Law and regulation

Employers and trade groups are monitoring congressional talk reexamining the tax-favored standing of workplace savings plans.

A substantial watering-down of the protections in the rule is possible, says Carol Buckmann, so the ultimate status of the new regulation is still in question.

Lawsuits against Cigna self-insured plans for alleged fraudulent behavior is a warning for employers that there will be more, says attorney Brenna A. Davenport.

Advisers and trade groups are monitoring congressional talk reexamining the tax-favored standing of workplace savings plans.

Although enactment takes place on June 9, the DOL could issue more changes before the full effect of the rule is felt, says attorney Ilene H. Ferenczy.

Industry group hoped for more time to makes sense of ‘murkiness’ before June 9 implementation date.

There is "no principled legal basis" to do so, Labor Secretary Acosta says.

Industry trade group’s SVP Joel Wood discusses what might happen on Capitol Hill and why employers need to get their clients involved.

Attorneys Dan Clark and Elizabeth Howard explain how a health system recently was ordered to pay $750,000 to a widow because the provider ignored its insurance procedures.

Industry trade group's SVP Joel Wood discusses what might happen on Capitol Hill and why advisers need to get their clients involved.

House Speaker Paul Ryan hasn’t yet sent the bill to the Senate because there’s a chance that parts of it may need to be redone, depending on how the Congressional Budget Office estimates its effects.

Attorneys Dan Clark and Elizabeth Howard explain how a health system recently was ordered to pay $750,000 to a widow because the provider ignored its insurance procedures.

The IRS was unprepared for the 104 million Form 1095-Cs and demands to clarify taxpayer ID matching programs are growing.

The ‘game changer’ by the Department of Labor will modernize financial reporting and provide greater information regarding group health plans, among other changes.

The IRS was unprepared for the 104 million Form 1095-Cs and demands to clarify taxpayer ID matching programs are growing.

The decision comes after several weeks of agonizing over how Republicans would deliver on seven years of promises to repeal the ACA, as well as intense pressure from the White House to hold the vote.

The Self-Insurance Protection Act, already passed by the House, aims to assure stop-loss insurance will continue to be available to self-funded employers.

Speaking at The Big ‘I’ legislative conference in Washington, congressman encourages brokers to stay involved in politics.

House Republicans took up Tuesday a bill to allow companies to offer employees compensatory time rather than time-and-a-half pay, an overhaul of New Deal-era employment law

Some bonus plans provide for accumulations, multi-year periods and mandatory referral, which could raise a red flag for regulators, says attorney Michael Melbinger.