Employee benefit plans are subject to numerous laws the restrict, or at least limit, discrimination within the plans. Many benefit plan nondiscrimination rules focus on whether highly and non-highly compensated employees are...more
2/26/2021
/ Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Mental Health ,
MHPAEA ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
NQTLs ,
Substance Abuse ,
U.S. Treasury
Starting in January, unaffiliated employers can band together and participate in a new type of collective retirement plan, called a “pooled employer plan” or PEP. PEPs are expected to be attractive to plan sponsors because of...more
President Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) on August 8, 2020 that directs Treasury to suspend collection of the employee portion of Social Security (6.2%) for workers who earn less than $4,000 (on a pre-tax...more
President Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) on August 8, 2020 that directs Treasury to suspend collection of the employee portion of Social Security (6.2%) for workers who earn less than $4,000 (on a pre-tax...more