by Girish Anand | Jul 25, 2012 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, Health Care Reform, HHS
Under the terms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, medical insurers who fail to devote 80 percent of premiums received on health care expenses (86 percent in the large group market) must pay annual rebates, with the first set of rebates...
by Girish Anand | Jul 24, 2012 | DOL
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced improved procedures for plan sponsors who wish to obtain fiduciary relief for a service provider’s failure to comply with the department’s plan-level fee...
by Girish Anand | Jul 23, 2012 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law, U.S. Supreme Court
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which holds jurisdiction over courts in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, has upheld a 2000 decision in which it ruled that the disabled are not automatically entitled to vacant job openings as a reasonable accommodation under the...
by Girish Anand | Jul 20, 2012 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on July 18 held a public meeting at which academics, representatives of the civil rights, business and federal sector communities, as well as former EEOC leaders and current employees, presented their views about the...
by Girish Anand | Jul 19, 2012 | DOL, Employee Benefits Administration, Health Care Reform
If the actions of the Los Angeles office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) are any indication, the Department of Labor (DOL) has decided that the Supreme Court's recent endorsement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) represents prime time to...
