LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking social media site, faces three class action lawsuits brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Individuals who made appointments through the websites of three healthcare companies brought suits, alleging that LinkedIn was
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidelines for employers on principles and best practices for artificial intelligence (AI) and employer well-being. These guidelines build on the Biden administration’s 2023 executive order on AI, which stressed the need to
The New York City Council is considering a bill (Int. 1089-2024) that would provide paid time off for New York City workers to care for their pets. The council planned to refer the bill to its Consumer and
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reversed a Michigan federal district court’s April 2023 dismissal of a 401(k) plan mismanagement class action against Kellogg, finding that an arbitration provision in the plan didn’t preclude the claims.
Employees of Campbell Soup. Co. have filed a class action lawsuit in a New Jersey federal district court, claiming that the company unlawfully charges smokers higher premiums for health insurance in violation of ERISA.
According to the employees, tobacco surcharges
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2024-40, which contains inflation-adjusted items for 2025 in over 60 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. These changes will impact taxpayers filing tax returns in 2026.
The following changes are
The outcome of the current presidential race, along with control of both houses of Congress, will have a significant impact on many healthcare and employee benefits issues, at least for the next four years. These issues include the Affordable Care
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in Mulready v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, which involves the states’ authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and prescription drug prices. Glen Mulready, the Oklahoma insurance commissioner, has sought
The National Council of Field Labor Locals (NCFLL), the DOL’s largest employee union, which represents about 7,500 employees, has announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is requiring remote workers to return to the office as of December 1,
Section 301(b) of Division T of the SECURE 2.0 Act added provisions to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to address the requirements of inadvertent overpayments and their treatment as eligible rollover distributions. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-77