Alcoholics Must Be Accommodated

Contrary to popular belief, alcoholism is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and people with alcoholism must be reasonably accommodated. What is considered reasonable, though, often is murky, as the firing of University of Southern California (USC)...

Impact of Election 2016 on Employers

By now, you probably have heard that an election will be held November of next year to determine who will serve as the 45th President of the United States. What you may not have heard, however, is how the election of our next President could impact employers across...

ACA Reporting 101

One of the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements imposed on employers is the obligation to report employee group health plan coverage information to the IRS and employees on Forms 1094-C and 1095-C. The first required filing for these forms occurs in January 2016...

EEOC Issues Proposed Rule on Wellness Programs

On October 30, 2015, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule that would amend the regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) as they relate to employer wellness programs that are...