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Safe Harbor Issued for Reporting Healthcare Prices Under Transparency Rules

The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury recently released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the implementation of certain reporting provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The FAQs were released to provide clarity on the required drug price disclosures identified in the Transparency in Coverage final rule (the Rule) issued […]

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ERIC Petitions US Supreme Court on Seattle Healthcare Case

McDermott Will & Emery’s Michael B. Kimberly, Sarah P. Hogarth and Andrew C. Liazos, are co-counsel on a petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC). The petition calls for review of ERIC’s legal challenge to the City of Seattle’s hotel healthcare “play or pay” […]

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Bring Mental Health Challenges to the Forefront, SHRM Panel Advised

Employers should create supportive workplaces that destigmatize mental health struggles and provide access to counseling and other vital resources, said keynote… https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/benefits/pages/bring-mental-health-challenges-to-the-forefront-shrm-panel-advised.aspx

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‘Unprecedented Interest’ in Employer-Covered Abortion Travel

If the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade (as suggested by a leaked draft on May 2), employers who want to provide abortion coverage to employees and their families could encounter serious challenges. In this Bloomberg Law article, McDermott’s Sarah G. Raaii noted that employers that provide travel expenses for abortions might encounter resistance […]

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ERIC Files Amicus Brief Rebutting DOL Attempt to Create New Regulations in Lawsuit

McDermott Will & Emery’s Andrew C. Liazos, Michael B. Kimberly and Charlie Seidell recently filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on behalf of the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC). McDermott filed the brief in response to a US Department of Labor (DOL) amicus brief that advanced a novel […]

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Restrictive Covenants Evolve from Common Law to Statutory Regulation: The 2022 Watershed

Restrictive covenants were once the exclusive province of the courts in each state. That is no longer the case. Although case law still governs restrictive covenants, states also are enacting restrictive covenants statutes. Today, 30 states (including Washington, DC) have laws affecting restrictive covenants. Unlike state statutes regulating trade secrets (which largely follow the Uniform […]

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Biden Administration Foreshadows Impending Nursing Home Quality Reforms

On February 28, 2022, the White House issued a fact sheet outlining several efforts aimed to increase safety, accountability, oversight and transparency in the senior services industry (Fact Sheet). Although the Fact Sheet’s initiatives have not yet been implemented, President Biden reiterated his administration’s focus on nursing home reform during his March 1, 2022, State […]

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Companies Are Changing Bereavement Policies in Response to Employee Needs

One outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic is that many organizations are updating how they approach bereavement. They are rethinking how much time off is necessary, what…

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OSHA Reaffirms Arrival of Permanent Healthcare Industry COVID-19 Standard

On March 22, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a limited reopening of the rulemaking record for the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard for the healthcare industry, originally published on June 21, 2021 (the Healthcare ETS). OSHA will hold an informal public hearing to gather additional information from healthcare industry stakeholders. With […]

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Manufacturers Can E-Distribute Retirement Plan Documents to Deskless Workers

Updated Department of Labor guidance recently gave employers more options for distributing retirement plan documents electronically. The additional safe harbor is… https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/benefits/pages/manufacturers-use-technology-to-distribute-retirement-plan-documents.aspx

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