New legal benefit includes credit monitoring
MetLife takes a step into the cybersecurity space with identify theft protection product.
Legal issues and news
Benefits Think Supreme Court rules church plans exempt from ERISA
Retirement and welfare plans are not subject to DOL regulation, reversing three appellate decisions on the matter.
Marissa Holob
Stroock
Top 10 business practices that can get an employer sued
Potential exposure to litigation can be reduced by identifying key business practices that need modification.
Benefits Think Supreme Court rules church plans exempt from ERISA
Retirement and welfare plans are not subject to DOL regulation, reversing three appellate decisions on the matter.
Marissa Holob
Stroock
Why plan sponsors need to prioritize cyber security
When breaches occur, regulatory ramifications can be as complex as the reputational damage to all parties involved will be great.
Why plan sponsors need to prioritize cyber security
When breaches occur, regulatory ramifications can be as complex as the reputational damage to all parties involved will be great.
Benefits Think Are incentive programs subject to ERISA?
Some bonus plans provide for accumulations, multi-year periods and mandatory referral, which could raise a red flag for regulators, says attorney Michael Melbinger.
Michael Melbinger
Winston & Strawn, LLP
Benefits Think Could incentive programs be subject to ERISA?
Some bonus plans provide for accumulations, multi-year periods and mandatory referral, which could raise a red flag for regulators, says attorney Michael Melbinger.
Michael Melbinger
Winston & Strawn, LLP
Most cyber risks traced to employee actions
Employers should help improve security measures, Willis Towers Watson research finds.
Senate Confirms Gorsuch As Supreme Court Justice
Democrats charge he favored corporations over working Americans as a federal appellate judge.
Most cyber risks traced to employee actions
Security measures, such as improved staff training, need to be stronger, Willis Towers Watson research shows.
Benefits Think How cybersecurity threats are affecting retirement plans
With protocols already in place to comply with HIPAA’s requirements, plan sponsors are focusing on 401(k) data.
Eugene S. Griggs
Poyner Spruill LLP
Benefits Think How cybersecurity threats are affecting retirement plans
With protocols already in place to comply with HIPAA’s requirements on protected health information, plan sponsors are focusing on employee 401(k) data.
Eugene S. Griggs
Poyner Spruill LLP
Benefits Think Here is how Trump will change the ACA
Promises to repeal Obamacare are proving to be more complicated then they sounded on the campaign trail. With those realities setting in, Peter Orszag, President Obama’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, explores what happens next.
Peter Orszag
Lazard
House votes to scrap rules on state retirement plans
One lawmaker who sponsored the resolutions said the regulations were an “assault on small business retirement plans.”
House votes to scrap rules on state retirement plans
One lawmaker who sponsored the resolutions said the regulations were an “assault on small business retirement plans.”
Benefits Think Here’s how Trump will change the ACA
Promises to repeal Obamacare are proving to be more complicated then they sounded on the campaign trail. With those realities setting in, Peter Orszag, President Obama’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, explores what happens next.
Peter Orszag
Lazard
Benefits Think Court drafts new joint employer test
Recently, a federal appeals ruling was the latest to craft new parameters, holding that a Maryland general contractor was responsible for unpaid wages for a drywall subcontractor’s employees
Paul R. Monsees
Foley & Lardner
Judge rules against fiduciary foes, puts onus back on Trump
The decision landed just hours after the Department of Labor asked for the decision to be postponed while it complies with a Trump order to review the regulation.
Sen. Cassidy shares insights on ACA, HSAs, benefit taxes
In an exclusive one-on-one, the Louisiana senator says, ‘you have to compensate brokers for their knowledge.’
