The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) has recently published regulations for public comment and a guide for employers. A synopsis of significant,…
The checklist attached provides simple explanations of the various required reporting & disclosure obligations of employer-sponsored health & welfare plans (federal law). For more information…
Currently, six states and the District of Columbia have implemented paid family leave laws, including New York, New Jersey and California. Recently, there have been…
A recently-released U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) letter, dated December 4, 2018, restates the DOL’s long-held position that ERISA preempts state laws that require employers…
On January 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published its Annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020. This guidance…
Employers sponsoring a group health plan need to report information on the creditable status of the plan’s prescription drug coverage to the Centers for Medicare…