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This episode explores how in-house legal and HR teams can form high-functioning partnerships to deliver better outcomes for organizations. Rich Sedory discusses building a legal department from scratch, managing compliance in a regulated manufacturing environment, and negotiating contracts that drive value. Special emphasis is placed…

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has advised Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of their current federal health insurance policy priorities. The NAIC’s recent letter focuses on two major issues: federal health insurance nondiscrimination rules and regulation of prescription drug copayment accumulator programs.
Federal…

Littler, a law firm focusing on labor, recently published a study showing that only about eight percent of leading American companies have or intend to alter their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. The Littler study involved about 350 C-suite executives. Despite a few high-profile defections of major companies from DEI, most companies have been…

Another coalition of congressional lawmakers has united to introduce a new version of the Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act (DRUG Act) bill. Rep. Marianne Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and co-sponsors from both parties introduced the bill, which could impact how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are paid.
Miller-Meeks unsuccessfully introduced a previous version of the bill…

Companies are increasingly embracing return-to-office (RTO) mandates, but new SHRM research and data reveal an unexpected consequence of those mandates. The incidence of uncivil acts occurring in the workplace is substantially higher for employees whose employers have issued RTO mandates. According to the SHRM Q1 2025 Civility Index, employees at companies with RTO mandates reported…

Two lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle have revived a version of the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reporting bill from the 118th Congress. That bill came close to passage last year but faced criticism from Elon Musk, who ultimately tanked the much larger bill in favor of an abbreviated spending package.
Rep. Erin Houchin…

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued two technical assistance documents entitled: “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” and “What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work.” Although these documents do not establish any new legal rights or…