The information letter issued by the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) on February 27, 2019 (the “Information Letter”) provides a reminder to plan sponsors about the importance of disclosing the procedure for appointing authorized representatives in the benefit claim and appeal procedures for employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
President Trump’s recently issued Executive Order entitled “Strengthening Retirement Security In America” (the “EO”) may be helpful to businesses that sponsor or participate in multiple employer retirement plans (“MEPs”), as well as single employer plans, even if the sponsors and employers are not small business owners. While the stated purpose of the EO, which
Our colleagues , at Epstein Becker Green, have a post on the Retail Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to many of our readers in the health care industry: “Proposed Federal Bill Would Pre-Empt State and Local Paid
Almost ten months into the Trump Administration, the executive and legislative branches have been preoccupied with attempting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) – but each attempt has thus far proved fruitless. While the debate rages over the continued viability of the ACA, as we stated in our previous Take 5,
On June 5, 2017, in Advocate Health Care Network et al. v. Stapleton et. al, the Supreme Court unanimously held that employee benefit plans maintained by church-affiliated hospitals were exempt from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (the “ERISA”), regardless of whether the plan was actually established by a church. The plaintiffs consisted of
Our colleagues Kara Maciel and Adam Solander have a new Law360 article, “Where ERISA and the Affordable Care Act Collide,” that serves as an important wake-up call on staffing decisions that employers have to face.
Following is an excerpt:
In July 2013, the Obama administration announced a delay of the employer mandate provision
On February 20, 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (the “Departments”) jointly issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) About Affordable Care Act Implementation (Part XII). In the latest round of guidance, the Departments addressed the limitations on cost-sharing and the coverage of preventive services under the
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, employers with employees and operations impacted by Hurricane Sandy are asking what types of tax and employee benefits relief may be available to them and their affected employees. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) have moved quickly to
By Amy J. Traub, Gretchen Harders, Anna Kolontyrsky, and Margaret C. Thering
With the reelection of President Obama, it is clear that employers should be preparing to comply with all of the applicable provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
We are pleased to announce the release of the inaugural edition of the quarterly Benefits Litigation Update (“Update”) – a joint project between Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), a non-profit association committed to representing the advancement of the employee retirement, health, and compensation plans of America’s largest employers.
The Update is