7 key provisions of the Republican ACA replacement bill
Tax credits, health savings accounts seek to help individuals pay for health insurance.
Regulatory reform
Is there any saving the fiduciary rule?
Hope is dimming, but top Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren and investor advocates are unlikely to relent in their efforts to preserve the regulation.
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A new president and fiduciary: What happens next?
Here's how the outcome of the presidential election could affect the trajectory of the Labor Department's regulation.
By
Ann Marsh
More companies outsourcing benefits administration
Fueled by regulatory issues, 80% of employers now outsource at least one HR activity — and that number is swiftly growing, according to new research.
More companies outsourcing benefits administration
Fueled by regulatory issues, 80% of employers now outsource at least one HR activity — and that number is swiftly growing, according to new research.
Proposed Form 5500 revisions would have big employer implications
If the DOL, IRS and PBGC get their way, data from millions of employers not previously required to file will make the segment increasingly transparent.
Proposed Form 5500 updates likely to increase small market competition
If the DOL, IRS and PBGC get their way, data from millions of employers not previously required to file will make the segment increasingly transparent.
How would HSAs change under the GOP’s ACA alternative plan?
Lockton’s Ed Fensholt breaks down the treatment of health savings accounts in the Republicans’ proposal.
Fiduciary rule: Bulletproof to first attack?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, SIFMA, FSI and other groups are asking a Texas court to vacate the Labor Department's new regulations less than a year before the rule goes into effect.
DOL will be prepared for fiduciary enforcement, Perez says
The new rules were developed in consultation with the SEC, the Labor secretary adds.
By
Scott Wenger
Benefits Think Looking at the new rules for white-collar overtime
How the DOL’s proposed regulations would affect executive, administrative and professional employee exemptions.
Jeffrey Kopp
Foley & Lardner
Employer group calls for revision of Cadillac tax loophole
The ACA’s excise tax shouldn’t include contributions to HSAs and FSAs, benefit experts say, arguing that such a levy may lead employers to cut those health programs from their plans.
Employer group calls for revision of Cadillac tax loophole
The ACA’s excise tax shouldn’t include contributions to HSAs and FSAs, benefit experts say, arguing that such a levy may lead employers to cut those health programs from their plans.
Benefits Think More on the new rules for white-collar exemptions: Strategies to consider
As the Department of Labor’s proposed “white-collar” rules move closer to becoming final this summer, with an effective date 60 days later, we take the opportunity to explain further what these new regulations will mean for employers.
Jeffrey Kopp
Foley & Lardner