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The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) released a set of FAQs regarding implementation of...

The No Surprises Act, which was included in the omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act in late 2020, aims to protect consumers from...

As discussed in an earlier post, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released in April...

The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requires that non-grandfathered health plans cover certain preventive benefits without cost sharing. The...

Recent guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission addresses COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace. The agency first...

The Department of Labor recently published an information letter responding to a question from a plan about whether it must disclose an...

On June 17, the Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated decision in California vs Texas upholding the Affordable Care Act. In a 7-2...

The American Rescue Plan Act provides that the federal government will provide a 100% subsidy for monthly COBRA premiums for the...

Columbia University recently settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 27,000 participants and beneficiaries of the Retirement Plan...

The Department of Health and Human Services announced recently that it will interpret Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to prohibit...

In President Biden’s address to the Joint Session of Congress in late April, the President announced his administration’s policy goals...

In March 2021, the Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 (EPPRA) was signed into law by President Biden. Commentary on...

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recently releases cybersecurity guidance directed at ERISA...

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFRCA), signed into law March 2020, expanded paid sick leave and family and medical leave...

The solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and multiemployer pension plans has been a hot topic throughout December and...

Under the Trump Administration in late 2020, the Department of Labor issued regulations regarding environmental, social or governance...

Milliman, a consulting and actuarial firm, recently published its yearly Multiemployer Pension Funding Study for 2020, which looks at the...

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have jointly released a new round of FAQs addressing questions related...

In early 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the DOL published a notice extending ERISA-related deadlines. Extensions apply to...

The IRS recently announced a 12-cent increase in the PCORI fees for policy and plan years ending between October 1, 2020, and September...