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 22, 2018 | DOT, EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is controlled 2-1 by Democrats from the Obama era, is cracking down on companies that rely on pre-employment physical tests when these tests result in disparate impact, often involving female applicants....
by Girish Anand | Oct 7, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, HHS, Obamacare
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor this week announced two companion interim final rules that provide conscience protections to Americans who have a religious or moral objection to paying for health insurance that covers...
by admin | Jul 11, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of the Treasury (DOT), have issued interim final rules that establish an alternative way for eligible organizations that have a religious objection to...
by admin | May 12, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, HHS
In a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued on May 11, the federal agencies regulating the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to close some loopholes that health insurers thought they had detected regarding preventive and contraceptive...