On August 8, President Trump issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, to use his authority to defer certain payroll tax obligations in an effort to provide individuals with additional...more
Employers considering reducing employee work hours or placing employees on unpaid leaves of absence must follow the requirements of the Affordable Care Act when determining whether an employee is full time for the purposes of...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act contains several forms of relief for plan sponsors and participants in employee benefit plans, as well a few additional plan obligations. Significant items in the CARES...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Notice 2020-18, which delays the federal income tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals, corporations, and others from April 15 to July 15. In a Q&A related to the Notice,...more
In light of the current COVID-19 health care crisis, employers are considering numerous options in the face of closed businesses and reduced income. These considerations include reducing employee work hours, furloughing...more
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Abbott Laboratories gets a limited thumbs-up from the IRS.
Plan sponsors may recall that Abbott Laboratories announced its Freedom 2 Save program last June. The program is designed to encourage employees to pay off their...more
Plan sponsors who provide benefits based upon determinations of disability should be prepared for the new procedural rules that started governing disability claims April 1. The U.S. Department of Labor issued these procedures...more
We now have a split in the circuits.
Last week, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated in its entirety the U.S. Department of Labor's Fiduciary Rule, only two days after the Tenth Circuit had...more
Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a proposed rule on employer wellness programs and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The GINA proposal accompanies a proposed rule on employer wellness...more