by Jay Kirschbaum | September 24, 2019 | DOL, Mental health, Mental Health Parity
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance to help plan administrators determine whether certain coverage guidelines applied to mental health and substance abuse treatment are permissible. This new FAQ supplements the slew of guidance previously issued in...
by Rory Akers, JD | January 28, 2019 | DOL, ERISA
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently finalized regulations containing civil penalty inflation adjustments for 2019 in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015 (the “Act”). The Act requires the DOL publish annual inflation...
by Jay Kirschbaum | January 24, 2019 | Benefits Administration, DOL, ERISA, State and Local Issues
A recently released information letter[1] from the US Department of Labor (DOL) raises an arcane issue around wage withholding laws. It also highlights the differences between the federal and state legislative and regulatory views and makes clear the ways in which the...
by Rory Akers, JD | December 19, 2018 | ADA, DOL, EEOC, GINA, Wellness, Workplace Wellness
As the year draws to a close and we prepare to welcome 2019, recent litigation involving workplace wellness programs provides important reminders about how these programs should be structured and administered. Department of Labor actively auditing for wellness...
by Rory Akers, JD | January 22, 2018 | DOL
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently finalized regulations containing civil penalty inflation adjustments for 2018 in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015 (the “Act”). The Act requires the DOL publish annual inflation...
by Ethan McWilliams | January 12, 2018 | Compliance Services, DOL, ERISA
Federal prosecutors recently indicted the owner of a California medical clinic and a delivery service driver for allegedly bilking employer-sponsored healthcare plans for millions of dollars in claims for sleep study expenses. The case is another illustration of the...
