By: Martha Michael Gates, Patricia Chock, and Lisa Loesel
Benefits and Beyond: What Happens to PTO, Health Insurance, Retirement Plans, and other Benefits?
When an employee passes away, their benefits don’t just vanish into the HR ether. There’s a surprising amount of paperwork, plan rules, and tax codes that come into play—and yes, you’ll probably need to call
Continue Reading Gone But Not Forgotten: How to Handle Final Pay and Benefits When an Employee Passes Away, Part 2By: Martha Michael Gates, Patricia Chock, and Lisa Loesel
Let’s face it—no one wants to think about what happens when an employee dies. It’s a deeply human moment, and yet, somewhere between the condolences and the memorial service, someone in Human Resources is quietly asking: “So… what do we do about their final pay?”
It’s not cold-hearted—it’s compliance.
Continue Reading Gone But Not Forgotten: How to Handle Final Pay and Benefits When an Employee Passes Away
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Legislature concluded its 2023-24 session in the wee hours of its August 31, 2024, deadline to pass bills. Now it’s up to Governor Newsom to call the plays as to what employment bills he will sign into law. The bills for his consideration read intersectionality into FEHA protected categories, recast victims’ time
Continue Reading Legislative Update: Legislature Hikes the Ball For Signing Kickoff
By Diane Dygert
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, September 9, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (the “Departments”) issued their final rule regarding the nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) comparative analysis required under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). (These acronyms roll right off the tongue, don’t they?)
The Departments note that final
Continue Reading Agencies Release Final Mental Health Parity RuleBy: Liz Deckman and Joy Sellstrom
Seyfarth Synopsis: In August, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a challenge by Airlines for America (“A4A”), to San Francisco’s Healthy Airport Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which requires airlines that use the San Francisco International Airport, which the City runs, to provide enhanced health plan benefits to the airlines’ employees and their dependents.
Continue Reading The Benefits of Flying into SFO; Employees Have Free Family Health Insurance – For Now
Paxton Moore and Robert S. Whitman
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that, effective immediately, adds wage theft to the definition of “larceny” under the state’s penal code, creating potentially harsh penalties for the state’s employers.
Under a recently enacted New York statute, wage theft is considered a form of “larceny” under the state’s penal law.
Continue Reading Wage Theft Now A Form Of Larceny In New York
By Loren Gesinsky and Alex J. Reganata, Senior Fellow
Seyfarth synopsis: Employee sustained an injury in a work-related accident. Based on New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law he was classified as having a nonschedule permanent partial disability. He received an award of $500 per week, and pursuant to a statutory cap could not receive this amount past 350 weeks. Employee
Continue Reading An Unscheduled Demise: N.Y.’s Highest Court Denies Unscheduled, Unpaid Workers Compensation To Deceased’s SonBy Danita N.Merlau and Benjamin J.Conley
Seyfarth Synopsis: In light of recent state-level trends, businesses have begun exploring avenues to assist employees in states with restrictive abortion laws with travel to nearby states to receive abortion services. In implementing these programs, employers should consider the various ERISA and tax code-related provisions that may impact design.
In recent years, various
Continue Reading Businesses Seek to Provide Abortion Travel Benefits in Light of Potential Supreme Court Decision
By Benjamin J. Conley, Shad C. Fagerland, and Joy Sellstrom
Seyfarth Synopsis: Within hours of his inauguration, President Trump issued an Executive Order labeled “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal”. As described in greater detail below, the immediate impact of this executive order is uncertain and affected parties would be
Continue Reading One Healthcare Impact of President Trump’s Executive Order – Replacement Plans Emerging