Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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A new lawsuit filed by the DOL demonstrates how dogged the government can be in trying to obtain and review employers’ compensation data.
January 19 -
The Affordable Care Act was ‘born broken’ and needs a bipartisan solution to succeed, says lawyer Peter Marathas.
January 19 -
Legal activity in the year ahead could confront employers with class action lawsuits, a report by Seyfarth shows.
January 18 -
Employers need to make sure that new hires are filling out the revised form beginning Jan. 22.
January 18 -
The big question is whether any decisions upholding the DOL rule will be nullified by actions of the new Trump administration, says benefits lawyer Carol Buckmann.
January 18 -
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is making an offer to Democrats he hopes they won’t refuse: If their states like Obamacare, they can keep it.
January 18 -
Rep. Tom Price, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, will appear for the first time before U.S. senators Wednesday amid growing ethics concerns and uncertainty among Republicans about how they will repeal and replace the ACA.
January 18 -
With President Barack Obama’s federal overtime-pay overhaul likely to die either in court or under Republican Donald Trump, some legislators are trying to replicate it at the state level.
January 13 -
After the Senate voted to pull funding for the Affordable Care Act, industry experts await signs of a specific plan to take Obamacare’s place.
January 13 -
Implement an appropriate governance structure and process to prevent problems, says Principal’s Aaron Friedman.
January 11 -
The orders will strengthen equal pay protections in New York by prohibiting all state agencies and departments from evaluating candidates based on prior salary.
January 10 -
Trump Administration expected to ease proposal’s regulatory burdens.
January 10 -
Stricter guidelines around 401(k) loans, more online and on-demand benefits education and regulatory changes are emerging themes this year, says Fidelity’s Meghan Murphy.
January 10 -
From tech firm CEOs to brokers and HR professionals, these industry innovators will help shape the coming year as trends emerge and a new administration takes office.
January 10 -
House Republican leaders said Tuesday they would push ahead with their swift repeal of the ACA, even as a breakaway group of five moderate Senate Republicans is trying to delay a bill until March.
January 10 -
The ERISA Industry Committee sent a letter supporting new legislation that would eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s excise tax.
January 10 -
The organizations did not breach fiduciary duty by offering high-cost mutual funds, judge rules.
January 9 -
A marathon of Senate confirmation hearings starting this week will give Democrats the chance to put Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees on trial even though they have little chance of actually blocking any of them.
January 9 -
Trump Administration expected to ease proposal’s regulatory burdens.
January 9 -
The ERISA Industry Committee sent a letter supporting new legislation that would eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s excise tax.
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