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Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations. less -

SCOTUS Review: 8 Key Rulings from Last Term that Impact the Workplace and 3 Issues We’re Watching

Fisher Phillips on 8/2/2022

Many employers looked to the Supreme Court last term for clarity in cases with a significant impact on the workplace. The justices continued to shape the employment law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more

The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from January 2022

Fisher Phillips on 2/2/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

Fisher Phillips on 1/4/2022

Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2021 Summer Client Advisory

Verrill on 8/19/2021

This Client Advisory summarizes developments in the law governing employee benefit plans prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We explain what these developments mean for plan sponsors and highlight the need to adopt plan...more

NYC Mandates Retirement for All

Littler on 8/18/2021

New York City employers that do not offer their own retirement savings plans to employees will soon be required to do so. Two recently enacted New York City laws (Bill Nos. 888-A and 901-A, collectively the “Retirement...more

I like State Employer Mandated IRAs, I just hate State Employer Mandated IRAs

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 4/22/2021

I like the idea of states enacting mandated employer State IRA programs, I just don’t like State Employer Mandated IRAs. It doesn’t make sense or does it....more

Employers: Benefits Considerations Post-Pandemic [More with McGlinchey Ep. 3]

McGlinchey Stafford on 7/1/2020

During the Coronavirus, it’s been fun working from home, but many are returning to the trenches. One of the issues we need to take a look at is employee benefits. In this episode, McGlinchey Labor & Employment team members...more

ERISA Newsletter - Third Quarter 2017

Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/4/2017

Editor's Overview - As we have observed on other occasions, the ERISA class action plaintiffs' bar has, for several years now, honed in on 401(k) plan fiduciaries and their decisions to select and retain investment options...more

Post-Inauguration Outlook: ACA, Fiduciary Rule and Retirement-Related Tax Provisions

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/23/2017

President Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2017, officially ushering in Republican control of the executive and legislative branches of government. With Republican control of both houses of Congress, and a new...more

Illinois Employers Must Offer Retirement Savings Program

Fisher Phillips on 1/9/2015

Illinois has become the first state in the nation to enact a law requiring businesses to offer their employees a retirement savings plan. Signed into law recently by Gov. Pat Quinn, the new law, entitled “Illinois Secure...more

Monthly Benefits Update - December 2014

Franczek P.C. on 1/9/2015

Illinois Becomes the First State to Require Automatic Retirement Savings Program for Workers Without Access to a Workplace Retirement Plan - On January 5, 2015, outgoing Governor Quinn signed landmark legislation that...more

Mandatory Retirement Plans in Illinois

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/6/2015

Is Illinois the precursor to mandatory retirement savings programs across the country the way that Massachusetts was for mandatory health care? Illinois has become the first state to require that private-sector employers...more

Survey of Current Benefits Issues

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/22/2014

In This Presentation: - Affordable Care Act - Affordable Care Act: Fees and Taxes 2015 – Employer Shared Responsibility Fee - Forms for Reporting Fees - Retirement Plan Errors - Overview - Retirement Plan...more

Rollover Contributions: What Plan Administrators Need to Know

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 5/9/2014

Retirement plan administrators routinely receive requests from employees to accept rollover contributions of amounts held in a prior employer’s qualified plan or, in some cases, an IRA. When processing these requests, plan...more

What Does DOMA and Prop 8 Mean to You: The Employer?

Nossaman LLP on 7/23/2013

After a year-long battle, Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA"), which denied federal recognition of all state-sanctioned same-sex marriages, and California's Proposition 8 banning gay marriage are both...more

Ramifications of the Overturning of DOMA on Employee Benefit Plans

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/16/2013

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which required the federal government to deny married same-sex couples the rights and benefits provided to...more

Supreme Court DOMA Decision Is Far-Reaching, but Leaves Many Unanswered Questions for Employers

Dechert LLP on 7/10/2013

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court held in United States v. Windsor, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) was “unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is...more

Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage: Impact on Employee Benefits

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 7/10/2013

The United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision on June 26, 2013 in United States v. Windsor that struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional has far reaching implications for employee...more

How Employers Can Avoid Turning Their Retirement Plan Turn Into a H.R. Disaster

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 7/10/2013

When it comes to recruiting and retaining employees, salary isn’t enough. Employees also seek benefits, which can be treated as tax-free compensation such as employer-provided health insurance and tuition assistance. One...more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds DOMA Unconstitutional: Broad Impact on Retirement Plans, Health and Welfare Plans, and Payroll...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/9/2013

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in U.S. v. Windsor concerning same-sex marriage. This WSGR Alert covers the impact of the ruling on employee benefit plans and provides action items for employers....more

Supreme Court Decision Striking Down DOMA Will Have a Significant Impact on Employer-Sponsored Benefits

Akerman LLP on 7/8/2013

The United States Supreme Court ruled on June 26 in United States v. Windsor, U.S., No 12-307, that the definitions of “marriage” and “spouse” contained in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) excluding same-sex partners are a...more

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