recent BIS Civil Penalty
By Faith Dibble & Thad McBride
We co-authored an article for Corporate Compliance Insights discussing a recent case in which the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a penalty against Applied Materials (AMAT) for $253 million, the second-largest civil penalty in BIS history.…
FinCEN Advisory Warns Financial Institutions of Healthcare Fraud Targeting Medicare and Medicaid
At the end of March, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a new Advisory urging financial institutions to heighten scrutiny of transactions potentially tied to healthcare fraud schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state…
ERISA Preemption – Alive and Well
By Susie Bilbro, Doug Dahl & Nicole Roth
The recent rise in state law regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and prescription drug pricing continues to test the limits of preemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).…
President Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting “DEI” Practices by Federal Contractors
By Todd Overman
On March 26, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO), Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, that seeks to prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from engaging in what the EO defines as “racially discriminatory DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion]…
Key Developing Areas for Employers: EEOC Priorities, Leave Laws and AI
We authored an article for Employee Relations Law Journal outlining three developing areas for employers this year: navigating Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) priorities, leave laws and artificial intelligence (AI). We provided practice steps on how employers can stay compliant within this…