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Medicare Wegovy Coverage Spurs Employer Action on Drug Plans

Medicare coverage of Novo Nordisk A/S’s blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for heart disease is putting even more pressure on employers to cover the pricey drug that some are finding unaffordable.

Biden Administration Clears Rule on Short-Term Health Plans

The Biden administration Monday cleared a final rule governing short-term limited-duration insurance plans, which critics say are a cheaper but lower-quality offering that diminishes the consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act.

Amazon Loses Driver Classification Fight at Wisconsin High Court

Amazon Logistics Inc. lost its bid for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that a group of drivers who deliver packages for the company are employees rather than independent contractors.

Illinois County Worker Settles Medical Leave Retaliation Claim

A former Winnebago County, Ill., human resources department employee settled her Family and Medical Leave Act retaliation claim for a five-figure amount, and a federal court dismissed the suit Tuesday.

GOP Subpoenas Pension Insurer as Part of Dead Teamsters Probe

Republicans on a House oversight committee are demanding that the federal government’s private-sector pension insurer provide information related to its $127 million overpayment of a Teamsters plan.

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Sega Workers Ratify Union Contract, First at Major Gaming Studio

Workers at Sega of America, a division of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., have became the first employees at a major North American video-game company to ratify a union contract, a move that may accelerate a burgeoning labor movement in an industry known for widespread instability among its work force.

BlackRock Gets Legal Warning Over ESG Funds From Mississippi

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Case: Health Care & Benefits/Long-Term Disability Benefits (E.D. Mich.)

The court granted an employee’s motion for judgment on the administrative record and denied Lincoln National Life Insurance Company’s motion for judgment on the administrative record in this ERISA action seeking reinstatement of long-term disability benefits for her severe psychiatric condition. Parks v. Lincoln Nat’l Life Ins. Co., 2024 BL 96083, E.D. Mich., 22-12814, 3/21/24

Case: Health Care & Benefits/Disability Benefits (M.D. Fla.)

The court granted Reliastar Life Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment and denied an EmployBridge LLC employee’s motion for summary judgment on this action challenging the denial of his short and long-term disability benefits for vascular dementia with behavioral disturbance.
Cottingim v. Reliastar Life Ins. Co., 2024 BL 89950, M.D. Fla., 8:22-cv-1235-CEH-CPT, 3/18/24

Case: Health Care & Benefits/Fiduciary Duties (N.D. Cal.)

The court denied Anthem Blue Cross HDHP PPO Plan’s motion to dismiss an Intel Corporation employee’s ERISA action challenging the refusal to cover mental health treatment for his son at an outdoor behavioral health program and a residential treatment center.
Scott D. v. Anthem Blue Cross Life & Health Ins. Co., 2024 BL 85802, N.D. Cal., 23-cv-05664-RS, 3/14/24

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