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Employers Have New Ways to Offer Health Reimbursement Arrangements
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury recently issued joint final regulations expanding the availability of health reimbursement arrangements (“HRAs”) by introducing two new types of HRAs –…
NLRB: Employers Win When Their Employees Can’t “Opt-In”
In the first post- Epic Systems decision regarding arbitration agreements, the NLRB has underscored just how pro-arbitration courts and regulators have become. In Cordúa Restaurants, the Board put its stamp of…
BREAKING NEWS: Governor Cuomo Signs Off On Groundbreaking Harassment Legislation
Governor Cuomo signed the groundbreaking harassment legislation that we previously covered here on August 12, 2019. The law profoundly alters the landscape of harassment claims in New York and how employers should be…
Predictive Scheduling for Chicago Too.
Last week, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance (“the Ordinance”), which requires employers to give workers early notice of their schedules or face penalties if they change shifts without…
Treasury Department and IRS Release Guidance on Preventive Care for Chronic Conditions under High Deductible Health Plans
On July 17, 2019, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued Notice 2019-45 to expand the types of preventive care services and benefits that can be provided to individuals under high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”)…