OSHA Vaccination Mandate Reinstated for Private Employers
On Friday, December 17, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the previous court’s stay of OSHA’s Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard for private employers. This affects businesses with 100 or more employees. Read our bulletin below for more...
2021 ACA Reporting Instructions Issued
The IRS released final 2021 instructions for reporting under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 6055 and 6056. 2021 Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B, which will be used by providers of minimum essential coverage (MEC), including self-insured plan sponsors...
Federal Contractor Vaccination Mandate Blocked Nationwide
A federal court in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction against the federal contractor mandate yesterday, barring federal agencies from taking any action to enforce the mandate anywhere in the United States. This action follows last week’s injunction against the...
UPDATE: Vaccination Mandates – Contractors and Healthcare Providers
The various legal challenges to the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate agenda continue to work their way through the legal process. This week, federal courts halted both the: Vaccine mandate of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) applicable to...
Medical and Prescription Drug Costs Reports Due by December 2022
On Nov. 17, 2021, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments) released an interim final rule requiring health plans and issuers to report information regarding the cost of prescription drugs and certain medical...