Illinois recently enacted the Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act (the “CCDA”), which requires that Illinois employers provide a disclosure to employees regarding how the employer’s group health plan compares with the essential health benefits under the Illinois benchmark plan. Although the CCDA went into effect on August 27, 2021, many employers are unfamiliar with the requirements.

Employers with self-insured plans that have focused on the law have questioned whether the CCDA is preempted by ERISA. While […]

The start of a new year is the time for annual retrospectives, predictions, and promises to get back into the gym. Although we can’t help with that last one, we wanted to take this opportunity to offer our own analysis on the state of employment law in 2021, and to see if we can predict the hot-button issues for the rest of 2022.
COVID Concerns
For now, the headline issue remains COVID. 2021 had seemed to […]