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Benefits—Legal & Regulatory

Family & Medical Leave

SHRM: Preserve FMLA’s Physical Impossibility Provision

FMLA’s One-Hour Increment Rule Comes Under the Microscope

FMLA: Termination: Can we lay off someone while that employee is on leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?

How to Approve or Deny the Request for FMLA Leave

Self-Care FMLA Claim Against State Barred by Sovereign Immunity

Caretaking Leave for Gay Partners Is Protected by Some State Laws

FMLA: Serious Health Condition: How do I know if an employee’s medical absence qualifies for FMLA leave? What is considered a serious health condition?

DOL Issues Proposed FMLA Rule

NLRB Issues Second Social Media Report

FMLA: Eligibility: What is a 12-month period under FMLA?

Report: Employers Also Benefit from Paid Leave

Relief for FMLA’s Self-Care Provision Argued Before Supreme Court

FMLA: Eligibility: Is an employee entitled to three weeks of family medical leave to care for a father with a serious health condition if the employee returned a week earlier from a 12-week FMLA leave for pregnancy and birth of a child?

FMLA: Who is a covered family member under the FMLA?

FMLA: Eligibility: Is an employee entitled to FMLA leave to care for an adult child?

Fiduciary Duty

Nearly $37 Million Awarded in ERISA Case

Benefits Agency Focuses on Fees in Regulatory Agenda

6th Circuit: ERISA Fiduciary Has No Duty to Disclose Public Information to Plan Participant

Legal & Regulatory: What is a fiduciary, and what are “fiduciary responsibilities” under an ERISA-covered group health plan?

EBSA: Enforcement Initiative Depends on Employee Input

3rd Circuit: ERISA Fiduciary Not Responsible for Spouse’s Retirement Decision

Fiduciaries Can Avoid Becoming Defendants

Retirement Plan Sponsors Unclear on 'Fiduciary Responsibility'

8th Circuit: Claim that ERISA Administrator Failed to Disclose Information Survives

8th Circuit: Overfunded ERISA Plan Bars Participant’s Claim Against Fiduciaries

Caterpillar Agrees to Pay $16.5 Million to Settle Excessive 401(k) Fee Claim

President Bush Signs Pension Funding Relief Law

Four Checklists for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

Record Drop Seen in Retirement Confidence

Health Care Continuation

COBRA: How can employers correct common COBRA administration errors?

COBRA: We have an employee who is on FMLA to receive a kidney. The leave is expiring. At what point do we offer COBRA, and for how long?

COBRA: Duration of Coverage: When do we offer COBRA to Employees on FMLA?

How To Administer COBRA

COBRA Enrollment Rates Remain High Despite Subsidy's End

Health Care Reform’s No-Rescission Rule and COBRA—Do They Conflict?

COBRA: Model General Notice-Spanish

COBRA: Model Election Form-Spanish

COBRA: Model Election Form-English

COBRA: Model General Notice-English

EBRI: COBRA Subsidy Has Little Impact So Far

Extending Child Coverage Up to Age 26—COBRA Implications

Is Michelle’s Law Still Relevant After Health Care Reform?

Unemployment Benefits Expire, Again

National Health Care Reform Is Here—What It Means for COBRA Compliance

Medical Privacy

EEOC Analyzes Impact of GINA on Employee Wellness Program

Benefits: Medical Privacy: Does HIPAA restrict us from announcing when an employee’s baby is born, an employee is having surgery or an emergency happened to an employee’s family?

EEOC Warns Employers About Combining Health Records

HIPAA May Provide Basis for State Law Private Cause of Action

6th Circuit: Asking For a Doctor’s Note Challenged

GINA’s Discretionary Safe Harbor Notice Vs. Mandatory Notice Distinguished

HHS Announces Proposed HIPAA Rule

Deadlines Near for HIPAA Privacy and Security Changes

Agencies Asked to Revise GINA Limits on Health Assessments

HIPAA Enforcement Rule Revised to Reflect Increased Penalties

Feds Release Interim Final Rule Banning Genetic Discrimination

HHS Issues HIPAA Breach Notification Rule

Identity Theft Protection as an Employee Benefit

Medical Privacy: HIPAA: Covered Employer: Does my status as an employer make me a “covered entity” for the purposes of HIPAA privacy?

Reporting & Disclosure

Benefits Agency Focuses on Fees in Regulatory Agenda

Plan Administrator Fined for Not Providing Summary Plan Description Promptly

HR and Internal Audit Can Be Better Partners

DOL Launches Mandatory Form 5500 Online Filing System

Communications: Disclosures: What employee benefit plan disclosures must employers provide to employees and when?

Communications: Disclosures: SPD: What should a summary plan description include?

Advance Copies of 2008 Form 5500 Available

Prepare for Medicare's Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements

Close Confusing FMLA Loopholes, SHRM Member Testifies

DOL Delays Deadline for Electronic Filing of Benefits Reports

HR Magazine: Weather the Storm of 401(k) Lawsuits

DOL Announces Penalties for Failure To Provide Diversification Rights Notice

FIDUCIARIES: SEC Warning on Pension Consultants' Conflicting Interests (5/05)

FIDUCIARIES: DOL Clarifies Area that's Often Vague (5/05)

Workers' Compensation

Safety & Security News Briefs

Supreme Court Defines LHWCA Cap on Benefits

Integrate Mental Health Counseling with Welllness, Workers' Comp

Supreme Court Rejects Site-of-Injury Test in OCSLA Case

Congress Urged to Amend FECA

Supreme Court Will Review Workers’ Compensation Dispute

10 Ways to Prevent Workplace Fraud

Managing Workers’ Compensation Costs and Caseload

How to Administer a Workers’ Compensation Claim

Handling Compensation Cases with Undocumented Workers

Employers Can Help Lawyers Win Contested Workers’ Compensation Cases

Expert: To Avoid Workers’ Comp Litigation, Plan Ahead

Massachusetts, FedEx Ground Settle Misclassification Claim for More than $3 Million

DOL Supports Bill to Fight Unemployment Compensation Fraud

Ramping Up Onboarding

Other Recent Developments

Nearly $37 Million Awarded in ERISA Case

May 2012: Health Savings Accounts--The Good, The Bad and the Misunderstood

Hill Proposals Affecting Single-Employer Plans Gain Traction

SHRM: Preserve FMLA’s Physical Impossibility Provision

FMLA’s One-Hour Increment Rule Comes Under the Microscope

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