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- CMS Proposes Changes to Guidance on Part D Disclosure Notices and Model Disclosure Notices
- From the September 28, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has posted on its website drafts of revised guidance on disclosure notices to Part D eligible individuals, as well as drafts of revised model creditable coverage, non-creditable coverage, and personalized disclosure notices. The revisions have been proposed in ...
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- Proposed Changes to EEOC Age Discrimination Regulations Reflect Supreme Court "Reverse Discrimination" Decision
- From the August 17, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which bars employment discrimination against individuals who are 40 or older, does not prohibit so-called reverse discrimination. In that case, an employer ...
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- HIPAA and ADA Requirements for Wellness Programs Not Necessarily the Same
- From the August 17, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The American Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) has posted on its website the report of its annual question and answer session with DOL staff. This year, a question relating to “punitive-type triggers” ...
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- CMS Staff Members Offer Informal Views on Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices
- From the June 29, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association (ABA) has issued a report of the May 2006 informal Q&A session between JCEB representatives and CMS staff. The following summarizes answers to questions about creditable ...
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- Employer Subject to McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act Must Continue Paying for Health Benefits During FMLA Leave
- From the June 29, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- This opinion letter addresses who is responsible for paying an employee’s health benefits during FMLA leave when the employer is subject to the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA). The SCA requires certain contractors and subcontractors ...
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- ADA's Application to Wellness Programs Addressed by EEOC Staff
- From the June 22, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association (ABA) has issued a report on the May 2006 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and EEOC staff. Highlights include the following informal, nonbinding comments about how ...
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- HHS Extends Sunset Date of Mental Health Parity Act Regulations to December 31, 2006
- From the May 04, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has amended its interim final regulations under the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) to extend the date on which the regulations cease to apply (the sunset date) from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006. The change makes the ...
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- CMS Finalizes Guidance Regarding Medicare Part D Disclosure Notices and Issues Model Notices for Use Beginning May 15, 2006
- From the April 20, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The first CMS guidance regarding disclosure notices that must be furnished to Part D eligible individuals was issued in May 2005 and remains effective through May 14, 2006. In March 2006, CMS issued proposed revisions to the May 2005 guidance ...
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- FMLA Leave Not Counted as Hours Worked in Determining Group Health Plan Eligibility for Following Year
- From the April 20, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- The FMLA generally requires covered employers to permit an eligible employee to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave each year for the birth and care of a child or the placement of a child for adoption ...
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- CMS Issues Medicare Part D Benefit Parameters for 2007
- From the April 13, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has released guidance on the parameters for the standard Medicare Part D drug benefit for 2007. Included in the guidance are the updated Part D standard benefit parameters, the methodologies for updating them, and the updated cost threshold and ...
