| 05/24/2013 | Employer Wellness Programs Need Guidance to Avoid Discrimination: EEOC |
| 05/24/2013 | DC plan participants continue to save, ICI data shows |
| 05/23/2013 | FAQs From CMS Address Health Insurance Marketplace Issues |
| 05/23/2013 | General release of claims does not bar unaccrued ERISA whipsaw calculation claims |
| 05/22/2013 | IRS Issues Rules Relating To Computation Of Medical Loss Ratio |
| 05/22/2013 | EBSA issues advance notice of proposed regs on reporting of lifetime income streams |
| 05/21/2013 | In 2014, States With Federally-Facilitated Exchanges Can Not Run State-Based SHOP Exchanges |
| 05/21/2013 | Seventh Circuit applies Moench presumption at pleadings stage to dismiss stock drop case |
| 05/20/2013 | EBSA Issues Guidance On Notices For Health Care Coverage Options And COBRA Elections |
| 05/20/2013 | Selection of mutual funds and share class did not transform provider of annuities into functional fiduciary |
| 05/17/2013 | Colorado Expands FMLA Leave To Cover Civil Unions, Domestic Partners |
| 05/17/2013 | IRS posts VCP submission kit for plans that missed 4/30/12 deadline to adopt pre-approved DB plan |
| 05/16/2013 | Lower Health Spending Growth Is Due To Structural Health Changes |
| 05/16/2013 | Government plans can’t rely on determination letters for issues involving pickup plans, excess benefit arrangements |
| 05/15/2013 | Employer-Sponsored Retirement System Plays “Critical Role” |
| 05/15/2013 | Employer-Sponsored Retirement System Plays “Critical Role” |
| 05/15/2013 | Corporate pension plan funding levels fell again in 2012, Towers Watson finds |
| 05/14/2013 | Employees Are Not Ready For CDHPs: Survey |
| 05/14/2013 | Structural reforms needed to stabilize multiemployer system, GAO says |
| 05/13/2013 | IRS Issues 2014 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts For HSAs |
| 05/13/2013 | 401(k) participants using in-plan advice have more positive retirement outlook: Mercer |
| 05/10/2013 | CDHP Enrollees Less Likely To Be Young: EBRI |
| 05/10/2013 | ERISA Advisory Council to meet June 4-6, 2013 |
| 05/09/2013 | Speakers From Different Groups Strongly Disagree On Employer Mandate Regulations |
| 05/09/2013 | Grant of security interest in IRA to broker/dealer not PT: lien inapplicable if in conflict with ERISA or Code |
| 05/08/2013 | Rate For Young Adult Health Care Coverage Improves While Others Decline: Commonwealth Fund |
| 05/08/2013 | Waiver of 60-day rollover requirement granted to taxpayer who was not provided written notice of rollover requirements |
| 05/07/2013 | Regulations Will Not Be Issued On ACA’s Provider Nondiscrimination, Clinical Trials Provisions: EBSA |
| 05/07/2013 | IRS provides anti-cutback relief for certain ESOP amendments |
| 05/06/2013 | IRS Proposes Regulations On Minimum Value Of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans |
| 05/06/2013 | Use of online calculators and financial advisors boost retirement confidence, EBRI finds |
| 05/03/2013 | Senator Introduces Bill To Modify ACA’s Definition Of Full-Time Employee |
| 05/02/2013 | Majority Of Employers Have “Wait And See” Approach With Exchanges |
| 05/02/2013 | IRS and DOL should take steps to improve rollover process for 401(k) participants, GAO advises |
| 05/01/2013 | Insurers Spent Less Than 1 Percent of Premium Dollars on Health Care Quality Improvement In 2011 |
| 05/01/2013 | Exhaustion of plan remedies not required if participant “reasonably” believes no remedy exists |
| 04/30/2013 | CMS Sets Termination Dates For Processes Under ACA’s Early Retiree Reinsurance Program |
| 04/30/2013 | Remand to plan required to determine participant’s access to SPD containing designation information |
| 04/29/2013 | EBSA’s Latest FAQs Include Guidance On SBCs |
