Reminder: Annual OSHA Form 300A Posting Begins February 1
Employers that had 11 or more employees at any point in 2022 are required to post Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Federal Pregnancy and Lactation Accommodations Expanded
While federal employment law changes are generally few and far between, the budget bill that was just passed by Congress and signed by...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
CAA 2021 Drug Reporting Requirement Update
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), Title II, Division BB included a new reporting requirement for group health plans and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
Federal: Minimal Essential Coverage Reporting Regulations Finalized
Effective December 15, 2022, the IRS’s regulations were finalized and published in the Federal Register. They provide an automatic...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Dec 13, 2022
- 1 min
Michigan Increases Minimum Wage
On January 1, 2023, Michigan’s minimum wage will increase to $10.10 per hour, from $9.87. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Nov 16, 2022
- 1 min
Federal: Workplace Discrimination Poster Updated by EEOC
powered by MINERAL In October 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its mandatory workplace poster from EEO is...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
USERRA and Form I-9 Updates
Powered by Mineral It’s feast or famine with federal employment law news, and this month, we are well fed! USERRA Expanded to Protect...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Oct 18, 2022
- 1 min
New Guidance on Health Care Transparency
On August 19, 2022, federal agencies released a final rule and FAQs regarding the ban on surprise medical billing and other health care...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Michigan Supreme Court Holds Sexual Orientation Protected Under ELCRA
On July 28, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court held that Michigan’s prohibition on sex-based discrimination under the state’s...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
Online harvest reporting starts with fall 2022 deer hunting seasons
Last year, nearly 7,000 deer hunters voluntarily reported their deer harvest online to help test the Michigan Department of Natural...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
HHS Announces Proposed Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination in Health Care
On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Aug 15, 2022
- 2 min
Why Our Office Will Record Medicare Calls & Provide a New Disclaimer This Fall
This fall, you may notice our office recording calls for the first time and providing a new disclaimer at the beginning of phone calls....
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Aug 12, 2022
- 1 min
Federal: ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases
On July 25, 2022, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) affordability threshold will be 9.12 percent, reduced from 9.61...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Jul 27, 2022
- 1 min
Federal: Court Finds EEOC Guidance Unenforceable in Certain States
On July 15, 2022, the US District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville held that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Jun 27, 2022
- 5 min
Employer Considerations for Coverage of Abortion Benefits
In anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, states...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Distributing Required Notices: What You Need to Know
There are a lot of notices and materials that employers are required to distribute to their employees each year. The requirements for...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
Timeline of Benefit Notices for Group Health Plans
THIS TIMELINE PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL BENEFIT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS. ADDITIONAL...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
State Disability Insurance Mandates
Currently, five states require employers to provide Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) wage replacement benefits to their employees who...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
Telehealth Coverage for HDHPs Extended
A spending bill signed into law on March 15, 2022, extends the ability of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide benefits for...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Agencies Indicate Focus on MHPAEA Enforcement
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released a fact sheet on 2021 enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction...
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