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Wellness programs receive welcome tune-up under proposed regulations

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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December 10 2012

The regulatory log-jam in Washington seems to finally be loosening up in the aftermath of the election, and the troika of agencies primarily responsible for overseeing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the Affordable Care Act)the IRS, U.S. Department of Health and Human Serviceshave recently issued proposed regulations that will be of interest to employers who are considering new wellness programs or changes to existing programs

The advantages of team work

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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November 1 2012

There are many things I enjoy about practicing employee benefits law at Ogletree Deakins

National Defense Authorization Act precludes OFCCP jurisdiction over TRICARE provider

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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October 24 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board has found that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) lacks jurisdiction over Florida Hospital of Orlando, a TRICARE health services provider, based on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA

Hurry up and waitnew waiting period guidance for health plans

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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September 10 2012

The government recently issued Notice 2012-59 (August 31, 2012), describing the 90-day limit for waiting periods to enter group health plans, as added by the Affordable Care Act (ACA

Alcoholic anxiety-stricken nurse states termination claim under NJLAD, New Jersey district court holds

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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July 16 2012

In Skidmore v. Virtua Health Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86181 (D.N.J. June 21, 2012), a nurse with attendance issues related to her alcoholism and anxiety was terminated by her employer after she failed to report to work on a day when the center was short-staffed, following a trend of poor attendance

Supreme Court upholds federal health care reform

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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June 28 2012

On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated opinion deciding the constitutionality of the federal health care overhaul known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA

High Court rules pharmaceutical sales reps are exempt from FLSA's overtime requirements

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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June 18 2012

On June 18, 2012, with Justice Samuel Alito writing for a 5-4 majority, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether the term "outside salesman," as defined by Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, encompasses pharmaceutical sales representatives

New Jersey bill would dramatically expand employers’ notice obligations

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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June 8 2012

On June 4, 2012, a bill was introduced in the state Senate (and referred to the Senate Labor Committee) that would greatly expand employers’ notice obligations under the state Family Leave Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance laws

IRS provides much needed guidance for health FSAs

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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June 4 2012

Employers are getting some welcome relief in the form of IRS guidance that provides helpful details and clarity on how to implement the upcoming $2,500 limit on salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) set by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA

Employer’s insistence that worker comply with attendance policy is not a failure to accommodate

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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April 16 2012

In a case that “tests the limits of an employer’s attendance policy,” a federal appellate court recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a nurse who requested a waiver from her employer’s five-unplanned-absence limit

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Wellness programs receive welcome tune-up under proposed regulations

The advantages of team work

National Defense Authorization Act precludes OFCCP jurisdiction over TRICARE provider

Hurry up and waitnew waiting period guidance for health plans

Alcoholic anxiety-stricken nurse states termination claim under NJLAD, New Jersey district court holds

Supreme Court upholds federal health care reform

High Court rules pharmaceutical sales reps are exempt from FLSA's overtime requirements

New Jersey bill would dramatically expand employers’ notice obligations

IRS provides much needed guidance for health FSAs

Employer’s insistence that worker comply with attendance policy is not a failure to accommodate

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