News & Analysis as of

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) › Compliance › Department of Labor (DOL)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal subsidies to reduce the number of uninsured citizens. less -
Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs & Employee Benefits Q1 2024 Client Update

Kaufman & Canoles on

On behalf of the ESOPs & Employee Benefits team, we hope you’re enjoying the first days of Spring, when the longer days allow more time to ponder the ever-changing landscape of employee benefits compliance. Please find below...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

ACA-Required Coverage of Contraceptive Care Remains Agency Focus

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

Once again, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have issued guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) required coverage of contraception without cost sharing, clarifying the permitted...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

New PUMP Act Guidance: What Do Employers Need to Know?

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on

The Department of Labor has recently issued guidance on the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The PUMP Act was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the Fair Labor Standards...more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

Preventive Care in a Post-Braidwood World: Agencies Release Guidance on Preventive Services Coverage Requirements

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) recently released guidance for group health plans on required preventive services coverage. The guidance was issued in response to a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Federal Agencies Issue Firm Reminder that No-Cost Coverage Requirements for Employee Contraceptives Remain Post-Roe

Foley & Lardner LLP on

On July 28, 2022, in light of the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the United States Department of Labor (DOL), in conjunction with the Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mental Health Parity Compliance Returns To Forefront for Group Health Plan Sponsors

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) amended the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) to include substantial new compliance requirements. The Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human...more

Franczek P.C.

Employee Benefits Alert - July 2015

Franczek P.C. on

Major Revisions to Qualified Plan Determination Letter Process Announced - Effective January 1, 2017, the staggered five-year determination letter remedial amendment cycles for individually designed plans will be...more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

Agencies Issue Final Regulations on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Requirements

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on

As promised in the FAQ issued on March 30, 2015, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (the Departments) have issued final regulations regarding the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC)...more

Littler

OSHA Issues Revised Whistleblower Investigations Manual

Littler on

Continuing its emphasis on its Whistleblower Protection Program, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an updated Whistleblower Investigations Manual on May 21, 2015. OSHA enforces whistleblower...more

Littler

Spring Regulatory Agenda Sets Forth New Deadlines, Proposals

Littler on

In keeping with past practice, federal agencies released their spring regulatory agendas on the eve of a holiday weekend. These semiannual reports list all of the federal agency regulations currently under development or...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Secretary of Labor Perez Addresses 2013 AFL-CIO Quadrennial Convention And Lays Out Progressive Agenda

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

AFL-CIO RESOLUTION ATTACKS OBAMACARE - On September 10, 2013, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, to a standing ovation from assembled labor leaders, addressed the AFL-CIO’s 27th quadrennial constitutional...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

Complying with the Affordable Care Act’s Exchange Notice Requirement

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to require employers of all sizes to provide their employees a notice of the availability of coverage through public...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Action Items for Employers: Notice to Employees of Health Insurance Marketplace & Related Updates to COBRA Election Notices

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on

As we have alerted you in the past, health care reform enacted in 2010 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (referred to herein as “PPACA”) has imposed new obligations on employers and group health plans. One...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Healthcare Reform White Paper: Countdown To 2014

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on

Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or the “Act”) is now over three years old, the Act’s core requirements will not take effect until 2014....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Act Now Advisory: Important Affordable Care Act Deadline: Employee Notices of the Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchange) Due by...

Epstein Becker & Green on

On May 8, 2013, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued Technical Release No. 2013-02 ("Release") providing important guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

DOL Audits Of Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Now Include Healthcare Reform Compliance

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on

The U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") has recently enhanced its enforcement activities with respect to group health plans by significantly increasing the number of audits it is conducting. In addition, the DOL's audit...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

DOL Issues ObamaCare Self-Compliance Checklists For Employers

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on

The Department of Labor has issued a “self-compliance tool,” (complete with a handy checklist) to help employers operating group health plans comply with the Affordable Care Act....more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

DOL Publishes Helpful Self Compliance Tools

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on

The Department of Labor has published two checklists that plan sponsors can use to test their compliance with group health plan requirements. One checklist addresses the Affordable Care Act (ACA or health care reform)...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DOL Audit Letters Requesting Proof of Compliance with Health Care Reform Requirements

McDermott Will & Emery on

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) audits already evaluate a company’s compliance on a spectrum of laws, statutes and regulations. However, the DOL has updated and revamped its audit letter to now also capture compliance...more

Polsinelli

Labor & Employment Law Update - January 2013 : New Year Employer Checklist

Polsinelli on

In This Issue: - New Health Care Mandates - I-9's for Immigration in 2013 - A Policies and Procedures Review - Classifying Employees as Exempt or Non-Exempt? - Awareness of National Labor Relations Board...more

FordHarrison

Legal Alert: FAQs Issued on SBC Requirement

FordHarrison on

Executive Summary: The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury recently issued an additional guidance providing answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the implementation...more

21 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide