EEOC'S Final Rules on Wellness Programs

By: Jonathan R. Mook , DiMuroGinsberg, P.C. Given concerns over rising health care costs and missed workdays by employees suffering from various illnesses, many employers have implemented employee wellness programs and activities to promote healthier...

Vinayak Kohli

Unwinding the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule

By: George M. Sepsakos and Michael P. Kreps , Groom Law Group, Chartered This article discusses the implications of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ vacatur of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fiduciary Rule 1 and related amendments to...

Sherica Celine

Guidance for Employers on Vaccination and Testing Rules

By: Richard D. Glovsky, LOCKE LORD LLP This article addresses the COVID-19 vaccine and testing rules promulgated by the Biden Administration. It is an excerpt from the practice note Pandemic Flu/Influenza/Coronavirus (COVID-19): Key Employment Law Issues...

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HHS Addresses HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Issues in Combatting Coronavirus

By: Rex Iacurci , Lexis Practice Advisor This article discusses recent guidance by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) addressing how entities subject to the Health Insurance Protection and Accountability...

Vinayak Kohli

Class Action Rule 23(a) Prerequisites Standards Chart (2d Cir.)

By: Jim Wagstaffe and The Wagstaffe Group A PARTY SEEKING CLASS CERTIFICATION MUST SATISFY THE four requirements set forth under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) (Rule 23(a)). Numerosity. A class is so large that joinder of all members is impracticable. ...