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WHCRA and ACA FAQs: Key Takeaways
October 23, 2024 -
IRS Ruling on 401(k) Discretionary Contributions
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MHPAEA Final Rule: New Compliance Requirements for Employers Starting 2025
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DOL Confirms Cybersecurity Guidance Covers All Employee Benefit Plans
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Texas Lawsuit and Reproductive Health Records
September 11, 2024
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401(k) IRS Releases Updated Checklists for Retirement Plan Documents
On May 26, 2016, the IRS posted on its website a revised list of checklists that the agency has developed for use by its own Employee Benefits Specialists in determining whether a retirement plan’s provisions are in compliance with the
H&W: Settlement Highlights Need for Business Associate Agreements
The HIPAA privacy rule (“Privacy Rule”) regulates how health information may be used or disclosed by certain organizations (“Covered Entities”) and protects the unauthorized disclosure of certain medical information known as protected health information (“PHI”). These Covered Entities include health
H&W: FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 3
In our first two blogs regarding the newly issued ADA and GINA regulations, we discussed the ways in which the ADA constrains the use of employer-sponsored wellness programs. In this blog, we cover the same topic under the GINA Title
H&W: FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 2
This is the second in a series of blogs on the new final ADA and GINA rules for wellness programs. In our first blog, we noted that certain wellness programs are permitted by the ADA if they are voluntary. We