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Articles about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other issues relating to employee benefit topics

HHS, DOL, and Treasury Give Employer-Sponsored Health Plans Another Warning on Providing Contraceptive Coverage

August 5, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (Benefits)

For the second time in six months, frequently asked question (FAQ) guidance from federal regulators is calling attention to the requirement that employer-sponsored health plans provide coverage for women, without any cost sharing, for the full range of contraceptive methods approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Impact Of Missing The July 31, 2022, Deadline For Restating Pre-Approved 401(K) Plans

August 5, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: 401(k)

Jackson Lewis

For the many employers that use a pre-approved 401(k) plan (or another type of defined contribution plan), the deadline to execute a restatement of the plan was July 31, 2022.  An employer that missed the deadline will need to (i) review whether a correction will be required to maintain the

So You Missed the IRS’s Preapproved Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Restatement Deadline—Now What?

August 3, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (Benefits)

Every six years, all preapproved defined contribution retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) must be restated in new plan documents that have fresh approval from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The deadline to adopt the newest preapproved documents was July 31, 2022.

Self-Insured Health Plans: August 1st PCORI Fee Due Date is Rapidly Approaching

July 15, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Health Care Reform

Jackson Lewis

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“PCORI”) is an independent nonprofit research organization that funds comparative clinical research, among other things.  PCORI is funded through annual fees — provided for in the Affordable Care Act — paid by insurers of fully-insured health plans and sponsors of self-insured health plans, including health

More Bad News For Employers In The PBGC Final Rule

July 13, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Multi-Employer Plans

Jackson Lewis

The recently published final regulation implementing last year’s massive multiemployer pension plan bailout contains a very thin silver lining, but overall, more bad news for already overburdened employers.

Last year, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued its interim final rule on the process for eligible troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans

Withdrawal Liability Interest Rate Must Reflect Projected Investment Return, D.C. Circuit Holds

July 12, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Multi-Employer Plans

Jackson Lewis

Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), as amended by the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (MPPAA), a company incurs withdrawal liability when it withdraws from a multiemployer pension plan.

Dobbs and Privacy: President Biden’s Executive Order and OCR HIPAA Guidance

July 11, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: HIPAA

Jackson Lewis

In response to the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Friday, July 8, 2022, designed to protect access to reproductive health care services. In addition to measures seeking to safeguard access to abortion and contraception, the

PBGC Institutes Major Changes in its Special Financial Assistance Final Rule

July 8, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: Retiree Benefits

Littler

On July 7, 2022, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the independent federal corporation that insures private-sector defined benefit plans under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), announced its final rule setting requirements and procedures for the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program for

IRS Launches Pre-Examination Retirement Plan Compliance Program Trial

July 7, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Retiree Benefits

Employers will have the opportunity to review and self-correct retirement plan failures upon being identified for plan examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Novel ERISA Preemption Questions Presented by U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision

June 30, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: ERISA

Jackson Lewis

The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 (June 24, 2022), overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, has far-reaching consequences across many areas. This special report examines the potential impact Dobbs will have on employee benefits litigation.

CMS Affirms Access to Reproductive Health Care on Same Day Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade

June 28, 2022 | Nexsen Pruet Filed Under: General (Benefits)

Friday, June 24, 2022, began with the United States Supreme Court’s publication of its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (19-1392), the Supreme Court held: “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.”

CMS Affirms Access to Reproductive Health Care on Same Day Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade

June 27, 2022 | Nexsen Pruet Filed Under: General (Benefits)

Friday, June 24, 2022, began with the United States Supreme Court’s publication of its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (19-1392), the Supreme Court held: “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.”

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade and the Constitutional Right to an Abortion will Impact Employee Benefits Plans

June 27, 2022 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: General (Benefits)

Executive Summary: Today’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will have a significant impact on abortion procedures offered under employee benefits plans.

Transparency in Coverage Requirements – Compliance Deadline Approaching

June 27, 2022 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: General (Benefits)

Summary: For Health Plans, Machine-Readable Files, containing in-network provider charges and out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges, must be posted on a public website by July 1, 2022. 

Medical Travel Reimbursement Benefits Under the Supreme Court’s New Dobbs Decision

June 24, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (Benefits)

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392. The Dobbs decision expressly overrules the two key precedents that established and upheld a constitutional right to abortion and gives states the authority to regulate

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