On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) positively impacting employers in 2025. He covers what’s new with reporting requirements designed...more
Please join Williams Mullen attorneys, Laura Windsor and Brydon DeWitt, for a webinar discussion surrounding the anticipated changes in Labor, Employment and Immigration and Employee Benefits laws and regulations under a new...more
12/4/2024
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Diversity ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Trump Administration ,
Webinars
Administrators of governmental plans and church plans that are not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) should review the following actions to be taken before the end of 2024 and address what...more
11/21/2024
/ 403(b) Plans ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Cafeteria Plans ,
Churches ,
Compliance ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary-Standards ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Pension Plan Amendments ,
Public Employers ,
SECURE Act
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt shares insight on what employers need to consider now that the Affordable Care Act benchmark for determining the affordability of employer-sponsored...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decreased the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability percentage for 2024 to 8.39%. This percentage is used to assess whether an applicable large employer’s (ALE) lowest-premium health plan...more
9/28/2023
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Compliance ,
Employee Contributions ,
Employer Contributions ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Poverty Line ,
Health Insurance ,
IRS ,
Large Employer ,
Safe Harbors
Employee benefits law is highly sophisticated and ever-changing. Understanding how these benefits could impact your deal is critical to ensure there are no surprises during closing and afterwards....more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt explores compliance considerations for employers who are considering imposing a health insurance surcharge on plan participants who are not...more
The SECURE Act* (the “Act”) makes significant changes to employer-sponsored retirement plans, and many of the changes take effect immediately. Highlights of the provisions of the Act relating to retirement plans that are...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt reviews the final health reimbursement regulations that go into effect on January 1, 2020....more
9/18/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Final Rules ,
HRA ,
IRS ,
Large Employer ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Premiums ,
Small Employers
[co-author: Claire Pollock, Paralegal]
In this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt and Claire Pollock discuss proposed health reimbursement arrangement regulations that may provide welcome relief...more
4/26/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
HRA ,
IRS ,
Medical Expenses ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Premiums ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Small Employers
The tax reform act, formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was approved by House and Senate Republicans and is ready to be signed into law by President Donald Trump. President Trump is expected to sign the...more
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) finalized regulations under Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). Section 1557 prohibits certain “covered entities”...more
USA FDI News highlights the FAQs arising from your projects - from how to finance a deal to selecting the right visa or tax strategy and more. We want to keep USA FDI News interactive and relevant to your international...more
4/13/2016
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Community Trademark ,
Cuba ,
Drinking Water ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Financing ,
FIRPTA ,
Foreign Banks ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Intercompany Transactions ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Lead ,
Letter of Credit ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Parent Corporation ,
Pension Funds ,
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act ,
REIT ,
Visa Waiver Program ,
Withholding Requirements
Affordable Care Act (ACA) reforms have become effective incrementally over the last six years. In 2016, most of the ACA changes are applicable. Employers that sponsor group health plans should ensure that they are in...more
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015, H.R. 1314, which, in addition to lifting mandatory spending caps and raising the federal debt ceiling, has repealed the Affordable...more
On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed P.L. 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (“Highway Act”), into law. Although the Highway Act is primarily for the purpose of...more
8/12/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Barack Obama ,
Education Tax Credits ,
FBAR ,
Filing Requirements ,
Highway Act ,
Highway Trust Fund ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Mortgage Interest ,
Surface Transportation ,
Tax Basis ,
Tax Penalties ,
Trade Preferences Extension Act (TPEA) ,
TRICARE ,
Veterans
This morning, the Supreme Court ruled that Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits will remain available to individuals residing in states that did not establish their own health insurance marketplaces.
In King v....more
Educational institutions will face some unique challenges as the Affordable Care Act's “employer shared responsibility” requirement becomes effective next year. Beginning January 1, 2015, large employers that do not offer...more
This week, the Treasury Department announced transition rules that delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer health insurance mandate for some employers and modify it for others.
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