The Trump administration is moving forward with an Obama-era initiative requiring certain food establishments to list calorie information
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Enforcement is on the Menu: May 5, 2017 is the Deadline to Comply with Menu Labeling Rules
Over two years ago, on December 1, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a food labeling …
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Supreme Court Ends Terms With Two Significant Rulings that Affect Employer Policies
Unless you were living under a rock last week, you are probably already aware of the Supreme Court’s activities. In King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court denied a challenge…
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House Passes “40 Hour” Legislation to Modify the Affordable Care Act
On January 8 2015, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act, with a final vote of 252-172. The bill, which would reform the…
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Dishing the Details: FAQs for the FDA’s Final Menu Labeling Rules for Restaurants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released two long awaited food labeling rules. The first requires “chain” restaurants and similar retail food establishments to list calorie information on menus…
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Get Your New ACA (aka Obamacare) Guidance Right Here
In its continuing efforts to provide guidance on the twice-delayed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provisions, the…
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With the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) Now Live, Efforts Made to Apply Fixes
On April 3, the House of Representatives passed the “Save American Workers Act”, which modifies the definition of “full-time worker” under the Affordable Care Act from 30 hours to 40…
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Individuals and Small Businesses May Be Allowed to Keep Their Health Insurance Plans under the ACA
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On November 14, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) effectuated a transitional relief policy, allowing non-grandfathered health insurance plans to remain in…
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