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Tricky Compliance Issues for Companies When an Executive Terminates Employment: Executive Severance Plans

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Executive employment relationships are rarely permanent. When an executive or other senior-level employee terminates employment, companies often must deal with difficult tax, equity, and benefits issues that arise in the...more

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June 1, 2025 Prescription Drug Reporting Deadline for Group Health Plans

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Employer group health plans must make an annual disclosure of the plan's prescription drug and healthcare spending to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The disclosure, called the Prescription Drug Data...more

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DOL Issues Late-Breaking Guidance on Defined Benefit Pension Plan Annual Funding Notices

The SECURE Act 2.0, enacted in December 2022, made several updates to what must be included in annual funding notices (“AFN”) issued by defined benefit pension plans. For large plans (as defined below) with a plan year ending...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Wait a Minute, Mister Postman: DOL Issues Annual Funding Notice Guidance

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance in the form of Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (FAB 2025-02) and updated model annual funding notices (AFNs) for single-employer and multiemployer pension plans....more

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DOL Issues Guidance Implementing SECURE Act Changes to Defined Benefit Plan Annual Funding Notices

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On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 to assist defined benefit pension plan administrators with deciphering the requirements of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 as to annual...more

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DOL Issues SECURE 2.0 Annual Funding Notice Guidance, Including Updated Model Notices

On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-02 (the “Bulletin”), which provides guidance related to certain modifications made by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) to the...more

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DOL Issues Model Annual Funding Notices Reflecting SECURE 2.0 Changes

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On April 3, 2025, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (“FAB 2025-02”), which provides guidance regarding new content requirements that apply to pension plans’ annual funding...more

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Keeping Up With New and Existing Pay Transparency Laws

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For multi-state employers, pay transparency requirements often get lost in the shuffle in the ever-changing landscape of federal, state, and local employment laws. A number of states, including California, Colorado, and New...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Online Disclosure Due March 1

Each year, employers that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible individuals through a group health plan must complete a two-step process regarding the prescription drug coverage they offer to active...more

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Complying with the ACA Disclosure Requirements Just Got a Whole Lot Easier!

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New legislation liberalizing certain disclosure requirements under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was passed at the end of 2024.  Effective for 2024 reporting, mailing a paper copy of Forms 1095-C/1095-B is no longer...more

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SEC Disclosure and Taxation of Executive Security Benefits: Legal Requirements and Key Considerations

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Many companies are reevaluating their corporate security practices and considering enhancements to the security protections they provide to their executives and other senior leaders. Companies exploring such security...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Navigating 2025 Pay Transparency Laws: What Employers Need to Know Across States

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Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Vermont have each enacted pay transparency laws which are effective in 2025 and Illinois amended its Equal Pay Act to include pay transparency requirements effective as of January 1,...more

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Pay Transparency Reminder: 5 States’ Laws Take Effect in 2025

With the turn of the new year, employers must focus on refining their recruiting and retention efforts to ensure compliance with a handful of new pay transparency laws, specifically in Illinois, Minnesota, Vermont,...more

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[Hybrid Event] 2024 Benefits Forum: Celebrating 50 Years of ERISA - September 12th, Richmond, VA

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Join us as we commemorate ERISA’s 50th anniversary and review the past, present and future of this pivotal legislation. This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an...more

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June 1 Prescription Drug Reporting Deadline for Group Health Plans

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Employer group health plans must make an annual disclosure of the plan's prescription drug and healthcare spending to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The disclosure, called the Prescription Drug Data...more

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Donning the Plan, Forgetting the Top Hat: A Common Oversight in ERISA Compliance

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When drafting a deferred compensation plan or agreement for a key employee (a “top hat plan”), the focus is almost always on the terms of the plan. In the process, many employers miss a crucial step—filing the top hat...more

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DC Joins the Wage Transparency Movement

The District of Columbia will soon require employers to disclose pay ranges in job postings after Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023 into law on Friday January 12, 2024. When it...more

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2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 29 August 2023

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover topics including: TPR updates guidance...more

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Don’t Forget Medicare Prescription Drug Reporting to CMS

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Most employers who offer plans that include prescription drug coverage are acutely aware of the requirement to notify individuals as to the creditable status of that coverage before October 15 each year. However, many are...more

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Federal Departments Shed Light on Upcoming Health Plan Disclosure Requirements

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A collection of federal agencies recently released guidance to assist group plan health sponsors navigate upcoming disclosure obligations. On November 17, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the...more

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Departments Delay Enforcement of Transparency Disclosure Requirements

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Group health plan sponsors soon will face daunting new disclosure and transparency requirements under multiple laws including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the No Surprises Act (the Act) and the Consolidated Appropriations...more

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Overview Of Employee Benefit Provisions In The Consolidated Appropriations Act

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The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021 was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and is an impressive 5,593 pages. According to the Senate Historical Office, the Act is the longest bill ever passed by Congress. Buried...more

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The California Legislature Is Back in Town! Which Pending Bills (and Executive Orders) Will Impact The Workplace?

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After returning from its hiatus on May 4, the California legislature has wasted no time in drafting a flurry of new bills which will affect employers in the aftermath of the state’s response to COVID-19. While the state...more

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[Podcast]: Key Considerations for ERISA Investors in Private Investment Funds

In this episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief, partner Ira Bogner and senior counsel Adam Scoll discuss the key considerations for ERISA investors in private investment funds, as well as a plan fiduciary’s overarching...more

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