IRS Extends Relief for Certain Required Minimum Distributions
On April 16, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-35, which extends the relief that the IRS has twice previously granted plan sponsors with respect to […]
OCR/HHS’s Annual HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Report
Group health plan sponsors should take note of the most recent annual report submitted by HHS and OCR on HIPAA and Breach Notification Rule Compliance. […]
Fixed Indemnity Policy Notice Requirements
The Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (the Departments) have issued a new rule that requires health plans and insurers to provide […]
Contraceptive Coverage Guidance Expanded
The Departments of Labor, HHS and Treasury (the Departments) have issued new guidance on the ACA’s requirement that non-grandfathered health plans cover contraceptive care and […]
Cybersecurity and the HIPAA Security Rule
The NIST[1] and the OCR[2] has published its final version of guidance to increase cybersecurity and compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. The new guidance […]
Annual HIPAA Review for Cybersecurity
The best defense is a good defense! You hear about cybersecurity all the time, and shoring up your defenses and reviewing HIPAA materials on an […]
IRS Guidance: Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts (PLESA)
On January 12, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-22, initial guidance on emergency savings accounts linked to 401(k) plans under the SECURE 2.0 Act. The […]
SECURE 2.0 Guidance Addresses Designated Roth Contributions
This is the second of two blogs on IRS Notice 2024-2. (Check out the first blog here!)This notice provided welcome guidance on a select number […]
IRS SECURE 2.0 Act Guidance Addresses Auto-Enrollment, Other Topics
As we have previously reported, the IRS released Notice 2024-2 on December 20, 2023, providing welcome guidance on a select number of provisions affecting qualified […]