McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 2, 2024

To adapt to the evolving healthcare landscape, health systems are seeking to identify alternatives to their traditional hospital-centric models and shift towards patient-centered care delivery.

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AssuredPartners

JULY 8, 2020

The Final Rule, as formally published on June 19, 2020 (with accompanying "},{"attributes":{"link":"[link] Sheet"},{"insert":"), removed those legal protections for transgender individuals.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 24, 2023

In this webinar, we’ll cover the basics of nondiscrimination requirements for cafeteria plans, self-funded group health plans, dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs), and group life insurance. We’ll also go over what the different tests look like, and what we see as common pitfalls in benefit design.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 24, 2024

The rising costs of welfare and the country’s increasing dependency on immigration have become significant concerns, prompting a call for reform from a prominent government health adviser. She emphasised the importance of enhancing health and employment services rather than focusing solely on punitive measures.

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AssuredPartners

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Optimizing the integration process of health and welfare plans can make a significant impact on the cost and efficiencies of the plan, reduce employee attrition, increase the perceived value, and limit the burden on HR leadership. Synergies/dis-synergies associated with health plan integration. Would integration cost more?

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for various employer-sponsored retirement and welfare plans for 2024. Certain health and welfare plan limits have not yet been released.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Inflation is on the rise and so are the prices of everything, from gasoline to housing, with health benefits in the workplace the latest to report worrying numbers. Health benefits for employees are proving to be a huge investment for employers , with total health benefit cost per employee expected to rise 5.4%

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 9, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced (see Revenue Procedure 2024-25) cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) for 2025.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 23, 2023

Underfloor heating specialist firm Gaia Underfloor Heating has provided its workforce with training to promote mental health and staff wellbeing. Steven Rooney, director of Gaia Underfloor Heating, said: “Mind offers fantastic guidance and help for anyone with mental health problems.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

On November 9, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for certain health and welfare plan benefits, including those for health flexible spending arrangements and commuter benefit plans, among other important updates.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the UK, tackling absenteeism in the office requires employers to understand and fulfil their legal obligations regarding the health, safety, and welfare of their employees. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 imposes a duty of care on employers to protect their employees from work-related stress.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

What are some of the major health policy topics on Congress’s plate this year? The post Health Policy Outlook for 2024 appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Access the report.

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WEX Inc.

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Watch our one-hour webinar and keep your compliance plan up-to-date with a download of recent health and welfare plan legislative changes. We work in an exciting industry—which means quick changes are the norm, and adaptability is a necessity.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 22, 2024

Democratic lawmakers recently sent a letter to the US Office of Personnel Management urging the Biden administration to enhance the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program’s in vitro fertilization coverage.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! The relief allows, but does not require, HDHPs to provide telehealth and other remote care services on a pre-deductible basis without making participants health savings account (“HSA”) ineligible.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 23, 2024

The New York State fiscal year 2024 – 2025 budget institutes a new tax on health plans, including insurers and managed care organizations. This tax has been garnering attention for its promise to yield $4 billion for New York State.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Discrimination on the basis of disability has contributed to significant disparities in healthcare and child welfare.

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WEX Inc.

APRIL 15, 2020

While the coronavirus continues to surge nationwide, HR and benefits professionals are scrambling to address employee benefits issues and concerns.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

MAY 8, 2024

Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule to amend the HIPAA Privacy Rules to support reproductive health care privacy (the “Reproductive Health Care Rules”). The Reproductive Health Care Rules’ protections only apply when the reproductive health care is lawful.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MARCH 5, 2024

Group health plan sponsors, third-party administrators and other health plan service providers must navigate a shifting legal landscape as they determine how to offer gender-affirming benefits, including whether − and to what extent − group health plans must cover gender-affirming medical or surgical treatments, especially regarding minors.

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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

JANUARY 13, 2023

Health and Retirement Plans Subject to ERISA (Includes Multiemployer Plans) Health and Welfare. Plan sponsors and administrators are encouraged to reference these comprehensive calendars to stay on track in 2023.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JUNE 27, 2024

Somehow that is allegedly the Welfare system's fault instead of the mother's. The health system is simply not equipped to perform those tests. And, the lucky ones will live through exposure to this new threat, but nonetheless suffer hospitalization and health challenges. Drug overdose is a real thing impacting real people.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This post continues our focus on comment letters submitted in response to proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The proposed regulations were issued earlier this year by the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (the Departments).

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Multiple states – including Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia – have been busy finalizing legislation and rulemaking to adopt interstate compacts and expand behavioral health access. The post States Adopt Interstate Compacts, Expand Behavioral Health Access appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Read more here.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 16, 2024

New state privacy laws regulating health data impose significant obligations and heightened litigation and regulatory risks. The post Key Takeaways | How to Prepare for New State Health Privacy Laws appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Access key takeaways and webinar replay.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 17, 2022

The business offers its staff a range of different health-related leave options , such as a sickness absence initiative that incorporates pregnancy sickness or loss; a sabbatical policy; and time off for transgender and non-binary employees for gender transitioning matters and counselling.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

MARCH 2, 2023

The Biden Administration recently announced its plan to end both the National Emergency and Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (together, the “COVID-19 Emergencies”) on May 11, 2023. Limited COVID-related enforcement relief related to mental health parity rules.

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The Workcomp Writer

JUNE 3, 2022

Quoting Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , an Ohio appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Industrial Commission that had refused to consider various fringe benefits in the form of health and welfare benefits, as well as the employer’s contribution to several pension funds as “wages” or “earnings” under Ohio Rev.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JUNE 20, 2023

At a recent open Commission meeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). The FTC’s proposed amendment aims to codify the HBNR’s application to digital health and mobile technologies.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! The relief allows, but does not require, HDHPs to provide telehealth and other remote care services on a pre-deductible basis without making participants health savings account (“HSA”) ineligible.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 3, 2023

Following in the footsteps of Washington State’s My Health My Data Act, the governors of Nevada and Connecticut recently approved Nevada SB 370 and Connecticut SB 3. These bills impose a number of new requirements on the processing of consumer health data.

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McNees

JANUARY 13, 2023

trillion dollar spending bill, contains provisions which modify the laws applicable to welfare benefit plans and retirement benefit plans. Below is a high-level list of the provisions of the Act which are effective in 2023 and which may affect your plan: Welfare Benefit Plans. The Act, a $1.7

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WEX Inc.

AUGUST 10, 2018

This webinar covered the latest on health care reform - legislation that's passed in the last six months, what's on the way, and what it means for your organization. We work in an exciting industry – which means quick changes are the norm, and adaptability is a necessity.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

As reported in our January 7, 2022 SW Benefits Blog “ The DOL Asks and Answers Questions About the New Welfare Plan Fee Disclosure Rules ,” group health plans must now comply with the ERISA Section 408(b)(2) disclosure requirements. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al.,

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Qandle

MAY 22, 2024

EAPs cover areas like stress management, mental health, substance abuse, financial difficulties, and family concerns, providing comprehensive support. Employee counseling is indispensable in contemporary work environments, playing a pivotal role in enhancing both employee welfare and organizational achievements.

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Business Management Daily

JULY 2, 2020

Mental health among workers is essential not only for employee wellness but also for the welfare of your company. Mental health awareness programs in the workplace can help mitigate stress and improve employees’ wellness by identifying issues early, and providing support through things like Employee Assistance Programs.

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AssuredPartners

DECEMBER 18, 2022

As this topic relates to your Employer-sponsored health and welfare benefit plans please remember that PPACA (aka The Affordable Care Act) only requires employers to cover employees working 30 hours (or more) per week as well as their natural and adopted children.

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