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Healthcare Perspectives
Healthcare Providers Should Note That HHS’ Proposed Rule to Reduce Discrimination Will Likely Create New Obligations and Operational Requirements
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a proposed rule to strengthen nondiscrimination in healthcare by advancing health equity and reducing disparity. Entitled “Nondiscrimination in Health…
PrawfsBlawg
First Amendment Roe-ism? (Updated)
Main Saturday, June 25, 2022First Amendment Roe-ism? (Updated)Gerard asks a good question. I discussed a similar question after the draft leaked. Let me try another pass.Lochner is more than an…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
How the Right to Birth Control Could be Undone by the SCOTUS Abortion Decision
By Tracy Thomas
Melissa Murray, Op-ed, How the Right to Birth Control Could be Undone, NY TimesThe leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has prompted a flurry…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
U.S. High Court Says No Emotional Distress Damages for Discrimination Under Rehab Act and ACA
By By: David Raizman, Zachary V. Zagger
The Supreme Court of the United States, on April 28, 2022, held that emotional distress damages are not available for private discrimination claims under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973…
The Faculty Lounge
Cowboys Need Healthcare Too
As David Tuller and I explain in MedPage Today. Here is the gist: Cowboys Need Healthcare Too — Leaving people uninsured winds up costing society a lot more by David…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Do Employers Now Have to Offer Affordable Family Coverage?
In furtherance of the Biden Administration’s January 28, 2021, Executive Order 14009 and April 5, 2022, Executive Order 14070 to protect and strengthen the ACA, the Treasury Department and IRS…
The Benefit of Benefits
Happy New Year! Supreme Court Expected To Be Busy With ERISA Again In 2022
By Scott E. Galbreath, J.D., LL.M (Tax)
Calendar year 2020 saw four U.S. Supreme Court decisions dealing with ERISA and employee benefits, three from the term beginning October 2019 and one from the 2020 term. Another case…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
IRS Proposal Extending Deadlines for ACA Reports to Individuals
By Robert Projansky, Katrina McCann, Mary Grace Richardson
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently issued proposed regulations affecting certain reporting deadlines under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Specifically, proposed regulations would make permanent an automatic…
Employee Benefits
Locke Lord QuickStudy: New Guidance Issued on What Employers Must Consider Before Charging Higher Group Medical Insurance Premiums for Unvaccinated Employees
In our September 2, 2021 QuickStudy, we outlined the various laws governing wellness plans and described how group health plans might structure a premium surcharge for employees who have not…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
Money Money Money: How Much can the Health Plan Surcharge on Unvaccinated Employees Be?
In light of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on employee productivity and health care expenses, employers are considering imposing a premium surcharge on employees participating in the company’s health…