News & Analysis as of

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) › Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act › Healthcare

McDermott Will & Emery

Key Takeaways | Putting Employee Wellness Programs to Work

McDermott Will & Emery on

During this session, panelists discussed the unique opportunities and challenges of digital-health wellness programs that partner with employers and health plans in considering, adopting and operationalizing wellness programs...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Your Employee Benefit Plans May Need a Check Up: Nearing the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on

Where did the time go? Just a brief 1,199 days after it began, the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is coming to an end. The PHE formally ends on May 11, 2023, short of any unexpected developments. And that means the...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Outbreak Period to Be Applied on a One-Year Rolling Basis

Stoel Rives LLP on

In this legal update, our employee benefits attorneys cover three recent health and welfare plan developments....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Benefit Plan Deadlines Extended, Enforcement Standards Relaxed by DOL And IRS During Pandemic

McCarter & English, LLP on

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration and the IRS recently issued the following coordinated guidance providing additional relief to employee benefit plan sponsors, fiduciaries, participants,...more

Burr & Forman

What the HRA is going on with HRAs?

Burr & Forman on

On June 13, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services jointly released final regulations dealing with health reimbursement accounts (“HRAs”). These regulations fulfill the Trump administration’s...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Agencies Issue Final Regulations Expanding Access to Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on

On June 13, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (collectively, the “Departments”)...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Navigating Legal Issues in Connection with Employer Sponsored On-Site Health Clinics

McDermott Will & Emery on

Employers are increasingly concerned with the high cost of health care and executives in the C-Suite are beginning to take notice. The Affordable Care Act (‘‘ACA’’) required employers who sponsor group health plans to adopt a...more

Franczek P.C.

Employee Benefits Alert - August 2015

Franczek P.C. on

Retirement Plans - IRS Issues Guidance on Benefit Suspension Voting under MPRA - As we have written in prior alerts, the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) permits trustees of financially troubled...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision: What Does it Mean for Employee Benefit Plans?

Fenwick & West LLP on

On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor, the United States Supreme Court struck down the portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) that defined marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman. This decision will...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Ramifications of the Overturning of DOMA on Employee Benefit Plans

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

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

Foley Hoag LLP

Supreme Court Finds DOMA to Be Unconstitutional -- Impact on Employers Explained

Foley Hoag LLP on

On June 26, 2013, a majority of the Supreme Court held in United States v. Windsor that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage for purposes of federal law as the union of a man and a woman, is...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - June 2013

Proskauer Rose LLP on

Our articles this month focus on health care reform. First, Jim Napoli and Brian Neulander comment on the potential for litigation under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) whistleblower protections and ERISA Section 510 as a...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide