600-plus charged for unlawful opioid prescriptions, other crimes Federal agents carried out the biggest health care fraud takedown “in history” on Thursday, the Department of Justice said, charging more than 600 people across the country with bilking taxpayers for $2 billion through fake medi...

Stephen Miller, CEBS Jun 20, 2018 Small businesses can avoid some small group market requirements A rule finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on June 19 will make it easier for small businesses to band together to buy health insurance without some of the regulatory requirements that in...

Employers in 7 States Lose Exemption The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that covered establishments in all states—including establishments in California, Maryland, Minnesota, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming—must electronically sub...

Speaking at a campaign-style rally in Michigan last week, President Trump declared Obamacare dead. “Essentially, we are getting rid of Obamacare. . . . Some people would say, essentially, we have gotten rid of it.” Um, no. Whatever those mysterious “some people” might think, not only is O...

State Expected to Produce Model Policy and Training Program A new law requires employers in New York to adopt a sexual harassment policy and training program that meet certain standards. Details of the new requirements are presented below. Model Policy The state is expected to create and publish ...

Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up to 12 months under a proposed rule released Tuesday by the Trump administration that could further roil the marketplace.

Tax Reform New Tax Law Repeals Individual Mandate, Eliminates Tax Breaks for Several Fringe Benefits President Trump has signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which, among other things, effectively repeals the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate beginning in 2019, eliminates tax breaks ...

EEOC Recommends Certain Actions to Prevent and Correct Harassment Prevention is the best tool to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) encourages employers to take certain steps necessary to prevent and correct workplace harassment. ...