Health plans and employers in general continually struggle to control
health care costs. Over the past several years, many plans have turned to
disease management and wellness programs (collectively,"DM
Programs") to control health care costs... Read more »
Three years after the whistleblower provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 were passed, it has become clear that
litigation of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower cases differs in several
critical respects from litigation of other employment disputes.... Read more »
The new requirements relating to deferred compensation under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code are effective January 1, 2005. Although the due date for amending plans to comply with section 409A... Read more »
On January 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued long-awaited guidance on the obligation for entities to inform CMS of whether prescription drug coverage is creditable for purposes of... Read more »
With increasing frequency, employers are facing claims of retaliation.
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the
number of retaliation claims filed with that agency has doubled over a
10-year period, and now represent... Read more »
“Off-the-clock” conduct is increasingly resulting in costs to employers. Additionally, off-duty conduct that has long added to cost for employers (such as smoking or other unhealthy conduct) is now being identified and... Read more »
Many employers are required by law to perform criminal history checks prior
to making permanent offers of employment to certain types of employees.
Other employers conduct pre-offer criminal history checks on applicants
for certain jobs.... Read more »
Employers can be sued in connection with decisions not to hire a
prospective employee or not to promote an existing employee based on
conduct that occurs in a job interview. The good news for... Read more »
In recent months, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), Department of Labor (“DOL”), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) have provided relief for individuals and employers impacted by recent hurricanes ... Read more »
Walking is actually an Olympic sport. Sadly, it produces virtually no
income for participants. However, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court,
walking recently became more lucrative. Earlier this month, the High Court
held that the... Read more »
