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Nicholas Bertron

Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2025

On November 1, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2024-80, which sets forth the 2025 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified retirement plans. The IRS… more

Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), Deductibles, Employee Benefits, Health Savings Accounts, IRS

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Samuel Butler IV

DOL Settlements Remind Employers to Avoid Collecting Premiums Until Evidence of Insurability is Approved

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced two settlements with major insurance companies this month that highlight the importance of employers avoiding the collection of group life insurance premiums from employees until the… more

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

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Samuel Butler, IV

New Year Brings New Automatic Enrollment and Escalation Requirements for Some Recently Adopted 401(k) and 403(b) Plans

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 requires certain 401(k) and 403(b) plans to include automatic enrollment and escalation features for the first plan year beginning after December 31, 2024, meaning that for those plans with a calendar… more

401k, 403(b) Plans, Benefit Plan Sponsors, Employee Benefits, Employer Responsibilities

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Jeffrey Cairns

Time is Running out for IRS ‘Pre-Approved’ 401(k)/Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors to Meet the July 31, 2022 ‘Cycle 3’ Deadline

Employers sponsoring 401(k) or other types of defined contribution plans “pre-approved” by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should be aware that the restatement deadline is quickly approaching. The IRS requires pre-approved… more

401k, CARES Act, Compensation & Benefits, Deadlines, Defined Contribution Plans

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Elizabeth Delagardelle

American Rescue Plan Act Contains Many Employee Benefits Related Provisions

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. Many of the provisions in this sweeping legislation bring changes to the employee benefits world of which employers should… more

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, COBRA, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance

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Thomas Dowling

Temporary Extension of CARES Act Telehealth/HSA Relief Available

On March 15, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (“2022 CAA”) was signed into law. Among other things, the 2022 CAA temporarily restores the telehealth relief provided under the CARES Act. The CARES Act permitted… more

CARES Act, Compensation & Benefits, Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), Employee Benefits, HDHPs

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Audrey Fenske

Managing Retirement Plan Litigation Risk – Know Your IPS

There are always plenty of new retirement plan investment performance and fee cases, and it’s hard for a plan sponsor, even one that is doing everything properly, to be assured that it won’t be the target of a lawsuit… more

Benefit Plan Sponsors, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), ERISA Litigation, Fiduciary Duty, Investment

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Elena Humphrey

Federal Court Strikes Down HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule – What it Means for Health Plan Compliance

In a landmark decision, a federal district court in Texas struck down nearly all of the 2024 amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, known as the Reproductive Health Privacy Rule (the “Rule”), ruling that the Department of Health… more

Compliance, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Federal Court Litigation, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Judicial Authority

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Molly Walsh Keppler

Multiple Departments Issue Guidance on Wellness Programs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made headlines during the second half of 2014 by attacking employers' wellness programs that require employees to undergo certain medical testing or be penalized. In three… more

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Compliance, Corporate Counsel, Department of Labor (DOL)

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Christopher Leopold

Managing Retirement Plan Litigation Risk – Know Your IPS

There are always plenty of new retirement plan investment performance and fee cases, and it’s hard for a plan sponsor, even one that is doing everything properly, to be assured that it won’t be the target of a lawsuit… more

Benefit Plan Sponsors, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), ERISA Litigation, Fiduciary Duty, Investment

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Todd Martin

American Rescue Plan Act Contains Many Employee Benefits Related Provisions

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. Many of the provisions in this sweeping legislation bring changes to the employee benefits world of which employers should… more

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, COBRA, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance

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Philip McKnight

American Rescue Plan Act Contains Many Employee Benefits Related Provisions

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. Many of the provisions in this sweeping legislation bring changes to the employee benefits world of which employers should… more

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, COBRA, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance

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Lisa Rippey

Unpacking the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Employee Benefit Provisions

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“Act”), a sweeping tax and spending package, which includes provisions that impact employee benefit plans. These changes affect health savings… more

Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Health Savings Accounts, Internal Revenue Code (IRC), New Legislation

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Stephanie Schmid

Unpacking the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Employee Benefit Provisions

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“Act”), a sweeping tax and spending package, which includes provisions that impact employee benefit plans. These changes affect health savings… more

Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Health Savings Accounts, Internal Revenue Code (IRC), New Legislation

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Mark Wilkins

IRS Introduces Official Section 83(b) Election Form

On November 7, 2024, the IRS introduced Form 15620, a new standardized form for taxpayers opting to make a Section 83(b) election. Previously, taxpayers needed to send a letter to the IRS with the required information to make… more

Executive Compensation, Filing Requirements, Income Taxes, IRC Section 83(b), IRS

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