2022 Blog Archives
February 10, 2022
DOL RULES FOR HEALTH PLANS AND COVID TEST COSTS
The Employee Benefits Administration, an arm of the U.S. Department of Labor, on February 4 issued new guidance about the requirement for health plans to cover the cost of certain COVID test kits. The requirement is part of the Affordable Care Act as supplemented by federal COVID-related laws.
January 13, 2022
SUPREME COURT BLOCKS OSHA MANDATE
The U.S. Supreme Court today blocked Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) emergency temporary standard requiring businesses with at least 100 employees to ensure workers are vaccinated against the coronavirus or wear masks and undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. The Court, however, allowed the federal government through CMS to require COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.