News & Analysis as of

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) › Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal subsidies to reduce the number of uninsured citizens. less -
Lathrop GPM

Fifty Years of ERISA

Lathrop GPM on

On Labor Day fifty years ago, September 2, 1974, President Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) into law. It is a combination of tax and labor law incorporating trust law like fiduciary...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

House Passes Build Back Better Act, Here’s What Employers Need to Know as It Goes to Senate

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220–213. Supported by the Biden Administration and congressional Democrats, the controversial bill heads to the Senate for...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

House Passes Build Back Better Act

Groom Law Group, Chartered on

On November 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, the “BBB Act”), the budget reconciliation bill that includes much of President Biden’s economic and social policy...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

House Budget Reconciliation Text Includes Significant Health, Paid Leave, and Retirement Provisions

Groom Law Group, Chartered on

On September 15, the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees advanced components of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package (“Budget Legislation” or “the Legislation”). The Legislation...more

Fisher Phillips

2021 Limits for Benefit Plans

Fisher Phillips on

The IRS has announced the 2021 dollar limits impacting retirement plans and IRAs. The agency also issued welfare plan limits, as well as ACA penalties. The chart below summarizes these 2021 figures along with the...more

Williams Mullen

The SECURE Act Makes Significant Changes

Williams Mullen on

The SECURE Act* (the “Act”) makes significant changes to employer-sponsored retirement plans, and many of the changes take effect immediately.  Highlights of the provisions of the Act relating to retirement plans that are...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Year-End Challenges and Opportunities: Congress Passes SECURE Act, Caddy Tax Repeal, and More

Groom Law Group, Chartered on

On Thursday, December 19, the Senate passed two spending bills to fund the government through September 30, 2020, one of which (H.R. 1865, the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020” or the “Act”) contains the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SECURE Act In; Cadillac Tax Out: The Spending Act Makes Serious Changes to Benefits Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Below is a summary of those key provisions. I. SECURE Act The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act, H.R. 1994) is arguably the most significant and comprehensive retirement saving...more

Hogan Lovells

Congress passes FY 2020 funding bill with tax benefits for energy, health care, and retirement plans

Hogan Lovells on

In a rare display of bipartisanship, after intense last minute negotiations between congressional leadership and the Executive Branch, President Donald Trump signed into law legislation passed last week by Congress to...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Practical Insights on Tax Reform: Impact on Employee and Fringe Benefits

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law legislation, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which is the most extensive overhaul of the United States Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) in 30 years. In...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Signs Tax Reform Bill into Law

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on

On December 15, 2017, the House and Senate conference committee agreed on the terms of the final tax reform bill, previously referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”), which was subsequently approved by both...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

ERISA Newsletter - Fourth Quarter 2017

Proskauer Rose LLP on

Editor's Overview - For over two decades, federal law has required covered health plans and insurers to ensure that certain mental health benefits are in parity with offered medical/surgical benefits. The meaning of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing?

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Impact of Tax Reform on Employer-Provided Retirement, Welfare, and Fringe Benefits - The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (the “Tax Reform Act”) made significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Although there...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Employee and Fringe Benefits

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes some notable, though targeted, changes to the employee benefits landscape. We summarize some of the more significant changes in the Question and Answers set out below....more

Troutman Pepper

How Tax Reform Will Affect Employee Benefit Plans

Troutman Pepper on

On December 22, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1 (the Act), which makes widespread changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The Act makes several changes to the rules governing retirement plans, welfare plans and...more

Dechert LLP

Focus on ERISA - Tax Reform Includes Benefits and Compensation Provisions

Dechert LLP on

On December 22, 2017, the tax reform bill, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was signed by President Trump. As we noted in our prior OnPoint (available here) with respect to earlier versions of the...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Tax Law Provisions Affect Employee Benefit Programs

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) recently enacted by Congress will soon become effective. The primary focus of the new law is the reduction of corporate and individual income taxes. Nevertheless, a number of provisions...more

BakerHostetler

The Impact of the 2017 Tax Reforms on Employment-Based Benefits and Tax-Favored Compensation

BakerHostetler on

Whenever the United States Congress takes up “tax reform,” there always is a danger that the Congress will pay for such tax reform, in part, by eliminating many of the tax incentives that enable employers to provide...more

Baker Donelson

New Tax Plan Changes Rules on Health Coverage, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Baker Donelson on

While primarily focused on individual and business tax cuts and reform, the final Republican tax cut bill includes several provisions expected to impact health care coverage and expenses. First, the bill effectively repeals...more

Williams Mullen

GOP Tax Reform: Impact on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans

Williams Mullen on

The tax reform act, formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was approved by House and Senate Republicans and is ready to be signed into law by President Donald Trump. President Trump is expected to sign the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

ERISA Newsletter - Third Quarter 2017

Proskauer Rose LLP on

Editor's Overview - As we have observed on other occasions, the ERISA class action plaintiffs' bar has, for several years now, honed in on 401(k) plan fiduciaries and their decisions to select and retain investment options...more

Dickinson Wright

Health Saving Accounts: An Underutilized Opportunity in a Time of Uncertain Healthcare Changes

Dickinson Wright on

Regardless of whether there will be revisions to, repeal of, or no changes at all to the Affordable Care Act, patients will most likely continue to have a larger financial responsibility for their medical care. ...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - June 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on

Editor's Overview - In this month’s newsletter, our colleagues focus on two sets of legislative updates. First is a discussion of the IRS’s proposed Treasury Regulations prescribing rules under Section 457 of the...more

Stinson LLP

The PATH Act Brings Federal Income Tax Changes - The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 Enacted in December 2015

Stinson LLP on

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, also known as the PATH Act, was enacted by Congress at the end of 2015. Below are the highlights from that legislation. TAX EXTENDERS - Tax extenders are...more

FordHarrison

2016 Cost of Living Increases are Rare

FordHarrison on

On October 21, 2015, in Information Release 2015-118, the IRS announced cost-of-living adjustments to various dollar limitations under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") for pension plans and other related items for the...more

33 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide