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Employers Win Religious Opt-Out in Supreme Court Birth Control Coverage Case

Date:: July 10, 2020

The Supreme Court has ruled that employers with religious or moral objections to birth control may deny contraceptive coverage to their employees without violating the Affordable Care Act.

DOL Updates COBRA Model Notices

Date:: May 11, 2020

The US Department of Labor has revised its model COBRA notices to provide additional information about COBRA's interaction with Medicare.

Supreme Court Hears High-Stakes ACA Birth Control Coverage Case

Date:: May 7, 2020

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could make it easier for employers to deny their employees contraceptive coverage by claiming religious or moral objections. A ruling is expected by the end of June.

DOL Issues New COVID-19 Relief for Benefit Plans

Date:: April 30, 2020

The US Department of Labor has issued deadline relief and other guidance to aid employers, employee benefit plans, plan participants and other service providers affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

California, Other States and Insurers Eliminate Cost Sharing for Coronavirus Testing

Date:: March 13, 2020

With the number of coronavirus (or COVID-19) cases steadily rising in the US, states and insurers are trying to alleviate the pressure on citizens by eliminating cost sharing for coronavirus testing.

Supreme Court Will Hear ACA Birth Control Coverage Case

Date:: January 21, 2020

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide an Affordable Care Act (ACA) dispute that could limit female workers' access to free birth control.

Year-End Law Repeals "Cadillac Tax," Enacts SECURE Act

Date:: January 9, 2020

An appropriations bill signed as 2019 closed repealed the ACA's "Cadillac tax" on certain high-cost, employer-based healthcare plans and enacted the SECURE Act, which eases compliance burdens for certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.

New Rules Will Allow Employees to Buy Individual Health Insurance Plans Through HRAs

Date:: June 20, 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, employers will be able to use a new "Individual Coverage HRA" (ICHRA) to reimburse employees for their premiums for individual health insurance coverage on a tax-preferred basis, subject to certain conditions.

Nevada Sets Bar for Health Benefits Needed for Lower Minimum Wage

Date:: May 31, 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, Nevada's minimum wage law will be amended to specify exactly which benefits an employer must offer in order to pay a lower minimum wage.

Judges Block Trump Administration's Attempt to Limit Contraceptive Coverage

Date:: January 18, 2019

A pair of federal judges have blocked enforcement of the Trump administration's revised rules that would have made it easier for employers to refuse to offer birth control coverage for moral or religious reasons.

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