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IRS Announces 2021 Retirement Plan Limits – Most Limits Remain Unchanged

by Lori Basilico | Oct 27, 2020 | Health and Welfare Plans, IRS, Retirement Plans

The Internal Revenue Service announced the 2021 cost-of-living adjustments to the dollar ‎limitations for qualified retirement plans and other benefits, and the Social Security ‎Administration announced its own cost-of-living adjustments for 2021. Most of the dollar limits, ‎including the elective deferral contribution limit for 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans and the ‎dollar limit for catch-up contributions (if age 50 or older), will remain unchanged from 2020 ‎limits.‎

Helpful FAQ Guidance Issued to Assist Group Health Plans With Implementing COVID-19 Coverage Requirements of the FFCRA and CARES Act

by Stefan Smith | Jul 8, 2020 | COVID-19, Health and Welfare Plans

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury jointly ‎released additional frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) regarding implementation of ‎the health coverage provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ‎‎(“FFCRA”); the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), and ‎other health coverage issues related to COVID-19.‎

FAQs Provide Guidance on COVID-19 Testing and Diagnosis Requirements Affecting Employer Health Plans

by Lori Basilico | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Health and Welfare Plans

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury (collectively, the ‎‎“Departments”) jointly issued FAQ guidance regarding implementation of the health coverage ‎provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the Coronavirus ‎Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).‎

Hang on to Those Pharmacy Receipts: The CARES Act Changes OTC Rules for FSAs, HSAs, and HRAs

by Lori Basilico | Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Health and Welfare Plans

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which was signed into ‎law by President Trump on March 27, 2020, authorizes more than $2 trillion of economic relief ‎for individuals, businesses and industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. ‎

Addressing Impacts on Group Health Plan Coverage Caused by COVID-19 Employment Changes

by Stefan Smith and Katy Skattum | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Health and Welfare Plans

This article provides practical guidance regarding how employers should address eligibility and coverage issues under their group health plans resulting from the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19). For more information on legal issues relating to the coronavirus, see Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Site.

Best Practices for Handling and Avoiding Employee Benefit Plan Investigations

by Stefan Smith and Katy Skattum | Jan 27, 2020 | Health and Welfare Plans, IRS

The prospect of a U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) investigation or Internal Revenue Service ‎‎(“IRS”) examination of an employee benefit plan can be daunting for any plan sponsor. ‎Understanding the process and adopting best practices, however, can make the experience less ‎intimidating and improve the results for all parties.‎

HIPAA Penalties Have Been Inflation-adjusted!

by Laura L. Ferguson | Jan 21, 2020 | Health and Welfare Plans

Effective January 17, 2020, civil money penalties for certain violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) have been adjusted for inflation by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act).

CCPA Guide: Does Personal Information Include Employee and Employee Benefit Plan Data?

by Laura L. Ferguson | Sep 5, 2019 | Health and Welfare Plans

Hartford Office Managing Partner Ted Augustinos, Houston Partner Laura L. Ferguson and Dallas Counsel Sean Kilian co-authored an article detailing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the new privacy obligations imposed on certain businesses that collect personal information of California consumers.

Massachusetts Set to Become the State to Offer the Most Far-Reaching Paid Family Leave Program in the Country

Oct 5, 2018 | Health and Welfare Plans

Richard D. Glovsky, Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, has co-authored an article examining new legislation that includes a number of important provisions impacting businesses with employees in Massachusetts, including paid family leave and an increase in the state’s minimum wage.

Topic: Health and Welfare Plans

IRS Announces 2021 Retirement Plan Limits – Most Limits Remain Unchanged

Helpful FAQ Guidance Issued to Assist Group Health Plans With Implementing COVID-19 Coverage Requirements of the FFCRA and CARES Act

FAQs Provide Guidance on COVID-19 Testing and Diagnosis Requirements Affecting Employer Health Plans

Hang on to Those Pharmacy Receipts: The CARES Act Changes OTC Rules for FSAs, HSAs, and HRAs

Addressing Impacts on Group Health Plan Coverage Caused by COVID-19 Employment Changes

Best Practices for Handling and Avoiding Employee Benefit Plan Investigations

HIPAA Penalties Have Been Inflation-adjusted!

CCPA Guide: Does Personal Information Include Employee and Employee Benefit Plan Data?

Massachusetts Set to Become the State to Offer the Most Far-Reaching Paid Family Leave Program in the Country

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