Seyfarth Synopsis: With the myriad claims for religious accommodation that came out of mandatory COVID vaccination policies, employers have become familiar how to handle requests for religious accommodation in the workplace. ...more
9/10/2024
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Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Duty to Accommodate ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OCR ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Title VII
Seyfarth Synopsis: New regulations effective August 6, 2024 restore and expand scope of civil rights protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act....more
5/15/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Final Rules ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
LGBTQ ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCR
Sens. Schumer and Manchin Finally Agree On Contours Of Next Reconciliation Package. We have been following, and reporting on, the saga surrounding the next democrat only package, originally designated the Build Back Better...more
Late last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly published “Guidance on ‘Long COVID’ as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557.” In short,...more
On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that the prohibition against discrimination “on the basis of sex” under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”) once again includes...more
This special post-election report is brought to you by Seyfarth's Policy Matters Newsletter. With so much at stake, we have collected the top-of-mind issues to watch as the election results take shape. ...more
11/6/2020
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Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DACA ,
Donald Trump ,
Federal Employment Agencies ,
General Elections ,
Immigration Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Joe Biden ,
Members of Congress ,
Policy Drafting ,
Political Campaigns ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Vaccinations
Seyfarth Synopsis: Consistent with Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published recommendations for...more
10/1/2020
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Health Care Providers ,
OCR ,
Section 1557 ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title IX
Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”), health programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance cannot discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or...more