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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidance which clarifies existing requirements related to opioid use and employment under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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President Trump’s latest executive order is aimed at improving telemedicine and health care access for those who live in rural areas. Telehealth benefits are also expanded for...
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some benefit changes have been made to provide some relief to employee benefit plans, plan participants, and plan services providers.
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Workplace stress is an inevitable part of business, but when stress gets out of hand, it’s bad for business and the people who do the work. Just last year, the World Health...
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One way that employers can reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace is employee testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidance regarding...
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For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) made some changes which may affect the design and administration of your plans. It’s important to...
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President Trump recently signed four executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices. This topic has been a long-standing campaign promise of his administration. The executive orders...
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Pierre Guilfoile, NIS' Director of Health Plan Analytics, gives his take on the renewal and market expectations for the insured and self-insured market for 2020 and 2021.
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The Department of Labor (DOL) has released additional guidance regarding how to apply federal employment laws in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new questions and answers were...
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The IRS recently announced that the contribution percentages used to determine affordability for an employer’s health plan under the Affordable Care Act will increase. For plan years...
