Month: September 2021
President Orders OSHA To Develop Mandatory Vaccine Requirement for Large Employers
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he ordered OSHA to develop emergency temporary standards (ETSs) that would require employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that employees either receive one of the three available COVID-19 vaccines or submit to at least weekly COVID-19... Find out more »
Wellbeing Resources: Everything You Need to Know About Our Wellbeing Fair
We welcome you and your employees to join us for our 2021 Virtual Wellbeing Fair on September 22nd and 23rd! Attendees can join any or all sessions during this two-day event which includes daily fitness and mindfulness breaks as well as a wide variety of expert-led seminars covering all aspects of... Find out more »
Strengthening Diversity Will Strengthen the Financial Services Industry
As a woman executive in the financial services industry, I’m a rare breed. While I was finding my path, there were few successful women to emulate. And now, over 25 years into my career, that’s still the case. Although there’s been some progress, women account for only 22% of... Find out more »
Legal Alert: Implications of the Six-Pronged Plan on Employers
On September 9th, 2021, President Biden unveiled the White House’s “Path out of the Pandemic” which is also being referred to as the “six-pronged plan.” Certain prongs of the plan will impact employers in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic began impacting the... Find out more »
Legal Alert: CAA Provision Status Update
Updated November 17, 2021; Originally posted September 10, 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “CAA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, and includes several provisions impacting group health plans and health insurance issuers. Below is a summary of the most... Find out more »
Craft Beverage Makers Require a Finely Crafted Insurance Program
When you work closely with decision-makers in the craft beverage industry, two conclusions become readily apparent:
They’re driven by passion — not only for their products, but for the people they work with and serve;
They care deeply... Find out more »
Legal Alert: DOL Extends Certain Deadlines Under the CAA and Transparency in Coverage Rules
In October 2020, CMS Released its Transparency in Coverage Final Rules (the “TiC Final Rules”) which require non-grandfathered group health plans and carriers offering health insurance in the individual and group markets to: (1) make available to the public three separate... Find out more »
