Statutory Waiting Period

Health Reform - New Guidance On Eligibility Waiting Periods (or, when is 90 days not 90 days?)

by Hugh Davis | Poyner Spruill LLP on 4/16/2013

Starting in 2014, federal law will prohibit group health plans from imposing eligibility waiting periods longer than 90 days. Recently, federal regulators published proposed regulations designed to implement this limitation....more

Proposed Regulations Released On The 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation Under The ACA

by Tracy Morley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/5/2013

On March 18, 2013, the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury jointly released proposed regulations implementing the 90-day waiting period limitation under the Affordable Care Act. Under the proposed...more

Departments Release Waiting Period Regulations for Group Health Plans

by Christopher K. Buch, Russell E. Greenblatt | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/3/2013

On March 18, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (the Departments) issued joint proposed regulations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s prohibition of waiting periods of longer...more

Patent Office Litigation Update: Impact on Timing [Video]

by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/2/2013

Donald R. Banowit, director at the intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., explains two recent clarifications to the deadlines for filing a petition for inter partes review at the USPTO....more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - March 29, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/1/2013

In this issue: - Proposed Change to FINRA Rule Regarding Release of Disciplinary Complaints, Decisions and Other Information - SEC Approves on an Accelerated Basis FINRA Rule Change Relating to Margin...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

Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations Implementing the 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation Under the Affordable Care Act

by Alden J. Bianchi | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 3/28/2013

On March 21, 2013, the Departments of the Treasury/IRS, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) issued a proposed regulation implementing the 90-day waiting period limitation under Section 2708 of the Public...more

IRS Clarifies Applicability of Pay or Play to Multiemployer Plans’ Contributing Employers

by Robert Projansky | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 3/25/2013

Last Friday, employers contributing to multiemployer plans received some good news. As expected, the Internal Revenue Service amended the transition rule for 2014 originally set forth in its proposed regulations on the pay or...more

Health Care Reform Blog: Waiting Period Regulations Published

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/25/2013

Yesterday HHS, IRS, and DOL published proposed regulations implementing the waiting period restrictions of the Affordable Care Act. As expected, health plans may not impose a waiting period that is longer than 90 days from...more

Divorce: The Long and Short Of It

by Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler &... on 2/27/2013

We’re often asked: How long will my divorce take? The answer is, it may be short or it may be long. It completely depends upon the individual circumstances of your case....more

States May Force Couples to Wait Longer for a Divorce

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 2/21/2013

Washington State is considering extending its statutory waiting period before couples can be granted a divorce to a full year. Currently, separating couples need to wait 90 days before a divorce can be finalized. The law...more

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Health Reform - New Guidance On Eligibility Waiting Periods (or, when is 90 days not 90 days?)

Proposed Regulations Released On The 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation Under The ACA

Departments Release Waiting Period Regulations for Group Health Plans

Patent Office Litigation Update: Impact on Timing [Video]

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - March 29, 2013

Monthly Benefits Update - March 2013

Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations Implementing the 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation Under the Affordable Care Act

IRS Clarifies Applicability of Pay or Play to Multiemployer Plans’ Contributing Employers

Health Care Reform Blog: Waiting Period Regulations Published

Divorce: The Long and Short Of It

States May Force Couples to Wait Longer for a Divorce

Patent Office Litigation Update: Impact on Timing [Video]

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