• Voting Leave Requirements

      October 30, 2024 | News

      Election day is rapidly approaching, and it is important for companies to understand their employees’ voting leave rights. Although there is no federal law requiring organizations to give employees time off to vote during working hours, twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia do have voting leave statutes. The states currently with voting leave requirements End excerpt

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    • Credible Coverage & Medical Loss Ratio Rebate Updates

      October 7, 2024 | News

      Credible Coverage Group health plan sponsors must disclose to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D and to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) whether their prescription drug coverage is at least as good as the Medicare Part D coverage (in other words, whether their prescription drug coverage is “creditable”). Disclosure to End excerpt

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    • Maryland Wage Transparency & Pay Stub Information Law Takes Effect October 1, 2024

      September 19, 2024 | News

      Earlier this year, Governor Wes Moore signed into law two statutes — the Wage Range Transparency Law and the Pay Stub Information Law that increase the compensation details that Maryland employers must communicate to job applicants and employees. The law takes effect on October 1, 2024. Maryland employers of any size are required to: Employers End excerpt

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    • Veterans-4212 report is due September 30th

      August 29, 2024 | News

      This is a reminder that the Veterans-4212 report is due annually on September 30th.  The submission of the Veterans-4212 report is required if you are a government contractor or subcontractor with contracts of $150,000 or more regardless of the number of employees.  Federal contractors and subcontractors completing the VETS-4212 report must provide information on the End excerpt

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    • FTC Ban on Non-Agreements

      August 21, 2024 | News

      The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on non-compete agreements, which was set to take effect nationwide on Sept. 4th, has been blocked and is now on hold. A federal judge in Texas upheld a challenge to the FTC’s rule banning non-competes, saying the government agency lacks the authority to put the ban in place and that End excerpt

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    • CareFirst BCBS Now Requiring Prior Authorization for Cardiology and Radiology Advanced Imaging

      August 5, 2024 | News

      Please take note that CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. (collectively, “CareFirst”) are now requiring prior authorization (PA) for outpatient cardiology and radiology advanced imaging. This new PA requirement, which began July 22nd applies to fully insured commercial plans and will be implemented in partnership with EviCore, a recognized industry leader in medical benefits End excerpt

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    • Be Prepared for Higher I-9 Fines and More I-9 Inspections

      July 30, 2024 | News

      The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule imposing increased fines on employers for failure to comply with I-9 regulations. In addition to higher fines, employers should expect an increase in government I-9 inspections. The new penalty amounts will be effective for penalties assessed after June 28, 2024, whose associated violations occurred after End excerpt

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    • Deadline to file the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1

      July 17, 2024 | News

      This is a reminder that the EEO-1 filing platform opened on April 30th, 2024. The deadline to file the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 report is June 4, 2024. To meet this deadline, the EEOC encourages employers to begin the filing process as soon as possible. The EEO-1 report is a mandatory annual data collection that End excerpt

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    • FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreement

      July 17, 2024 | News

      The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted 3-2 to ban non-compete agreements. This ban on non-competes would become law 120 days after it is published in the Federal Register, which will probably happen in a few days. However legal challenges could delay or block this change. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it would sue End excerpt

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    • Self-Insured Plans Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee due by July 31st

      July 11, 2024 | News

      The deadline to complete your Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee filing is fast approaching. By July 31st, all self-insured health plans and several HRAs for plans ending in the year 2023 must pay the PCORI fee using the second quarter Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return. The fee calculation is based on the End excerpt

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