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A Practical Guide to Claiming the COBRA Premium Assistance Tax …

Over the last few months, employers and plan administrators have concentrated on identifying qualifying individuals eligible for COBRA premium assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”), sending out proper notices, and collecting election forms.Now that the dust has settled on the first round of election notices, employers and plans have turned their attention to another

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IRS Expands Mid-Year Change Opportunities for Health and FSA …

WebOn May 12, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-29, which provides significant flexibility for health insurance and flexible spending account election changes during 2020, and …

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Best Practices in Administering Benefit Claims #4 – Know (and

WebWe are 800+ lawyers serving clients from offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The world’s leading …

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Sixth Circuit Rules Retiree Healthcare Benefits Claim Is Not Arbitrable

WebThe Sixth Circuit, in a split decision, held that a dispute between a union and an employer regarding retiree healthcare benefits was not arbitrable because the issue …

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ERISA Disclosure Requirements for Service Providers Extended to …

WebHe is a former Chair of the ERISA Advisory Council, having been appointed to this position by the U.S. Secretary of Labor in 2014. Neal is a frequent lecturer and …

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EEOC Proposed Wellness Regulation Restricts Incentives For …

Web****UPDATE: These proposed regulations were not published in the Federal Register before President Biden’s inauguration. In accordance with the Memorandum for …

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Digging into the New HRA Regulations, Part 3 – Premium Tax …

WebAs part of our ongoing series on the final regulations expanding the availability of health reimbursement accounts (“HRAs”), we discussed the newly-created Individual …

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“Plan Administrator” vs “Claims Administrator” – Who is the Proper

WebThe issue of who may be a proper defendant in an ERISA claim for benefits has not received consistent treatment in the courts. On the one hand, a federal district …

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Blog

WebIn Kanefsky v. Ford Motor Co. Gen. Ret. Plan, No. 22-cv-2259, 10548 U.S. Dist. 2023 WL 186800 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 13, 2023), the court granted a motion to dismiss a pension plan …

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Ninth Circuit Enforces Hawaii Anti-Reimbursement Statutes …

WebERISA health care plans typically include reimbursement and subrogation clauses, which give plans a right to reimbursement of medical expenses paid on behalf …

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Two More District Courts Reject ERISA Fee and Performance …

WebWe are 800+ lawyers serving clients from offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The world’s leading …

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Eighth Circuit Decision On“Cross-Plan Offsetting” Illustrates

WebThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently weighed in on a practice for recovering health plan overpayments known as “cross-plan offsetting.” In …

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Congress Reopens Door For HSA With No-Deductible Telehealth, …

WebEffective April 1, 2022, high-deductible health plans can once again offer first-dollar coverage for telehealth and other remote services without making participants …

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Side by Side Comparison: Electronic Disclosure Rules for Pension

WebKatrina E. McCann is a senior counsel in the Tax Department and a member of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group. Katrina advises a diverse …

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California Repeals 60-Day Limit on Waiting Periods

WebBy Stacy Barrow on September 9, 2014. On August 15, 2014, California passed Senate Bill 1034, which repealed an insurance law (Assembly Bill 1083) that prohibited insurance …

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Best Practices in Administering Benefit Claims #3 – Dealing with

WebWe are 800+ lawyers serving clients from offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The world’s leading …

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IRS Reiterates Requirement to Sign Plan Documents and …

WebWe are 800+ lawyers serving clients from offices located in the leading financial and business centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The world’s leading …

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District Court Enforces 403(b) Plan Arbitration Clause With Class

WebA federal district court in Florida sent a proposed ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action to individual arbitration on the basis of a plan arbitration clause that …

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Limitation To Restorative Speech Therapy Does Not Violate MHPAEA

WebA federal district court in Massachusetts concluded that a health insurance plan did not violate the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act by denying …

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Benefit Issues in Puerto Rico: Impact of the ACA, ERISA and the PBGC

WebThis article highlights some recent developments that employers with Puerto Rico employee benefits arrangements should consider concerning compliance with U.S. …

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Update: Big Headline, Small Impact

WebImportant Update: Based on informal comments from the U.S. Department of Labor, it appears that the tolling of benefit plan deadlines will end on July 10, 2023, as …

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Blog

WebA New York district court held that surcharge could include not only make-whole relief, but also consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages in limited circumstances where …

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