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Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) are account-based health plans funded with employer contributions to reimburse eligible participants and dependents for medical expenses. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, HRAs were not uncommon. After the...By: Fisher Phillips

They’re Baaaack. Congress is back in session this week, and my commute once again came to a grinding halt. With roughly three months of scheduled work in D.C. before the end of the year, members in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Company Fired Employee After Seizure, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER - Gollnick Construction, Inc., which does business as Colorado Excavating, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she had a seizure, the U.S. Equal Employment...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Company Fired Employee After Seizure, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER - Waterway Gas and Wash Company, a national provider of car wash services, violated federal law when it fired an employee because he had a seizure, the U.S. Equal Employment...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

President Donald Trump’s recent Tweet suggesting that four Democratic congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came” has sparked robust debate across the country. So what happens when an...By: Butler Snow LLP

The California legislature has now passed AB 5 and, if Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law as expected, California will effectively ban nearly all categories of independent contractors – not just gig economy workers. AB 5 will become...By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits

The California Legislature passed a closely watched bill on September 11, 2019 that, if signed into law, will make it harder for California businesses to classify workers as independent contractors. Assembly Bill (AB) 5, which codifies and expands...By: Dentons

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 30 signed into law a bill that extends the deadline for small businesses (five or more employees) to conduct harassment prevention training for both supervisory and non-supervisory personnel. In short, the new...By: Fenwick & West LLP

When submitting a Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger Notification and Report Form and documentary attachments, parties are required to include what are known as “4(c) documents” and “4(d) documents.” Under the HSR requirements, 4(c) documents are...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Employees Fired Soon After Seizures, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits yesterday charging two separate employers with disability discrimination after they fired employees...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission