The Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance group has been involved in a class-action lawsuit regarding its anticompetitive policies since 2012. Brought by a class of over 1M plaintiffs, the suit... read more →
New Jersey regulators recently announced a change to their employer reporting policies that will affect businesses in all states and of any size that offer coverage to NJ residents. This... read more →
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires virtually all employers that provide group health insurance coverage to report information about the value of these benefits to employees via their W2. Since... read more →
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020” (CAA) into law. Over the next few weeks, we will share more information about the 5,593-page law,... read more →
Pfizer and Moderna recently announced that their experimental coronavirus vaccines appear to be 95% effective, prompting employers to consider if they can require employees to vaccinate once doses are accessible to the general... read more →
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have announced the Medicare Part B standard premium, Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAAs) for Parts B and D of Medicare, and the... read more →
On 10/28/2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which requires NJ employers to conduct COVID-19 symptom screenings at the worksite. The measure also implements other worksite safety precautions related... read more →
Employer groups that offer prescription drug coverage to Medicare eligible employees, dependents and/or retirees, need to provide annual creditable disclosures to both their eligible plan participants and the federal Centers... read more →
On August 3, 2020, the Federal court for the Southern District of New York struck down four segments of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) interim final rules on... read more →
New Jersey's Family Leave Insurance (NJFLI) benefits partially replace wages of workers who need to care for a seriously ill or injured family member, or bond with a newborn, newly adopted... read more →
