health care

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  Thousands of UC hospital employees continue strike

  By Alanna Byrne  |  May 22, 2013

  Thousands of employees walked off the job at five University of California (UC) medical centers on Tuesday, kicking off a planned two-day strike that aims to highlight purported staffing shortages at UC hospitals.

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  CVS to penalize employees who refuse to undergo medical exams

  By Alanna Byrne  |  March 25, 2013

  CVS Caremark Corp. made headlines last week when it announced that it will require all of its employees to undergo a medical exam or pay a $600 yearly penalty.

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  Employers can control health care costs with alternative approaches

  By Alanna Byrne  |  February 22, 2013

  Employers concerned about their obligations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should consider alternative approaches that may exempt them from providing health insurance to all employees.

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  Supreme Court sides with FTC in blocking hospital mergers

  By Alanna Byrne  |  February 20, 2013

  The U.S. Supreme Court gave some help to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, with a unanimous ruling that reinforces the agency’s power to block hospital mergers.

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  Labor: 4 broad implications the ACA could have for collective bargaining

  By Angela Marie Hubbell  |  February 11, 2013

  Issues related to the cost of health coverage have been a hot topic in labor negotiations for more than a decade.

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  Hobby Lobby loses appeal of contraception coverage

  By Alanna Byrne  |  December 21, 2012

  The 10th Circuit on Thursday denied Hobby Lobby’s request to be exempted from the portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that requires employers to provide insurance coverage for emergency contraceptives.

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  Cheat Sheet: What employers need to know about the Affordable Care Act

  By Alanna Byrne, Mary Swanton  |  November 27, 2012

  In the November feature “Pay or Play,” InsideCounsel provides a look at the key factors that companies should consider when deciding whether to comply with the Affordable Care Act—or face a stiff fine for failing to do so.

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  Hobby Lobby must cover morning-after pill, judge rules

  By Alanna Byrne  |  November 20, 2012

  Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has until Jan. 1 to include emergency contraceptives in its health care plan, after a federal judge rejected the company’s efforts to block part of President Obama’s health care law.

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  President Barack Obama fends off challenger Mitt Romney to win reelection

  By Alanna Byrne  |  November 7, 2012

  After a long and contentious election season, President Barack Obama won a second term Tuesday night, earning 303 electoral votes to Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s 206.

• Sears, Darden Restaurants announce defined-contribution programs for employee health benefits

  By Mary Swanton  |  October 30, 2012

  Two companies take step toward defining new model in employee health care benefits