On July 4, 2025, there were more than hot dogs and fireworks. President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), a comprehensive law that implements several of the administration’s tax, health, defense, and energy...more
“ERISA, you’ll need a lawyer for that.” Our practice group’s tagline is meant to be a shorthand for the alphabet soup of laws that apply to employee benefits, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)....more
“ERISA, you’ll need a lawyer for that.” Our practice group’s tagline is meant to be a shorthand for the alphabet soup of laws that apply to employee benefits, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)....more
The wildfires moving through Southern California have destroyed communities and displaced countless individuals....more
1/23/2025
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
California ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disaster Aid ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
FEMA ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
Tax Planning ,
Wildfires
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed two bills intended to ease the burden of reporting under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) for health plan sponsors and health insurance providers....more
As we previously reported, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, into law on March 11, 2021, which, among other things, mandates that employers provide 100...more
5/21/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits
Unemployment Insurance (“UI”) fraud has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in billions of dollars’ worth of fraudulent claims being filed across the United States. We have previously outlined steps that...more
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), signed into law on March 11, 2021, employers will be required to provide, on a tax-free basis, a subsidy to employees and their qualified beneficiaries to pay 100% of...more
Many employers have established wellness programs to promote employee health and, in doing so, help counter the ever increasing costs associated with employer-sponsored health benefit plans. Often employers want to establish...more
Please join us for our live Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits for 2021 webinar on Thursday, December 3, 2020. Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice will provide insights on current...more
11/16/2020
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Investors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Voting ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
Webinars
The economic downturn caused by COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented number of layoffs, furloughs, and reduced hours. Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”)...more
Sponsors of health plans have long known that the only constant in life is change. In 2020, that is surely to remain true....more
1/20/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Deregulation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HRA ,
New Legislation ,
PCORI ,
SECURE Act ,
Tax Planning
From year to year (and sometimes week to week), there never seems to be a shortage of issues and questions for employee benefit plan sponsors and fiduciaries, as well as compensation committees, to address in order to...more
1/15/2020
/ 401k ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Choice-of-Law ,
COBRA ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Cybersecurity ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Executive Compensation ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
SECURE Act ,
Tax Planning
On March 1, 2019, when Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 1567, “An Act concerning pre-tax transportation fringe benefits” (“NJ Transit Benefits Law” or “Law”), New Jersey became the first state to require...more
4/2/2019
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Transit Benefits ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour