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Capital Infusion - May 2013: Policy Spotlight: Affordable Care Act

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/10/2013

EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND THE IMPACT on PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS - Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) continues at an accelerated pace. Some of its most important...more

May and June Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

by King & Spalding on 5/7/2013

Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties and excise taxes. To...more

Monthly Benefits Update - April 2013

by Andrew Malahowski | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/1/2013

Health Care Reform: Guidance on Required Future Modifications to SBC, Other Issues - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new guidance...more

Affordable Care Act: New Requirements for Summary of Benefits and Coverage

by Andrew Elbon, B. David Joffe | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/30/2013

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health & Human Services have issued new guidance on the content requirements for health plan summaries of benefits and coverage (“SBCs”). Plan sponsors should ensure that the SBCs...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 9: Bills Make Significant Progress in the House

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/16/2013

Legislators convened for a three-day work week that ended in early adjournment on Thursday afternoon as lawmakers left Montgomery to beat anticipated severe weather. Day 20 concluded a week that saw progress on several...more

Wellness Programs Can Reduce Health Care Costs, But Can Your Bank Afford the Legal Risks?

by Katheryn Bradley, Craig Day, Mark McBride | Lane Powell PC - Labor & Employment Law on 4/15/2013

One option is wellness programs, which provide employees with incentives to engage in healthy behaviors. These programs have spread in both size and importance. According to one survey, 68 percent of employers provided...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Executive Compensation and Benefits Report: Proposed Regulations Highlight the Complexity of the $500,000 Deduction Limit for...

by Michael R. Bergmann, Sofie Bielen, Kristin M. Davis, Berit R. Freeman, Neil M. Leff, Barbara R. Mirza, Alessandra K. Murata, Timothy Nelson, Regina Olshan, David C. Olstein, Erica Schohn, more +Joseph M. Yaffe | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/8/2013

On April 1, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations providing guidance on the $500,000 deduction limit for compensation paid by certain health insurance companies to their employees. Because of the...more

Monthly Benefits Update - March 2013

by Daniel R. Salemi | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 4/1/2013

Health Care Reform: Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation - On March 21, the IRS, DOL, and Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed regulations on the 90-day waiting...more

DOL Issues Self-Compliance Tools For Health Benefits Laws

by Tracy Morley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 3/12/2013

The US Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued two compliance tools to help employers see if their health plans comply with the requirements of Part 7 of the Employee Retirement...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - February 2013

by Anthony Cacace, Stacey Cerrone, Page W. Griffin, Jacklina Len, Kara L. Lincoln, Brian S. Neulander | Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/19/2013

In This Issue: - Editor's Overview - View from Proskauer: Are Your Conversations Privileged under ERISA? - Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of Interest ...more

Union Friendly - Using Collectively Bargained Pension Plans to Maximize Employee Benefit Plan Contributions for Closely Held...

by Gerald Nowotny on 2/13/2013

Overview - In Part I of this series, I discussed the benefits of collective bargaining agreements for small business owners and professional corporations for qualified retirement planning. The ability to unionize...more

Monthly Benefits Update - January 2013

by Daniel R. Salemi | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: - Health & Welfare Plans ..Health Care Reform: IRS Issues Proposed “Pay or Play” Regulations ..Health Care Reform: IRS Issues FAQs on Various ACA Issues ..HHS Issues Final HIPAA Regulations...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - January 2013

by Anthony Cacace, Nicole Eichberger, Page W. Griffin, Jacklina Len, Kara L. Lincoln, James R. Napoli, Brian S. Neulander | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/25/2013

In This Issue: - Editors' Overview - The Future Role of Experts in ERISA Class - View from Proskauer: Health Insurance Exchanges and Retiree Medical Exits--Five Ways To Make Sure It's Really a "Soft...more

2013 Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

by King & Spalding on 1/9/2013

Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties and excise taxes. To...more

2012-2013 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits Published by DOL and Treasury

by Margaret C. Barker, Adam Cohen, Carol McClarnon, Jamey Medlin, Michael Miles, Joanna Myers, Vanessa Scott, W. Mark Smith, William Walderman, Carol Weiser | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/3/2013

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. - On December 24, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its 2012 Semi-Annual...more

FICA Tax “Holiday” Ends With 2012, and Social Security and Medicare Contributions Increase For Some Employees

by Kristyn Bunce DeFilipp, Robert A. Fisher | Foley Hoag LLP on 1/3/2013

On January 1, 2013, Congress approved the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the bill designed to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.” The Act, which President Obama signed into law yesterday, extended certain tax relief...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - December 2012

by Anthony Cacace, Bridgit M. DePietto, Page W. Griffin, Kara L. Lincoln, Brian S. Neulander, Howard Shapiro | Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/20/2012

In This Issue: - Editors' Overview - Supreme Court Revisits Meaning of 'Appropriate Equitable Relief' in US Airways v. McCutchen - Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of Interest ...more

Business News Digest – November 2012

by Venable LLP on 12/1/2012

In this issue: - SEC Releases Guidance on Shareholder Proposals - Health Care Reform: Large Employers and the New Health Insurance Exchanges - Private Exchanges: You Have Questions, We Have...more

New 3.8% Medicare Tax on Investment and Unearned Income Beginning in 2013

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 11/14/2012

Starting January 1, 2013, a new 3.8% Medicare tax will apply to the investment and “unearned income” of individuals, trusts and estates. The tax is intended to apply to income exempt from the regular FICA or self-employment...more

Employee Benefits Update - November 2012

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 11/13/2012

In This Issue: - All Qualified Plans “To Do” List - Section 401(k) Plans “To Do” List - Defined Contribution Plans (Other Than Section 401(k) Plans) “To Do” List - Defined Benefit Plans “To Do” List -...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - November 2012

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 11/11/2012

In This Issue: - Editors' Overview - Second Circuit Rules That Amending A Multiemployer Plan Is Not a Fiduciary Act, But Leaves Many Questions Unanswered - How ACA Modifies ERISA's Benefit Claims...more

2012 Post-Election Analysis: A Narrowly Divided Electorate Has Spoken: How Will The President and The Congress Respond?

by Patton Boggs LLP on 11/9/2012

INTRODUCTION - With President Barack Obama having been reelected and the Senate and the House having stayed in Democratic and Republican hands, respectively, attention now will turn to the lame duck session that will...more

Benefits Update, No. 4, November 2012: Will You Be Ready For 2013?

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/7/2012

2013 will mark not just the start of a new calendar year, but also new compliance obligations for employee benefits professionals. Now is the time to review your employee benefit plans and take the steps necessary to ensure...more

Benefits Update - November 2012, No. 4

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/7/2012

In This Issue: - Will You Be Ready For 2013? By Callan Carter (San Francisco) and Patricia Harris (Atlanta): 2013 will mark not just the start of a new calendar year, but also new compliance obligations for employee...more

Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

by King & Spalding on 11/5/2012

Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties and excise taxes. To...more

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Capital Infusion - May 2013: Policy Spotlight: Affordable Care Act

May and June Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

Monthly Benefits Update - April 2013

Affordable Care Act: New Requirements for Summary of Benefits and Coverage

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 9: Bills Make Significant Progress in the House

Wellness Programs Can Reduce Health Care Costs, But Can Your Bank Afford the Legal Risks?

"Executive Compensation and Benefits Report: Proposed Regulations Highlight the Complexity of the $500,000 Deduction Limit for...

Monthly Benefits Update - March 2013

DOL Issues Self-Compliance Tools For Health Benefits Laws

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - February 2013

Union Friendly - Using Collectively Bargained Pension Plans to Maximize Employee Benefit Plan Contributions for Closely Held...

Monthly Benefits Update - January 2013

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - January 2013

2013 Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

2012-2013 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits Published by DOL and Treasury

FICA Tax “Holiday” Ends With 2012, and Social Security and Medicare Contributions Increase For Some Employees

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - December 2012

Business News Digest – November 2012

New 3.8% Medicare Tax on Investment and Unearned Income Beginning in 2013

Employee Benefits Update - November 2012

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - November 2012

2012 Post-Election Analysis: A Narrowly Divided Electorate Has Spoken: How Will The President and The Congress Respond?

Benefits Update, No. 4, November 2012: Will You Be Ready For 2013?

Benefits Update - November 2012, No. 4

Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

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