07/06/2010
Executive Briefing is an electronic newsletter that focuses on emerging developments in employment, labor law and employee benefits. The full text version of Executive Briefing is available here. The following topics are included in the July issue:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires insurers and plan sponsors to modify their coverage to comply with statutory healthcare reform. Rather than imposing immediate changes for plans that were in existence on PPACA's enactment date, the statute "grandfathers" certain plans and does not require them to comply with certain reforms.
Following up on our article last month summarizing the status of various Supreme Court cases, the Court has issued decisions in the two employment-related cases that were pending.
In late June 2010 the DOL issued an interpretation letter (the DOL Letter) in which it made clear such FMLA leave is available to people who assume the role of caring for a child regardless of whether there is any biological or legally recognized relationship with the child.
This section provides the latest updates on the ADA, the DOL and the NLRB.