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President Obama has signed multiemployer pension plan reform into law, which some professionals are touting as the most comprehensive legislation affecting multiemployer pension plans since 1980. What does reform mean for you and your clients?
December 19 -
The Jan. 1, 2015 ACA compliance deadline for large employers is quickly approaching and your employer clients may have unanswered questions. Here are some of the most common employer concerns still looming and the answers you can provide them.
December 5 -
The IRS plans to close a major loophole in the ACA by banning employers who offer skinny medical plans without hospitalization coverage from qualifying as minimum value plans under the health reform law.
November 21 -
As an effort to comply with the ACA, some employers have been considering offering employees a lump sum of cash to purchase health care coverage on the exchanges, but the DOL now says such an arrangement isn't going to cut it.
November 14 -
The IRS last week announced new adjustments for retirement plans, including for 401(k) deferrals, contributions and benefits, and the amount of compensation counted for plan purposes beginning in 2015. Heres what you and your employer clients need to know.
October 31 -
Employer clients acting as the fiduciary of a benefit plan may often seek the advice of their trusted adviser. ERISA recognizes that need but also disallows the misuse of an expert. So what qualifies as misuse?
October 24 -
Several tech companies this week announced they would be adding egg freezing benefits to their health plan. While that may sound like a nice perk to some, making this and other benefit plan changes comes with risks that your employer clients, with your help, should consider.
October 17 -
Under the ACA, control group status could make your small-group client an applicable large employer subject to the employer mandate. Its time to revisit control group rules.
October 10 -
Can a cafeteria plan prevent an employee from heading to the exchange? New IRS direction clarifies mid-year changes for your clients cafeteria plan participants.
October 3 -
Its a good best practice to give your employer clients 401(k) plan a good compliance review every year. Heres a checklist of some IRS suggested corrective mechanisms that can be taken to bring a plan into compliance.
September 19