The following Alert comes from our Corporate Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP and provides important information about the recent health care reform legisation.

On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), which President Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010. The health care reform law will make far-reaching changes to the United States health care system over the next several years. The House and Senate also passed a separate bill, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (“HCERA”), which President Obama signed into law on March 30, 2010. HCEARA resolves the differences between the House and Senate versions of the health care bill by amending the PPACA.

Several PPACA provisions will affect employers both immediately and in the future. While PPACA’s provisions relating to group health plans are of vital importance to employers, this alert focuses solely on the employment provisions concerning whistleblower protections and breastfeeding. To read the full alert, please visit the Publications section of our Web site.