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DOL Issues Final Association Health Plan Rule Benefit Notes

WEBOn June 19, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that offers new options for associations to sponsor health plans for their members.

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Temporary Extension of CARES Act Telehealth/HSA Relief Available

WEBOn March 15, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (“2022 CAA”) was signed into law. Among other things, the 2022 CAA temporarily restores the telehealth relief …

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FINAL HRA REGULATIONS CREATE NEW HEALTH COVERAGE …

WEBOn June 13, 2019 the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor and Department of the Treasury released final regulations that create new healthcare …

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Self-Funded Plans Need to be Careful in Enforcing Subrogation …

WEBSelf-Funded Plans Need to be Careful in Enforcing Subrogation Rights. By Stinson LLP on September 26, 2012. A recent Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision …

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TPA is a Fiduciary Under ERISA Benefit Notes

WEBTPA is a Fiduciary Under ERISA. A recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision considered whether a third party administrator of a self-funded medical plan …

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Proposed Form 5500 Changes & the new Schedule J: Big Changes …

WEBThe US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed changes to the Form 5500 and schedules that will affect ERISA Title I group health plans of all sizes, but small …

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EEOC Requires Reasonable Accommodations for Wellness Plans

WEBThe EEOC concluded that the program was a wellness plan under which a disability related inquiry is permitted if voluntary. According to the EEOC, a wellness …

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An SPD Can be a Plan Document Benefit Notes

WEBIn Cigna v. Amara, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the plan document is the governing document for an ERISA plan and that in a conflict between the plan …

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IRS Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2017 Benefit Notes

WEBIRS Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2017. On October 27, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service released the 2017 cost of living adjustments affecting dollar …

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Stiff Penalties for Paying Disproportionate Share of Executive's

WEBThis is the ninth in a series of articles about health care reform.. This article addresses a provision of the Health Care Reform Law that has not gotten as much …

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Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2024 Benefit Notes

WEBOn November 1, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-75, which sets forth the 2024 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and …

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EEOC Loses Another Wellness Case, Part 2

WEBIn my last blog post, I discussed a recent loss by the EEOC in its efforts to limit the ability of employers to require employees to complete health risk assessments …

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What Does the Trust Requirement of ERISA Mean

WEBWhat Does the Trust Requirement of ERISA Mean? ERISA requires that plan assets be held in trust so that they are protected from claims of the employer. With …

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Participants in Top Hat Plans Must Exhaust

WEBParticipants in Top Hat Plans Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies. So-called “Top Hat” plans are nonqualified deferred compensation plans for a select group …

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Same Sex Marriage: Effect on Benefits Benefit Notes

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Former Employee Cannot Recover Penalties for COBRA Notice …

WEBA court can impose on an employer a penalty of up to $110 a day for failure to provide that COBRA notice. In a recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

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A Summary Plan Description Can be a Plan Document

WEBEmployers are concerned that differences in wording between the summary plan description and the plan document could lead to unintended coverage of medical …

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Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2022 Benefit Notes

WEBUpdated November 18, 2021. On November 4, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2021-61, which sets forth the 2022 cost-of-living adjustments affecting …

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Retaining Grandfathered Plan Status Under New Regulations

WEBA.1 A grandfathered plan is a group health plan or individual insurance policy that was in existence on March 23, 2010. These plans are able to take advantage of …

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