In proposed regulations, the HHS has suggested several adjustments designed to help stabilize the individual health insurance market – particularly for coverage offered through the health insurance exchanges, often referred to as “Marketplaces.”
President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office on January 20, 2017, ushering in a new balance of power in Washington and what is expected to be a dramatically different era of workplace policy.
A Minnesota court has issued a temporary injunction preventing Minneapolis from enforcing its Sick and Safe Time Ordinance against any employer “resident outside the geographic boundaries” of the city until after a hearing on the merits or court order.
On January 26, 2017, the Governor of Puerto Rico approved the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act, which makes substantial changes to virtually all existing Puerto Rican employment laws.
The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Tax Policy Circular Letter No. 16-08 on December 23, 2016, establishing new rules regarding the validity of, and request for, retirement plan qualification letters.
One of the first acts of the new Administration on Inauguration Day was to issue a memorandum putting the brakes—at least temporarily—on federal regulations that have not yet taken effect, and to release an executive order regarding the ACA.
The January edition of the Insider Report reviews what federal agencies accomplished in the final weeks of 2016, discusses state and municipal laws that advanced in December, and previews what the 115th Congress has in store for 2017.
After more than a year of debate, on December 20, 2016, the District of Columbia Council voted to create one of the most generous paid leave laws in the country.
On December 8, 2016, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued its Tax Policy Circular Letter No. 16-07 (“CL 16-07”), announcing the applicable limits for 2017 for qualified retirement plans.
