3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (101+ words) Bloomberg Law News Colorado officials were hit with a lawsuit from a national association of Christian medical providers, which claims the state’s antidiscrimination law requires doctors to go against their religious beliefs and medical judgment. The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act forces…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (85+ words) Bloomberg Law News A Massachusetts substance abuse disorder treatment program was hit with $1.15 million in citations by the state’s attorney general over allegedly requiring participants to perform unpaid labor. Adults & Teen Challenge Northeast Inc. violated Massachusetts wage law when it…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (116+ words) Bloomberg Law News A healthcare provider’s payroll scans of employees’ hands are biometric identifiers that implicate the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, a state appellate court ruled. The payroll records of Chicago-based nursing home Estates of Hyde Park didn’t fall…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (82+ words) Bloomberg Law News The Ohio Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday sued United HealthCare Services Inc., accusing the insurer of abandoning its small business health plan and stealing customers before their contract expired. The case is the latest example of tensions…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (98+ words) Bloomberg Law News The Federal Trade Commission’s settlements with the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers contain both positive reforms and questionable impacts for the broader market, economists and lawyers say. The agency struck wide-ranging deals with Cigna Group‘s Express…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (121+ words) Bloomberg Law News Two whistleblowers can move forward with their False Claims Act suit alleging that Anthem Insurance Companies Inc. and others unlawfully received Indiana Medicaid funds, a federal district court said. Whistleblowers John McCullough and James Holden adequately alleged…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (95+ words) Bloomberg Law News Lawmakers are facing crunch time on healthcare priorities, with very few in-session days left in the year — and for some, their legislative careers. Retirements and primary election losses are leading to an exodus of long-serving members on…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (101+ words) Bloomberg Law News La-Z-Boy Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan defeated a Sixth Circuit appeal by medical providers who say were paid less than they were promised in connection with a patient’s surgery. The federal Employee Retirement Income…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (759+ words) A longtime campaign promising tax savings along with workplace wellness plans is seeing a comeback. But many of the plans promoted don’t qualify for legitimate tax benefits. They’re double-dipping tax avoidance strategies pitching payroll tax savings if employers offer the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) Bloomberg Law News Former employees of a Florida dental practice can press claims that they were wrongly excluded from a secret retirement plan that was improperly used to enrich the dentist and his wife. Judge Aileen M. Cannon allowed the majority…...