"The new law mirrors the Federal [FMLA] in that coverage under the Adoption Promotion Act applies only to employers with 50 or more employees. Employees are eligible for family leave under the new law if they have both completed at least 12 months of employment and worked at least 1,250 hours during this period."  MORE >>

"In what may be a far-reaching move for the airline industry, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona entered a consent judgment ... that flight attendants and pilots qualified for FMLA under either hours worked or hours paid.... [F]light attendants are not paid their standard hourly wages for every hour on duty, instead they generally receive hourly wages only while the aircraft is moving.... Mesa Air Group had a policy of using only hours paid to determine FMLA eligibility in employee requests for leave, ignoring the hours employees worked. " [DOL v. Mesa Air Group Inc., No. 20-2049 (D. Ariz. Oct. 7, 2022)]  MORE >>

"One of the most common sources of compliance errors for level-funded plans is that the employer forgets the plan is self-insured.... [1] PCORI fees ... [2] ACA reporting ... [3] ERISA preemption ... [4] COBRA ... [5] Year end refunds as plan assets ... [6] Nondiscrimination testing ... [7] Prescription drug data collection reporting ... [8] Compliance checklist."  MORE >>

"When asked ... what actions they might take if allowed to reintroduce cost sharing on preventive services ... 80 percent of HR decision makers who responded said they would continue to cover preventive services in full.... Eight percent would impose cost sharing for at least some preventive services, and 12 percent responded, 'It Depends.' "  MORE >>

"Estimate health insurance premiums and subsidies for health insurance coverage through Marketplaces. Note: This calculator has been updated with premiums for 2023 plans."  MORE >>