U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals smoothed the way for same-sex marriages to begin again in California Less than 48 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn the lower Court’s ruling that Proposition 8 (which banned same-sex marriages) was unconstitutional in California, the first marriage license was issued. This means that the State […]
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Morbid Obesity is Protected under ADAAA
MORBID OBESITY IS PROTECTED UNDER ADA EEOC Files Lawsuit under ADAAA for Morbidly Obese Man and wins $55,000 judgment. According to the July 24, 2012 Press Release on the EEOC Website, the EEOC won a lawsuit filed back in 2011 on behalf of Ronald Kratz, II. In Civil Action No.:11-cv-3497, the EEOC alleged that the […]
Time for your ERISA Check up
TIME FOR YOUR ERISA GROUP HEALTH PLAN CHECK-UP! The DOL provides a check-list to help Group Health Plan verify compliance with Part 7 of ERISA. In order to assist employers and other benefit administrators with the complex area of compliance with various regulations under Part 7 of ERISA, the DOL has compiled a check-list. The […]
HHS State Exchange
State Exchanges March On or do They? States are moving ahead on building State Exchanges, but… Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the following states have received new grants to establish State Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: California Connecticut Hawaii Iowa Maryland Nevada New York Vermont “We […]
Social Media Password Ban
SOCIAL MEDIA PASSWORD BAN IN Maryland Employers in MD can no longer request Social Media Passwords Effective October 1, 2012 employers in the state of Maryland will no longer be able to request passwords, user names or other personal information for social media sites such as Facebook or Linkedin. It has become more common for […]
Affordable Health Care (ACA) Provisions
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Provisions Some Insurance Carriers to Continue Some ACA Provisions Humana and United Health Care are leading the pack in announcing that regardless of what happens with the Supreme Court ruling on Affordable Care act (ACA), they will continue to offer some of the provisions under the controversial law. The provisions are: […]