On April 28, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Office of Chief Counsel issued a Chief Counsel Advice (“CCA”) explaining the requirements for claim substantiation for health and dependent care flexible spending...more
Data Marketing Partnership, LLP (“Data Marketing”) offers a health insurance plan to individuals that download an app that tracks phone usage. The company treats such persons as “partners” in their business. The result is...more
Illinois recently enacted the Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act (the “CCDA”), which requires that Illinois employers provide a disclosure to employees regarding how the employer’s group health plan compares with the essential...more
As we discussed in our earlier summary, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260 (“CAA”), signed into law by the President on December 27, 2020, imposed new compensation disclosure requirements upon...more
On July 1, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management, Department of the Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Department of Labor (“DOL”) (collectively, the “Departments”), released the interim final...more
In the recently-decided Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (“PCMA”), the Supreme Court found 8–0 (Justice Barrett did not take part) that ERISA did not preempt an Arkansas state law that established...more
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