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Legislation would extend TRIA, NFIP and repeal the 'Cadillac tax.'​​ WASHINGTON, D.C., December 17, 2019— The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I") commends the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation that would reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and repeal the Affordable Care Act's “Cadillac tax," all as part of government funding legislation. ​ “The Big 'I' would like to thank the U.S. House of Representatives for bringing our independent agents a trifecta of early Christmas gifts this year with the passage of government funding legislation that includes a long-term reauthorization of…

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​ A new state law took effect three weeks ago that puts new restrictions on employers' ability to discriminate against workers because of workers' reproductive health decisions. Stephanie H. Fedorka of the law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King has an informative blog post about it: The law prohibits employers from accessing an employee’s personal information regarding the employee’s, or the employee’s dependent’s, reproductive health decision making without the employee’s prior informed affirmative written consent. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against or taking retaliatory action against an employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of or on the basis…