The Trump administration will allow employers to claim a religious or moral objection to an Affordable Care Act requirement that employer-provided health benefits include no-cost contraception coverage for women, the White House announced. A separate memo from Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlines a broad defense of religious liberty for individuals and businesses. These announcements were praised by conservatives and denounced by liberals, and are expected to spur future litigation.
Trump Administration Rolls Back ACA's Birth-Control Coverage Mandate
Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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IRS Sets New Fees for Correcting Retirement Plan Errors
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Compliance, Critical Evaluation, Defined Contribution Plans, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
For 2018, the IRS altered the fees it charges retirement plan sponsors when they use the Voluntary Correction Program...
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Rejection of Job Offer After Retaliatory Discharge Results in $1 Judgment
Janet L. Heins|Assessing Risks, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A ferry-boat pilot who was fired after complaining that he was owed $49.65 in overtime pay was entitled to...
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Massachusetts High Court Says Sick Pay Doesn’t Constitute Wages
Janet L. Heins|Massachusetts, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers are not liable under the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law if they choose not to pay out accrued,...
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Reassignment of Job Duties Did Not Violate FMLA
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Reassignment of minor job duties during an employee’s medical leave without returning those duties to the worker after the...
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How Can Employers Navigate Multiple Leave Laws?
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Relationship Management, Unpaid Time Off, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
When workers request time off, they may have the right to take job-protected leave under various federal, state and...
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Restaurant Owner Liable for $478,000 as Employer Under FLSA
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Time Worked, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A restaurant’s owner was deemed an employer and thus jointly and severally liable in the amount of approximately $500,000...
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Tax Reform Would Scrap Tax-Free Tuition Reimbursements
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Tax reform, in its current version, would repeal tax-free employer tuition reimbursements, even as employers are calling for these...
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Why More Employers Should Provide 'Mental Health First Aid'
Janet L. Heins|Consultation, Health Care Benefits, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Training employees to better understand mental illness can keep workers and organizations healthy.
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