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McDermott Will & Emery

How Pending Fishing Boat Cases at the Supreme Court Could Rock the Benefits Plan Boat

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Thanks to two cases about federally mandated observers on fishing boats, judicial deference to agencies is likely to soon get weaker – and more unpredictable – with wide-ranging impacts for employee benefits. Less deference...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New Proposed Mental Health Parity Rules Amid Report of Widespread Failure

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On July 25, the Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Health and Human Services (the Departments) released new Proposed Rules (Proposed Rules) that clarify certain requirements imposed by the...more

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Proposed Rules Push Mental Health Parity Up Benefit Priority List

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Now you know. It could not be any clearer to employers that compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) will be a—maybe the—top health and welfare benefit priority for federal...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

DOL Issues Long Awaited Mental Health Parity Guidance

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Plan sponsors, insurers, and third-party administrators should pay close attention to the new guidance to facilitate health plan compliance with complex nonquantitative treatment limitation comparative analyses requirements....more

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New Proposed Relief for Grandfathered Group Health Plans

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The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury have issued a proposed rule for grandfathered group health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposed rule provides greater...more

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