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WHEN IS COVID-19 A DISABILITY?
										
										
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																									January 10, 2022																							
																			
								
																																						On December 14, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) released Guidance on when Covid-19 is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the ADA, an employee is considered an “individual with a...
																											
								
																	
								
													NO SURPRISES ACT: WHAT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NEED TO KNOW
										
										
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																									January 2, 2022																							
																			
								
																																						The No Surprises Act, effective January 1, 2022, is designed to protect patients from “surprise bills” – bills for services patients unexpectedly receive from out-of-network (OON) providers in an in-network facility. The law also promotes patie...
																											
								
																	
								
													IRS ANNOUNCES INCREASED 401(K) CONTRIBUTION LIMIT
										
										
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																									December 8, 2021																							
																			
								
																																						Last month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the 2022 employee contribution limit to 401(k) plans has been raised to $20,500, an increase from $19,500 for 2021 and 2020. People aged 50 and older may contribute a catch-up of $6,500 to...
																											
								
																	
								
													WAKE-UP CALL FOR EMPLOYERS: REVERSE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION
										
										
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																									December 8, 2021																							
																			
								
																																						A federal jury recently awarded a former Novant Health employee $10 million dollars in a wrongful termination lawsuit, concluding Novant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by terminating the white male employee based on his race and gender. I...