Group health plans are now required to submit an annual attestation confirming that the agreements the plan enters into with its service providers do not contain “gag clauses,” which are limitations regarding the plan’s...more
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced its plan to end the COVID-19 public health and national emergency declarations on May 11, 2023, more than three years after the declarations initially took effect. ...more
In the final days of 2022, after months of back and forth, Congress adopted a myriad of law changes for qualified retirement plans, collectively known as the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”). SECURE 2.0 builds on the...more
The IRS has released the 2023 cost-of-living adjustments applicable to the dollar limitations on benefits and contributions of retirement plans and health and welfare benefit plans. As a result of the increase in inflation,...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 (the “Notice”), which provides guidance on expiration of the COVID-19 extended participant deadlines.
The COVID-19 extended participant...more