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NJ and PA Workers' Compensation Benefits for 2025

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Workers' compensation benefits in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage as determined by their departments of labor every year. The year of the worker's injury determines the rates...more

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New Tool to Contain Employer Healthcare Costs

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Healthcare coverage became an employer-offered benefit during World War II as the result of the federal government’s wage and price controls. Since that time, Medicare has become an important part of how healthcare is...more

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PA and NJ Workers' Compensation Benefits for 2019

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Workers’ compensation benefits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage (SAWW) that is published by the Departments of Labor every year. The year of the worker’s injury will...more

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2018 End of Year Plan Sponsor "To Do" List (Part 3) - Qualified Retirement Plans

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As 2018 comes to an end, we are pleased to present you with our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered...more

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New Disability Claims Procedures Affect Retirement Plans and Deferred Compensation Plans Too

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Much has been written about the Department of Labor’s final rule regarding disability benefit claims procedures (the “Final Rule”), which took effect on April 2, 2018. And by now, most employers – and all disability insurance...more

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New Department of Labor Disability Claim Procedure: A Trap for the Unwary

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On April 1, 2018, a new Department of Labor regulation that modifies the procedures ERISA-governed plans must use to evaluate disability claims took effect....more

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Alert: New Disability Claims Procedures Not an April Fools’ Joke; Changes to ERISA Regulations Applicable April 1

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Earlier this year the US Department of Labor ("DOL") announced that regulations specifying new procedural requirements for administration of disability benefits claims under plans that are subject to the Employee Retirement...more

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Will Your Plan Have To Follow The New Disability Claims Procedures On April 1?

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U.S. Department of Labor final regulations for disability claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans become effective on April 1, 2018. Plan sponsors should do two things: (1) review plans that...more

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No More Delays for Revised Disability Claims Regulations

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Effective April 1, 2018, the changes to the Department of Labor’s disability claims regulations will finally go into effect, providing participants with a more full and fair review of disability benefit claims that is more in...more

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Action Needed by Certain ERISA Plans – New Disability Claims Procedures Apply Beginning April 2018

In January 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that final regulations affecting how some ERISA plans process claims and appeals will apply beginning April 1, 2018. As explained below, the final regulations...more

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April 1, 2018 is Fast Approaching – Are Your Disability Claims Procedures Ready?

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The Department of Labor issued the final disability claims regulations on December 16, 2016. These regulations are effective for all claims filed on or after April 1, 2018. The Department felt the update was needed to...more

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New DOL Regulations Require Changes to Plan Claims Procedures – Here's How to Comply

The DOL issued final regulations that changed the handling of claims and appeals of disability determinations under benefit plans governed by ERISA. Here is what your benefits department needs to know and do: 1. Effective...more

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No Further Delays for Enhanced Disability Claims Procedures: ERISA Plans Facing April 1, 2018 Compliance Date

On December 19, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued final rules that significantly expand the existing claims procedures applicable to ERISA-covered benefit plans that provide disability or other benefits conditioned...more

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New Disability Claims Procedures

As we communicated in our previous advisory, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued new Disability Claims Procedures rules. The original effective date of these rules was extended with the result that the new rules are now...more

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Department of Labor Announces that Benefit Plans Providing Disability Benefits Must Comply With New Disability Claims Procedure...

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Earlier this month, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that its final rule amending the claims procedure requirements for plans providing disability benefits (“Disability Benefit Plans”) will become effective April 1,...more

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New Disability Claims Procedures Impact a Broad Range of Employee Benefit Plans

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The Department of Labor announced earlier this month that regulations on claims and appeals for employer-provided disability benefits will go into effect on April 1, 2018. The announcement comes following a delay in the...more

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ERISA Newsletter - Fourth Quarter 2017

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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

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Department of Labor Finalizes Claims and Appeals Regulations for Disability Benefits

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued final regulations that change the claims and appeals procedures for disability benefits provided by ERISA plans. The final rules are...more

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