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By Benjamin J.Conley and Diane V. Dygert

Seyfarth Synopsis: As employers continue to struggle with strategies for safely re-opening their workplaces, we have previously discussed the possibility of mandating a vaccine or providing incentives for getting the vaccine. See Did You Get Your Vaccine Yet… Your Employer May Offer You an Incentive, and Employers’ Mandating the COVID-19 Vaccine …
Continue Reading Anti-Vax Tax Facts Legal Considerations for Premium Differentials Based on Vaccination Status

By Benjamin J. Conley, Erin Dougherty Foley, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick, Megan E. Troy, Kaley M. Ventura

Seyfarth Synopsis: Join us for our second Chicago Labor & Employment Breakfast Briefing of the year, “ERISA in 2019: What Employers Need To Know”.

Please join our interactive panel for an exciting high level discussion which will dive into the ERISA based issues that…
Continue Reading Breakfast Briefing – ERISA in 2019: What Employers Need To Know

By Jonathan D. Karelitz and Craig B. Simonsen

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, contains extensive rules designed to limit access by non-health plan entities to certain individually identifiable health information (collectively referred to as the “Privacy Rule”).

The Privacy Rule contains a number of exceptions for when protected health information…
Continue Reading HHS Fact Sheet on Your Employees’ and Clients’ Rights under HIPAA to Access their Health Information

By: Paul H. Kehoe and Lawrence Lorber

EEOC-logo2-150x150Earlier today, the EEOC published its much anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding the interaction between wellness plans and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). As we have discussed here and here, the issue of whether an incentive or surcharge permitted (indeed, encouraged) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…

Continue Reading The EEOC’s Proposed Wellness Plan Regulation: Some Progress, But Issues Persist

By: Bart A. Lazar

A company faced with a security breach has a lengthy “to do” list, things to accomplish with respect to its incident response plan. It must, among other things, determine the root cause of the vulnerability or breach, investigate and eliminate the vulnerability or breach, determine the full nature and extent of the breach, determine who to

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Continue Reading Union Files NLRB Complaint Regarding the USPS’ Handing of Security Breach Involving Employee Personal Information