Overbilling in the healthcare industry continues to increase dramatically across the United States, to the tune of billions of dollars annually. The existing system has caused skyrocketing annual premium renewals for employers and sharply climbing out-of-pocket costs for plan members.
As noted in a recent prior blog, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has permitted a class action lawsuit under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and ERISA to proceed. Ruling on procedural grounds,
California law requires all private employers with 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors to submit annual information to the state on worker pay and demographics. Companies must comply with this state law even
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a class action lawsuit in which group health plan participants alleged that the insurer violated the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and
America First Legal (AFL) has filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as well as with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, about the NFL’s so-called “Rooney Rule.” Under the Rooney Rule, the NFL must interview at least
At least nine pending proposed class action lawsuits challenging how companies use 401(k) forfeitures are facing rulings on motions to dismiss in the coming weeks. 401(k) forfeitures occur when a worker leaves their employment before the employer’s matching contributions are
The 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 mental health system. He cited the need for ensuring
Research by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in 2023 shows that paid maternity and paternity leave increased by five percent last year, with 32% of employers now offering paid paternity leave. Furthermore, although many men have not taken
Aerospace and defense technology company L3Harris has agreed to settle an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action lawsuit for $650,000. Plan participants in the company’s $5.2 million 401(k) plan claimed that the defense contractor violated ERISA by charging
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that whistleblowers need not prove that their employer acted with retaliatory intent to maintain their retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Although whistleblowers are required to prove that the protected activity was a