Payroll Threats and Protecting Personal Information -
In case you have not been checking the FBI warnings (I realize those are unusual words for a benefits person), you and your employees should know of one of such...more
12/6/2018
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Email ,
FBI ,
Healthcare ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
IRS ,
Payroll Records ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Tax Returns
Managing your plan’s claims procedures to avoid successful challenges requires careful attention to all of the requirements in the regulations and in the applicable plan’s or policy’s terms and continual review in light of...more
When POTUS signed the most recent executive order related to health care reform, it was only a small incremental step to direct the agencies to loosen some rules on health reform that will eventually impact the coverage...more
The Internal Revenue Service updated its mortality tables under final regulations which are generally applicable on January 1, 2018 and did not delay the implementation of the mortality tables because the update was mandated...more
While many cyber threats have special names, e.g., ransomware, malware, cryptolocker, advanced persistent threats or GRIZZLY STEPPE (a malicious cyber attack that occurred late in 2016), your retirement plan’s data may be...more
Fee Changes and Disclosures Post Conflict of Interest Regulations Initial Partial Effective Date -
The effects of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DoL”) conflict of interest or fiduciary regulation and related prohibited...more
7/20/2017
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Conflicts of Interest ,
De-Risking ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Investment Adviser ,
IRS ,
Lump Sum Payments ,
Medicare ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Public Employers ,
Retirement Plan
Late last week the Senate released its version of a health reform bill (the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” or the “Senate bill”) to fix the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “PPACA”). The Senate Bill...more