Law and regulation

More than enough Senate Republicans oppose the House bill to kill it — with rival camps insisting on pulling the bill in opposite directions to meet their demands.

Law school dean Alexander Acosta has said little about hot-button Labor issues and faces big choices that will divide Trump supporters.

With the Labor Department’s deadline for public comment coming to an end, columnists Amy Hwang and Stuart Harris say there are four moves that could follow.

Agent commissions still included as part of calculation in GOP health plan, but NAIFA, NAHU, other broker groups working to engineer a solution.

With protocols already in place to comply with HIPAA’s requirements, plan sponsors are focusing on 401(k) data.

With protocols already in place to comply with HIPAA’s requirements on protected health information, plan sponsors are focusing on employee 401(k) data.

There’s more work to do, but the American Health Care Act helps advisers to do their jobs by removing regulatory burdens on employer-sponsored benefits.

Agent commissions still included as part of calculation in GOP health plan, but NAIFA, NAHU, other broker groups working to engineer a solution.

Employers could be waiting too long to provide accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act.

President Trump is likely to succeed in removing the employer mandate and lifting restrictions on FSAs, panelists at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance say.