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555 17th Street
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Denver, CO 80202, United States
Phone: 303.295.8000
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  • Health
  • Labor & Employment Law
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Becky Achten

Both Sides Now… Must Be Alert to Cybersecurity

by Becky Achten New guidance from the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) affirms that both sides—retirement plans and welfare plans—must take steps to secure participant data from cybercrime. In 2021 the…more

401k, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Department of Labor (DOL), EBSA

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Brenda Berg

Just Because I’m Missing, Doesn’t Mean I’m Lost: Should Plan Sponsors Provide Data for the DOL’s Missing Participant Database?

“Missing participants” have long been a thorn in the side of plan sponsors and administrators, as they are owed a retirement benefit, but are unable to be found or unresponsive to plan communications. As a partial solution,…more

Benefit Plan Sponsors, Confidential Information, Data Collection, Databases, Department of Labor (DOL)

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Bret Busacker

Go Your Own Way (Or Maybe Not): New Heightened Fiduciary Standards are Coming to Group Health Plans

There has been a shift taking place in ERISA litigation and compliance that could significantly impact group health plan fiduciary requirements. We anticipate group health plan fiduciary standards will evolve along the same…more

401k, Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Employer Group Health Plans, ERISA Litigation

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Lyn Domenick

Everything Counts in Large Amounts…2025 IRS Limits Announced

by Lyn Domenick The IRS has announced the 2025 cost of living adjustments to qualified plan limits..…more

Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), IRS, SECURE Act

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Benjamin Gibbons

Vacation, All I Ever Wanted – But Don’t Forget Your July Compliance Deadlines

Congratulations! You made it to summer, that wonderful time of year when things at work (hopefully) slow down a bit and you’re able to take some well-deserved time off. Though before you Go-Go(‘s) (do you see what I did there?),…more

Audits, Compliance, Deadlines, Extensions

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Mickell Jimenez

COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants

You may ask employees if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. These include (but are not definitive and some employees will be asymptomatic) fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat. All information obtained…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Employer Liability Issues, Food Service Workers, Hospitality Industry, Restaurant Industry

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Shaun Kennedy

Resource Guide for Government Contractors in COVID-19 Outbreak

As our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, disruption to business operations is increasing. Over the past weeks, numerous state and municipal government bodies have issued shelter-in-place or stay-home…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Defense Production Act, DFARS, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Federal Contractors

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Brit Merrill

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Expands FMLA Coverage and Requires Emergency Paid Sick Leave

The FFCRA, passed by Congress on March 18, 2020, expands the Family and Medical Leave Act on a temporary basis and allows an eligible employee to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave to care for the employee's child if the…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Paid Leave, Paid Sick Leave Act

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Beth Nedrow

You Say It’s Your Birthday?! Well, It’s ERISA’s Birthday, Too!

Employee benefits law is mostly drawn from two federal sources—the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA. Just what is “ERISA,” though? Its official reference is the “Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.” That means the…more

Benefit Plan Sponsors, COBRA, Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

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Kevin Selzer

Sweet Child O’Mine – Business Transition with Benefits

Owners of closely held businesses, particularly first-generation owners, often have a difficult time finding a suitable succession plan. These owners are faced not only with phasing out of their labor of love, but choosing a new…more

Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits, Employees, Employer Liability Issues, Equity Compensation

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Alex Smith

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems… But Nonenforcement Policy Doesn’t Make Mental Health Parity Compliance Optional

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) recently announced a nonenforcement policy with respect to the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) regulations or…more

Compliance, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits, Employer Liability Issues

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Leslie Thomson

P-R-I-V-A-C-Y is Priceless to Me: The 2024 Privacy Rule

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule amending the HIPAA privacy rules (“2024 Privacy Rule”). The 2024 Privacy Rule limits the use or disclosure of an individual’s PHI in connection with reproductive…more

Data Privacy, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Disclosure Requirements, Final Rules, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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S. Jordan Walsh

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Expands FMLA Coverage and Requires Emergency Paid Sick Leave

The FFCRA, passed by Congress on March 18, 2020, expands the Family and Medical Leave Act on a temporary basis and allows an eligible employee to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave to care for the employee's child if the…more

Coronavirus/COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Paid Leave, Paid Sick Leave Act

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