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10 Jun 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) 2012 guidance on an employer’s use of criminal background checks is an example of administrative overreach and should be withdrawn, according to panelists testifying before a House subcommittee panel on Tuesday. [read post]
19 Dec 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Attorney General Eric Holder has issued a memorandum directing the Department of Justice to consider claims of gender identity discrimination, including bias claims based on an individual's transgender status, cognizable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The day after the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing to discuss the Department of Labor's budget proposal for FY 2016, a separate House committee put Labor Secretary Thomas Perez in the hot seat over the same issue.read more [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman In advance of an expected floor vote, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on April 1 to discuss the merits of the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 84). [read post]
18 Nov 2013, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman In the wake of a political firestorm brewing around cancelations of individual health insurance policies, last week President Obama announced a rule change that would potentially allow some individuals to remain on their current health insurance policy for an additional year.read more [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will discuss the EEO law implications of social media use in the workplace during a public meeting next week. [read post]
5 Feb 2014, 12:00 am
Ilyse Wolens Schuman Michael J. [read post]
1 Oct 2012, 7:39 am
By Ilyse Schuman Updated October 27, 2012: Due to the forecast of severe weather, the DOL has announced that the ERISA Advisory Council meeting scheduled for October 30-31 will be held on November 26-27. [read post]
11 Jun 2012, 12:14 pm
By Ilyse Schuman The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) has made available on its website a calculation tool and instructions to help group health plans and health insurance issuers comply with certain summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
25 May 2012, 2:02 pm
By Ilyse Schuman The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has made available its 2012 Report to Congress: Compliance of Group Health Plans (and Health Insurance Coverage Offered in Connection with Such Plans) With the Requirements of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). [read post]
15 May 2012, 2:52 pm
By Ilyse Schuman The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule (pdf) that imposes a new reporting requirement on health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets that meet or exceed the applicable medical loss ratio (MLR) standard for the 2011 reporting year. [read post]
26 Sep 2012, 6:40 am
By Ilyse Schuman As of September 23, 2012, health insurance issuers and group health plans must provide health plan participants and enrollees with information to better help them understand the plan’s benefits and coverage. [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 8:07 am
By Ilyse Schuman The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new guidance (pdf) regarding the Affordable Care Act’s Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) reporting and rebate requirements. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 5:16 pm
Ilyse Schuman has us covered there, with her recap of day 2 in the oral arguments. [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 1:36 pm
By Ilyse Schuman A new study published by Truven Health Analytics has found that employers opting to drop their health care plans in 2014 and pay the penalty imposed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) instead of maintaining coverage for their employees will not benefit economically in the short- or long-term. [read post]
11 May 2012, 11:10 am
By Ilyse Schuman The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 1:40 pm
By Ilyse Schuman An issue brief released by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has concluded that employers might benefit from using a private insurance exchange/fixed contribution approach to providing health insurance to their workers once many of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) provisions take effect in 2014. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 6:18 am
By Ilyse Schuman A comprehensive review of 27 separate studies forecasting how the new health care law will affect employer-sponsored health coverage finds that predictions vary widely depending on the type of study conducted. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 6:56 am
By Ilyse Schuman On March 14 the Senate overwhelmingly approved a transportation funding bill that includes an amendment (S. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 1:40 pm
By Ilyse Schuman An issue brief released by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has concluded that employers might benefit from using a private insurance exchange/fixed contribution approach to providing health insurance to their workers once many of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) provisions take effect in 2014. [read post]
