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Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh's Past Rulings Signal Employer-Friendly Approach

Date:: July 10, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has compiled a largely pro-employer record in his 12 years on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. But a contentious Senate confirmation process likely awaits him.

Justice Kennedy Retires From Supreme Court, Setting Stage for Likely Confirmation Battle

Date:: June 27, 2018

Kennedy's retirement could lead to a "durable conservative majority of votes for the foreseeable future," which will have a transformative effect on labor and employment law, one expert predicted.

DOL Releases Final Rule Governing Association Health Plans

Date:: June 22, 2018

The new rule provides an added mechanism for meeting the definition of employer under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and could affect an estimated 3.2 million enrollees in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual and small group markets.

Iowa Law Takes Pathway Around Affordable Care Act

Date:: April 27, 2018

A new Iowa law, providing that not all health plans actually qualify as health insurance, appears to be an end-run around the Affordable Care Act's requirements.

"Cadillac" Health Plan Tax Delayed

Date:: January 24, 2018

The start of a tax on "Cadillac" health plans has been delayed from 2020 until 2022.

Federal Courts Block President Trump's Roll Back of Contraceptive Coverage

Date:: December 22, 2017

Two federal courts have issued nationwide injunctions blocking the Trump administration's attempt to make it easier for employers to refuse to provide coverage for certain birth control methods if they cite moral or religious objections to contraception.

IRS Will Soon Issue Notices of 2015 ACA Penalties

Date:: November 13, 2017

Large employers may soon receive a notice from the IRS if they are liable for an employer shared responsibility payment for calendar year 2015 under the Affordable Care Act. The employer shared responsibility payment is the penalty assessed against an Applicable Large Employer if it does not provide affordable, minimum essential coverage to at least 70 percent of its full-time employees.

Trump Issues Executive Orders Aimed at Rolling Back Affordable Care Act

Date:: October 13, 2017

President Trump has issued two executive orders intended to weaken the regulatory structure supporting the Affordable Care Act. One order asks the Department of Labor to propose rules to let more employers participate in association health plans while the other halts the payment of subsidies to healthcare insurers.

Employers Gain Religious Exemption From Providing Contraceptive Benefits

Date:: October 11, 2017

More employers with religious or moral objections to providing birth control may be granted an exemption from Affordable Care Act regulations requiring them to provide coverage under two interim rules issued by the Trump administration.

Wal-Mart's $7.5 Million Settlement Approved in Same-Sex Health Benefits Case

Date:: May 17, 2017

A federal court in Massachusetts has approved a $7.5 million settlement in a case that accused Wal-Mart of discriminating against employees by denying health benefits to their same-sex spouses.

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