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The DOL Withdraws the Informal Guidance on Joint Employment and Independent Contractors

On June 7, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew its 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on the topics of joint employment and independent contractors.  These guidelines were issued during President Obama’s administration, and had the effect of expanding joint...

Putting the Steeple (Back) on the Hospital: Supreme Court Rules that Benefit Plans for Employees of Religious-Affiliated Hospitals are Exempt from ERISA

In a June 5, 2017 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that benefit plans covering employees of church-affiliated hospitals were “church plans,” and hence not subject to ERISA, despite not being “established” by a church.  The decision, Advocate Healthcare Network v....