Currently, six states and the District of Columbia have implemented paid family leave laws, including New York, New Jersey and California. Recently, there have been…
A recently-released U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) letter, dated December 4, 2018, restates the DOL’s long-held position that ERISA preempts state laws that require employers…
On January 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published its Annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020. This guidance…
Employers sponsoring a group health plan need to report information on the creditable status of the plan’s prescription drug coverage to the Centers for Medicare…
The Department of Labor (DOL) published the annual adjustments for 2019 that increase certain penalties applicable to employee benefit plans. Please click the attached for…
HHS recently announced the 2019 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) guidelines which, among other things, establish the FPL safe harbor for purposes of the Affordable Care…
Court-issued preliminary injunctions have blocked the Trump administration’s recent final regulations that would significantly expand the group of employers that could opt out of providing…