The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have announced that they will pause enforcement of the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (the “2024 Final Rule”) for...more
5/28/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Statutory Interpretation
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that dealt a blow to benefit plan fiduciaries nationwide. The Court unanimously held in Cunningham v. Cornell University that a plaintiff asserting that a plan and...more
4/25/2025
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Cunningham v Cornell University ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pleadings ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement
Employers now have a new benefit option in their toolbelt: The Qualified Student Loan Payment (QSLP) match. But is it worth implementing? Before diving into the specific legal requirements for a QSLP match program, this...more
10/9/2024
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Contributions ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Loan Repayment Issues ,
SECURE Act ,
Student Loans
The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) is a local ordinance that uniquely applies to employers with workers in the City of San Francisco. The HCSO requires employers to make certain health care expenditures...more