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EEOC Revokes Stance That Health Plans Discriminate If Retiree Benefits Change Upon Medicare Eligibility

Client Alert | 1 min read | 08.21.01

In an August 20, 2001 release, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") retracted its position that employee benefit plans that either end or reduce benefits when a retiree becomes eligible for Medicare violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"). Recognizing that its previous policy could have the practical effect of discouraging employers from providing health care benefits for its retirees before they become eligible for Medicare, the EEOC has established an internal task force to study the issue and obtain input from interested stakeholders (i.e. employers, insurers, advocacy groups). For now, the EEOC will no longer litigate "Medicare bridge" cases. The EEOC re-emphasized its position that "An employer must offer to current employees . . . over the age of eligibility for Medicare benefits the same health benefits, under the same conditions, that it offers to any current employee under the age of 65."

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Client Alert | 7 min read | 12.17.25

CARB Proposes Regulations Implementing California GHG Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk Reporting Laws

After hosting a series of workshops and issuing multiple rounds of materials, including enforcement notices, checklists, templates, and other guidance, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed regulations to implement the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) (both as amended by SB 219), which require large U.S.-based businesses operating in California to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related risks. CARB also published a Notice of Public Hearing and an Initial Statement of Reasons along with the proposed regulations. While CARB’s final rules were statutorily required to be promulgated by July 1, 2025, these are still just proposals. CARB’s proposed rules largely track earlier guidance regarding how CARB intends to define compliance obligations, exemptions, and key deadlines, and establish fee programs to fund regulatory operations....

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