Blog Posts: Benefits Law Update
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Health Plans: PCORI Fee Is Due August 1, 2022
IRS Announces New Pilot Program for Retirement Plan Audits
Department of Labor Guidance and Federal Initiatives Counsel a Wait-and-See Approach for 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries Interested in Cryptocurrency Options
DOL Signals Heightened Enforcement of Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitation Requirements
Proposed IRS Regulations Clarify SECURE Act Changes to RMD Rules for Beneficiaries
How many participants is too many for a top hat plan?
Deciphering First Circuit’s Thirty-page Primer on NQTL Analysis and ERISA Information Requests
How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot with Your SPD
Surprise Medical Bills: Texas District Court Vacates Portion of Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process in Agency Rule
Correcting 401(k) Plan Excess Elective Deferrals
Required Minimum Distributions and Missing Plan Participants

Unanimous Supreme Court Overturns Court of Appeals in Northwestern University 403(b) Plans Excessive Fee Case
Elimination of Good Faith Relief for ACA Reporting
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation and the Special Timing Rule HR Professionals Should Be Aware of for FICA Tax Purposes

403(b) Plan Compliance with the Annual Additions Limit: IRS Expects 403(b) Plan Sponsors to Collect Information About Employees’ Outside Employment
You Are Here: A Mall Directory for Healthcare Transparency Requirements
Using a Non-Compete to Create a Substantial Risk of Forfeiture Under a Section 457(f) Plan: Limited (But Meaningful) Opportunities

Thoughts on the DOL’s Proposed ESG Regulation

IRS Issues Guidance Clarifying the Application of COVID-19 Outbreak Period Extensions for Electing COBRA Continuation Coverage and Paying COBRA Premiums
Recent Court Decisions Extend the Statute of Limitations for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Lawsuits under ERISA
Self-Insured Group Health Plan Sponsors: Action Steps to Mitigate Risk Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Revenue Procedure 2021-30: A New and (Further) Improved EPCRS
Retirement Plan Administrators: Are You Ready to Comply with the New Lifetime Income Disclosure Requirement for Benefit Statements?
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2021 Summer Client Advisory
Do You Understand Your Investment Policy Statement?
Massachusetts Now Requires Paid COVID-19 Leave for all Employees
Supreme Court will Hear Northwestern University 403(b) Plan Excessive Fee Case
Primer on Severance Plans Under ERISA and the Tax Code
Faculty Retirement Incentive Programs: What Does the Law Permit?
DOL Cybersecurity Guidance
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