FTC Announces Proposed Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements

On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed rule that would prohibit employers from imposing or enforcing noncompete clauses on workers. The proposed rule will have a public comment window of 60 days after the rule is published in the...

Employer Takeaways From the Speak Out Act

On Nov. 16, 2022, the U.S. House of Representativespassed the Speak Out Act, prohibiting courts fromenforcing nondisclosure and nondisparagementclauses between employers and their employees andindependent contractors that were in place beforesexual harassment and...

Cafeteria Plan Deadline for CAA Amendments is Dec. 31, 2022

Employers that implemented the optional, temporary relief for cafeteriaplans provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) andIRS guidance must adopt plan amendments by Dec. 31, 2022. As a reminder,employers are permitted to retroactively amend their...

2023 Health Plan Compliance Deadlines

Employers must comply with numerous reporting and disclosure requirements throughout the year in connection withtheir group health plans. This Compliance Overview explains key 2023 compliance deadlines for employer-sponsoredgroup health plans. It also outlines group...

Strategies for Encouraging Employee Health Care Shopping

Many Americans pay attention to prices and shop around when buying gas, groceries or big-ticket items like automobiles, but most don’t do the same for their health care. A survey from AKASA, a health care artificial intelligence company, revealed that nearly...