by Ed Fensholt | August 22, 2014 | ADA, Wellness
This week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued a Wisconsin employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for levying too significant a penalty on an employee for declining to participate in a health plan-related health risk assessment....
by Compliance Services at Lockton | May 13, 2014 | Health Plan Identifiers
Lately at Lockton we’ve been receiving questions about the HIPAA requirement that health plans obtain a health plan identifier (HPID) from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Our advice, at least for now, is that clients should not rush out to...
by Ed Fensholt | January 8, 2014 | Compliance Services, Health Reform, Health Reimbursement Arrangements
San Francisco authorities have partially reinvigorated—albeit at the eleventh hour—the use of health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) as a way to satisfy the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) for 2014 and beyond. For the first time, the City will...
by Mark Holloway | December 20, 2013 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues
The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled on December 19th that same-sex couples have the right to marry. The court held that “barring individuals from marrying and depriving them of the rights, protections and responsibilities of civil marriage solely...
by Mark Holloway | November 5, 2013 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues
Updates: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, making Illinois the 16th state to allow same-sex marriage. The law won’t take effect until June 1, 2013, which is when the first same-sex marriage ceremonies could take...
by Mark Holloway | October 15, 2013 | Compliance Services, Domestic Partners, Health Reform, State and Local Issues
Breaking News – Monday, October 21, 2013: Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced today that his administration would drop its legal challenge to allowing gay marriage in the state. Mr. Christie had sought a stay to prevent the marriages from taking...
