Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Another legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has advisers grappling with new business strategies and tactics.
July 27 -
Plan sponsors and advisers: “It is important to realize that three or four years from now, what is done today will be examined, and it needs to be done with a good standard of care and mitigation of conflicts of interest.”
July 27 -
Copyrights tend to be company property while inventions tend to belong to the worker, making agreements necessary to ensure the employer obtains possible rights.
July 26 -
This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.
July 26 -
The measures would increase plan design flexibility for high-deductible plans and could have a large impact on employee enrollment if they become law.
July 26 -
House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said he plans on releasing an outline of “Tax Reform 2.0” legislation next week to his committee members.
July 20 -
The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in the ACA.
July 20 -
To the ire of some advisors and trade groups, states are getting in the retirement offerings space. Lawsuits are sure to follow.
July 20 -
A recent federal court case reminds employers that they may choose among reasonable accommodations, and as long as they are effective, companies are not required to provide the specific requests from an employee.
July 17 -
The president wants to allow for health reimbursement arrangements to be used for non-group coverage to employers of all sizes. If this happens, this is as an industry-redefining disruption.
July 16 -
A recent federal court case reminds employers that they may choose among reasonable accommodations, and as long as they are effective, companies are not required to provide the specific requests from an employee.
July 12 -
The final ruling includes protections intended to remedy historical challenges with AHPs and to prevent AHPs from discriminating against individuals based on health reasons.
July 12 -
In an effort to bring insurance carriers back to ACA exchanges, the U.S. government is increasing funding to insurers, which could spur brokers to recommend the exchanges to clients.
July 11 -
A new court decision out of Illinois provides a good reminder that vaguely described policies and restrictive payment rules can expose employers to large liabilities.
July 9 -
Those that violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.
July 9 -
The move by CMS may affect publicly traded insurers that have stuck with the ACA.
July 8 -
Those who violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.
July 6 -
Plan administrators who make foolish mistakes are begging for an invasive audit from the IRS or Department of Labor. Here are some common errors that will trigger your plan’s worst nightmare.
June 29 -
A recent case illustrates that a buyer might be determined to be a successor employer even if the buyer does not have actual notice of the withdrawal liability.
June 28 -
Assignar, ComplianceHR and Smart Apps are among the programs helping employers keep documents current while adhering to regulatory changes.
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