by Chris Brown | Sep 6, 2018
The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to report information about their medical loss ratio to the Department of Health and Human Services each year. The medical loss ratio (MLR) is the cost of claims plus the amount expended on health care quality...
by Chris Brown | Aug 20, 2018
A Salt Lake City-based grocery store chain will pay $832,500 to resolve a group of disability discrimination charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s investigation revealed a qualified individual with a disability...
by Chris Brown | Jul 31, 2018
Following the issuance of a general counsel memo approving common handbook provisions, employers may expect the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to subject their employee handbooks to less scrutiny than in recent years. The memo outlined three categories of...
by Chris Brown | Jul 9, 2018
Employers are increasingly dropping pre-employment drug screening for marijuana. While still in its early stages, the shift away from marijuana testing appears likely to accelerate as more states legalize cannabis use. Recreational marijuana use is legal in nine...
by Chris Brown | Jul 2, 2018
The Affordable Care Act imposes a fee on issuers of specified health insurance policies and plan sponsors of applicable self-insured health plans to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The fee, required to be reported once a year on the second...
