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2016 Year in Review: Tech and Life Science IPOs (and How to Prep for 2017)
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Top 5 Reasons Private Equity is So Successful at M&A
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Malware Attack Readiness: Is Your Organization Prepared for a Ransomware Attack?
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Life Science/Biotech Securities Claims: How to Mitigate Your Risk
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Property-Casualty 101
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Questions Sellers Wanted to ask in Private
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P&C 101 Webinar Series: What You Need to Know
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Standalone Side A Insurance: When You Can’t Indemnify Directors and Officers
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Boards – How to Unlock the Value of Representations and Warranties Insurance
Representations and Warranties Insurance may not be right for your deal; how do you avoid after-the-fact second guessing? Documentation and following best practices are the best protection against accusations that you didn’t explore all reasonable options to maximize the outcome of a good deal.View Insight -
New York City Paid Sick Leave
Effective April 1st, 2014, employers with five or more employees are required to provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per calendar year. The New York City Earned Sick Time Act (Paid Sick Leave Law) defines a calendar year as any consecutive 12-month period. New York City employers with fewer than five employees are not required to provide paid sick leave, but must provide employees with up to 40 hours of unpaid sick leave.View Insight -
Special Open Enrollment Offered to COBRA QBS and New ACA FAQs and COBRA Model Notices Released
Individuals currently on COBRA have been offered a special one-time open enrollment period on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace. New FAQs, released by the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (IRS), clarify certain requirements in regard to the annual out-of-pocket maximum, coverage for preventive services, health FSA carryover, and summary of benefits and coverage (SBC). In addition, the DOL released notice of new proposed rules requiring plans to modify COBRA notices to inform COBRA qualified beneficiaries (QBs) of the availability of coverage and possible subsidies/cost-sharing through the Marketplace, as well as providing updated model COBRA notices and the CHIPRA notice to better describe the Marketplace and enrollment rights.
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What the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Case Means to Employers
In a 5 to 4 decision the Supreme Court has ruled that certain privately held corporations do not have to comply with some of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraception coverage requirements if they violate the owner’s religious views. The decision opens the door for companies that meet the IRS definition of a “closely held corporation” to opt-out of providing certain contraception coverage in their employer sponsored group health plan.