Tag: FMLA

  • Compliance Recap | November 2025

    Compliance Recap | November 2025

    THE ANNUAL GAG CLAUSE ATTESTATION DUE DEC. 31, 2025 Under the rules adopted by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), group health plans and health insurance issuers of both fully insured and self-funded plans must certify that their contracts with providers, networks, third-party administrators (TPAs), pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), or other service providers…

  • Compliance Recap | April 2025

    Compliance Recap | April 2025

    MARYLAND DELAYS PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE IMPLEMENTATION Originally approved in 2022, the state-regulated family and medical leave insurance (FAMLI) program mandates that all Maryland employers provide qualified employees up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, and potentially another 12 weeks for parental leave—totaling up to 24 weeks of paid leave. Qualified…

  • Benefits Check-up: 6 Compliance Issues Affecting Your Clients’ Health

    Benefits Check-up: 6 Compliance Issues Affecting Your Clients’ Health

    A health plan is more than a product or service; it’s a relationship. All productive and healthy relationships—especially in the benefits space—rely on trust. When an employer extends trust in a broker or insurance carrier to purchase something as critical as healthcare—for people as critical as their workers and families—we’re obligated to raise all factors…