Perhaps before the year-end holidays kicked in, you might have noticed that on Friday, December 14, 2018, a Texas judge struck down the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) as unconstitutional in its entirety. The judge held that since 2017’s tax bill effectively eliminated the penalty for violations of the ACA’s individual mandate that required most Americans
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Don’t Let An Employee Wellness Program Make You Sick
Last month the EEOC issued its Final Rule on Employer Wellness Programs and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Title I of the ADA prohibits employers from obtaining medical information from employees unless those inquiries are part of a voluntary employee health program. Under the ADA an employee wellness program must also offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities so they have equal access to program fringe benefits.
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Breaking News: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Subsidies
The U.S. Supreme Court has today upheld another challenged provision of the Affordable Care Act, this time related to government subsidies. We’ve gathered some of the top news articles on the decision:
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