ArticleSenate Rejects Bills To Extend ACA Subsidies From Both PartiesThe U.S. Senate has failed to bring to a vote two bills that would have extended subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) beyond the end of the year.United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleSupreme Court Takes Up Title IX Protections For College Coaches And ProfessorsThe U.S. Supreme Court has announced its intention to hear a case involving whether Title IX’s sex discrimination protections apply to college coaches and professors, not just students. United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleThe Impact Of Trump's Tariffs On Individual 401(k) Retirement PlansRetirement plan trading activity was high in the first quarter of 2025 —even before Trump announced his new tariff policy—and has fluctuated significantly on a day-to-day basis since.United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleCVS Caremark Settles Claim Of Over $5M For Underpaying Oklahoma PharmaciesCVS Caremark has agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle claims by Oklahoma pharmacies that the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesHall Benefits Law
ArticleMajority Of Americans Support ACA And Federal Healthcare CoverageA Gallup poll from early November reveals that 62% of Americans believe the federal government should ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesHall Benefits Law
ArticleHow Employers Should Prepare As ICE Conducts Record-Breaking Worksite RaidsIn early September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers executed their largest immigration raid at a single worksite in U.S. history.United StatesImmigrationHall Benefits Law
ArticleFifth Circuit Upholds Decision Overturning Key Portions Of Surprise Billing IDR RegulationsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that vacated critical portions of the surprise billing independent dispute resolution (IDR) provisions...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHall Benefits Law
ArticleU.S. Supreme Court To Review Tennessee State Ban On Gender-Affirming CareThe Sixth Circuit cautioned that federal courts typically should defer to state policymaking, as state legislatures pass laws after "thoughtful debates" about how to manage treatment for gender dysphoria. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHall Benefits Law
ArticleBiden's Proposed FFY 2025 Budget Seeks Mental Health Access ExpansionThe Biden administration unveiled its FFY 2025 budget, which calls for $7.3 trillion in spending. In the proposed budget, Biden maintains his pledge to focus on expanding and transforming the nation's...United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleGeorgia Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval To $47.7 Million Class Action Settlement Involving NCR Corp.A Georgia federal district court has granted preliminary approval to a $47.7 million class action settlement resolving a decade-long dispute between NCR Corp. and approximately 189 former executives. The case centers on allegations that the software company breached its contractual obligation to provide lifetime annuity payments to retired executives...United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleHumans Should Deliver Layoff Notifications, Not AIAs HR professionals increasingly use AI tools for new purposes, employment attorneys are warning them to retain a human element when delivering layoff news to employees.United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleIRS To Increase Penalties For Employers’ Failure To Comply With ACAThe Internal Revenue Service has announced significant increases to Affordable Care Act penalty levels for 2027, with employers facing substantially higher costs for non-compliance with healthcare coverage requirements.United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleVirginia Sues PBMs And Insulin Manufacturers Over Inflated Pricing SchemeThe Commonwealth of Virginia has filed suit against various pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insulin manufacturers for allegedly violating the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. According to the lawsuit, the defendants...United StatesConsumer ProtectionHall Benefits Law
ArticleStudy Shows Few Companies Have Altered DEI Policies Despite Political PressureLittler, a law firm focusing on labor, recently published a study showing that only about eight percent of leading American companies have or intend to alter their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHall Benefits Law
ArticleTesla Shareholders Approve Multibillion-Dollar Compensation Package For CEO MuskTesla's general counsel has announced that its shareholders recently approved a multibillion-dollar compensation package for its CEO, Elon Musk. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHall Benefits Law
ArticleUnitedHealth Group Follows Trend, Removes DEI From WebsiteAccording to a recent report, UnitedHealth Group has removed much of its website content related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHall Benefits Law
Article4th Circuit Questions Class Status In Genworth Financial 401(k) SuitA three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit seemed to express doubt over the propriety of class status during arguments in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act...United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleArbitration Provision At Issue In Ninth Circuit Appeal Of ERISA 401(k) SuitThe Capital Group Companies Inc. is arguing for enforcement of an arbitration provision in its 401(k) plan on appeal before the U.S. Circuit Court for the Ninth Circuit.United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleCigna Reaches Settlement In ERISA Suit Over Misrepresentation Of Out-of-Network ProvidersCigna Health and Life Insurance Company recently agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit following mediation. Plan participants claimed in the suit that Cigna violated the Employee...United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleClass Action Over 401(k) Forfeitures And Fees Against Energy Co. Survives DismissalA Florida federal district court judge recently denied NextEra Energy's motion to dismiss a proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action filed by John Stewart...United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law