by Girish Anand | Aug 1, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, HHS
The departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and the Treasury (DOT) today issued a final rule allowing for the sale and renewal of short-term, limited-duration health plans that cover longer periods than the previous maximum period of less than...
by Girish Anand | Jul 30, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, ERISA
Twelve “blue state” attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, are taking the Trump administration to court over its final rule allowing the creation of newly invigorated Association Health Plans (AHPs). The coalition is...
by Girish Anand | Jul 19, 2018 | DOL, FLSA
Instructional materials, posters and guidebooks on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and virtually every compliance issue a business could ever face are available in our online Digital Workplace Compliance Library, a vast and invaluable resource. You could be...
by Girish Anand | Jul 17, 2018 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) has rescinded the 2016 Persuader Rule, which exceeded the authority of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), according to its press release. The Persuader Rule impinged on attorney-client privilege by requiring...
by Girish Anand | Jul 12, 2018 | DOL, Health Care Reform
The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce is reviving its once-thriving association health plan (AHP) under new rules released by the Department of Labor (DOL). Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the chamber’s AHP served some 20,000 members for nearly 30...
by Girish Anand | Jul 10, 2018 | DOL
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has announced the award of 163 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants totaling $47,600,000. This funding will provide workforce reintegration services to more than 18,000 homeless veterans. “While serving...
