DOL Issues Guidance on Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts
DOL Frequently Asked Questions: Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts (Jan. 17, 2024) DOL FAQs DOL News Release The DOL has released …
IRS Issues Guidance on Anti-Abuse Rules for Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts
IRS Notice 2024-22 (Jan. 12, 2024) IRS Notice News Release The IRS has issued initial guidance regarding anti-abuse rules for …
DOL Rescinds and Replaces FLSA Independent Contractor Regulations
Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 CFR Parts 780, 788, and 795, 89 …
Must Our Plan Offer COBRA Coverage to Spouses and Dependents Whose Coverage Was Dropped at Open Enrollment?
QUESTION: When employees drop coverage for dependents or spouses under our company’s group health plan during open enrollment, our practice …
DOL Proposes to Rescind Association Health Plan Regulations
NPRM: Definition of “Employer”—Association Health Plans, 29 CFR Part 2510, 88 Fed. Reg. 87968 (Dec. 20, 2023) Available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-20/pdf/2023-27510.pdf …
Data Theft Was Not Necessarily “Gross Misconduct” That Would Preclude COBRA Coverage
Johnson v. City of Kewanee, 2023 WL 8091963 (C.D. Ill. 2023) Two city employees—a married couple—were terminated for allegedly stealing …
Agency FAQs (Part 63) Address Surprise Billing IDR Batching Issues; Highlight Updated CLAS Guidance
FAQs About Affordable Care Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Implementation Part 63 (Nov. 28, 2023); County Data for Culturally and Linguistically …
HHS Announces Adjusted Annual Limitation on Cost-Sharing for 2025 Benefit Year, Issues Proposed 2025 Benefit and Payment Parameters
Proposed Rule: PPACA, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025; Updating Section 1332 Waiver Public Notice Procedures; Medicaid; Consumer …
What Are the Rules for Making 401(k) Plan Matching Contributions on Student Loan Repayments?
QUESTION: We understand that SECURE 2.0 made changes to how plan sponsors can treat repayment of student loans as elective …
CMS FAQs Address Imposition of Penalties for MSP Reporting Violations
Medicare Secondary Payer and Certain Civil Money Penalties: Frequently Asked Questions (Nov. 2, 2023) Available at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-secondary-payer-and-certain-civil-money-penalties-frequently-asked-questions.pdf Less than a …