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
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Puerto Rico Grants Temporary Tax Exemptions Related to Hurricane Relief
Janet L. Heins|Benefits, News, Puerto Rico, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury has granted temporary income tax exemptions for payments and certain benefits provided...
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Control Your Company's Health Care Costs with a Self-Funded 'Captive' Program
Janet L. Heins|Finance and Accounting, Health Care Benefits, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A medical captive is a pool of small to midsized employers that are sharing the risk of their medical...
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Notes written a year before 77-year-old was fired were direct evidence of age bias
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Kathleen Kapusta, J.D. Notes written by a decisionmaker in the termination of a 77-year-old employee during a conference...
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Employers Take Steps to Address Opioid Crisis
Janet L. Heins|Disease Management, Leadership and Navigation, News, Prescription Drug Plans, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Given the expanding scope of the opioid crisis, more employers are working directly with their health plans and pharmacy...
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Will Medical Marijuana Have a Place in Employee Health Plans?
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Prescription Drug Plans, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
With 29 states and the District of Columbia now allowing the use of medical marijuana, employee health plans may...
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Unlawful to threaten employees with plant closure to spur union decertification
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Ronald Miller, J.D. The NLRB did not err in determining that an employer acted unlawfully by threatening plant...
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Drug-Coverage Disclosures Are Due by March 1
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, News, Prescription Drug Plans, Reporting and Disclosure, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Each year, employers that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible workers, dependents or retirees must disclose to the Centers...
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Mandatory Online Training Compensable, Even Absent Time Records
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Time Worked, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers that require employees to complete mandatory online training must compensate employees for the time it takes to complete...
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