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A federal district court judge found that portions of a Tennessee law regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conflict with the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

The Trump administration's U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Treasury, and Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it would no longer enforce regulations requiring employer health plans...

The new overtime rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is going into effect, and employers must ensure that their workplaces follow it.

While the brazen murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson evoked sympathy in some, it also gave voice to public complaints about the health insurance company's wrongful denial of claims. Hospitals.

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear a case during its next term that focuses on how multiemployer pension plans determine withdrawal liability when employers leave the plans.

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a 6–3 decision upholding the constitutionality of an advisory panel that chooses the benefits to be included in the Affordable Care Act's preventive benefits package.

Jose Davalos, a former employee of Western Milling LLC, has filed a class action lawsuit in a California federal court, alleging that the company forced the sale of its employee stock ownership plan...

Companies are increasingly embracing return-to-office (RTO) mandates, but new SHRM research and data reveal an unexpected consequence of those mandates. The incidence of uncivil acts occurring in the workplace...

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced its first settlement of a HIPAA case involving a phishing cyberattack.

Overbilling in the healthcare industry continues to increase dramatically across the United States, to the tune of billions of dollars annually.

Federal agencies have introduced a new recertification process for independent dispute resolution entities that arbitrate No Surprises Act billing disputes, including a five-day public comment period where stakeholders can petition against entities they believe are unfair. The process aims to address concerns that the current IDR system disproportionately favors healthcare providers, with median awards sometimes exceeding in-network rates by over 23,000%.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently filed suit against the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSM), alleging various violations...

As part of the White House’s broader effort to rewrite federal equal employment opportunity rules, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued three final rules that substantially roll back affirmative action requirements for federal contractors. These rules collectively address Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), which, up until now, comprised the regulatory framework that the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) administers.

The American Alliance for Equal Rights spearheaded the lawsuit in which the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately abolished the use of affirmative action in higher education.

The impending transition from the Biden administration to the Trump administration will undoubtedly affect all facets of American life. However, the shift, along with Republican control...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it will not seek penalties against employers for failure to meet reporting requirements concerning overtime compensation and cash tips for the 2025 tax year.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun the process of implementing the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act, a law from the Biden administration that is already in effect.