"On both June 24 and Aug. 2, 2022, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Division of Labor Standards and Statistics issued yet additional revised and updated guidance as to the HFWA.... By Jan. 1, 2023, all covered employers are required to register with the FAMLI Division. Virtually all employers with employees in Colorado are covered."  MORE >>

"[A] dependent audit performed by the plan's administrator flagged the same sex spouse's coverage.... Consistent with the employer's religious belief ... the HR executive informed the employee that ... [t]he spouse's coverage would be terminated at the end of the month ... [T]he employer argued that it was exempt from Title VII based on its status as a religious organization.... Rejecting this interpretation, the district court concluded that ... religious organizations are not exempt from Title VII's prohibition against discrimination based on characteristics other than religion. " [Doe v. Catholic Relief Services, No. 20-1815 (D. Md. Aug. 3, 2022)]  MORE >>

"[T]he Inflation Reduction Act's key prescription drug provisions are limited to Medicare, likely resulting in price increases for employers and their employees as manufacturers find ways to recoup losses in the commercial market from reduced Medicare sales.... However, many employers will likely attempt to limit drug price increases by renegotiating prescription drug contracts using the Medicare rates."  MORE >>

"Georgians would have enrolled in insurance plans through private insurance brokers rather than the federal healthcare.gov health insurance marketplace. The plan ... initially gained federal approval under then-President Donald Trump in November 2020. [A]fter the Biden administration took office, [HHS] asked Georgia to submit a revised plan for the waiver ... Georgia challenged the HHS findings and did not submit the requested changes to the plan.... Now, HHS has suspended Georgia's waiver plan."  MORE >>