In this installment of our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation podcast series, Troutman Pepper Partners Jim Earle, Lynne Wakefield, and Lydia Parker discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright...more
In the second episode of our three-part Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation podcast miniseries, hosts Lynne Wakefield and Lydia Parker discuss key health and welfare plan developments as we close out 2023 and head...more
In the inaugural episode of Troutman Pepper’s three-part Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation podcast miniseries, hosts Lynne Wakefield, Constance Brewster, and Brianna Hourihan discuss recent legislative developments...more
On July 25, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (Departments) jointly issued highly anticipated guidance on mental health and substance use disorder benefits. The guidance takes the form of...more
8/25/2023
/ Addiction Equity Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Health Insurance ,
Life Sciences ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
NQTLs ,
Proposed Rules ,
U.S. Treasury
In Episode 5 of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs sit down with Troutman Pepper Partners Ashley Hager and Lynne Wakefield to discuss the hit show The Handmaid’s Tale and...more
On June 24, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturns the constitutional protection of abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The...more
Q: Has the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance on the COBRA premium subsidy?...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, increases the amount employees can exclude from their 2021 gross taxable income for employer-provided dependent care assistance...more
COVID-19 continues to throw us curveballs. While some states that were continuing on their path to recovery are having to backtrack, others have managed to temporarily halt the progression of COVID-19 and are proceeding as...more
7/17/2020
/ COBRA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Layoffs ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Retirement Plan ,
Return-to-Work Agreements