| 04/29/2013 | Administration renews proposal to allow PBGC to set risk-adjusted premiums |
| 04/26/2013 | Health Insurers Anticipate Increase In Self-Funding By U.S. Employers |
| 04/26/2013 | Templeman discusses audit results of potentially frozen money purchase plans |
| 04/25/2013 | Supreme Court Grants Review Of Statute Of Limitations Issue In ERISA Disability Case |
| 04/25/2013 | President’s FY 2014 budget proposal would impose cap on total accruals of tax-favored retirement benefits |
| 04/24/2013 | Workers Want Better Benefits Communication |
| 04/23/2013 | Failure to investigate alternatives to retail class of mutual funds breached duty of prudence |
| 04/23/2013 | Continuance Of Employer-Sponsored Health Care Grows: IFEBP |
| 04/22/2013 | Equitable Defenses Cannot Override Express Plan Terms In ERISA Action For Equitable Relief, Supreme Court Rules |
| 04/19/2013 | CAHI Tracks 2,271 State Health Insurance Mandates |
| 04/19/2013 | PBGC’s insurance programs remain on GAO’s “high risk” list, but improvements noted |
| 04/18/2013 | Health And Wellbeing Programs Miss Productivity Connection |
| 04/17/2013 | Less Than 20 Percent Of Health Plans Will Retain “Grandfathered” Status In 2013 |
| 04/17/2013 | PBGC proposed regs would create new structure for reportable event waivers |
| 04/16/2013 | CMS Releases Proposed Certification Standards For Health Insurance Exchange Navigators |
| 04/16/2013 | Employers express ongoing commitment to 401(k) plans, survey shows |
| 04/15/2013 | Number Of Self-Insured Plans Decreased From 2009 To 2010: EBSA |
| 04/15/2013 | PBGC says its new risk-based policy benefited healthy companies by nearly $1 billion |
| 04/12/2013 | Nearly Half Of Employees Believe Cost Of Health Insurance Will Rise Due To Health Reform |
| 04/12/2013 | IRS official outlines developments in EP Examinations of retirement plans in U.S. territories |
| 04/11/2013 | Proposed Regulations Issued On Deduction Limit For Compensation Paid By Health Insurance Providers |
| 04/11/2013 | Administrator’s denial of participant’s request to roll over benefits to IRA was based on reasonable plan interpretation |
| 04/10/2013 | Small Business Owners Still Confused By Health Reform |
| 04/10/2013 | IRS establishes program for pre-approval of 403(b) plans |
| 04/09/2013 | Medical Loss Ratio Reporting Procedures For 2012 Reporting Year Announced |
| 04/09/2013 | Presumption of prudence inapplicable where plan did not require investment in company stock |
| 04/08/2013 | SHOP Exchange Choices Under Health Reform Delayed Until 2015 |
| 04/08/2013 | PBGC announces missing participant program address changes |
| 04/05/2013 | Employers Increase Use Of Technology To Improve Employee Health Engagement |
| 04/05/2013 | New phone number announced to check status of VCP submissions |
| 04/04/2013 | Over 80 Percent Of Employers Offered Incentives To Participate In Health And Wellness Programs |
| 04/04/2013 | Retirement confidence remains low, EBRI reports |
| 04/03/2013 | Majority Of Global Employers Have Wellness Strategy |
| 04/03/2013 | Slightly fewer plans in “green zone” in 2012, Segal finds |
| 04/02/2013 | IRS Posts Retiree Drug Subsidy Taxation FAQs |
| 04/02/2013 | PBGC updates e-4010 instructions to reflect PBGC guidance on effect of MAP-21 on 4010 reporting |
| 04/01/2013 | Perceived Retirement Savings Needs Outpace Reality For Many: EBRI |
| 04/01/2013 | Perceived Retirement Savings Needs Outpace Reality For Many: EBRI |
| 03/29/2013 | Employees More Engaged During Benefits Selection Process In Health Exchange |
| 03/29/2013 | Court lacked jurisdiction to hear appeal of denial of class certification in fiduciary breach action |
| 03/28/2013 | Communications Firm Offers Five Considerations For Incentive-Based Programs |
| 03/28/2013 | IRS official describes future guidance under Code Sec. 436 |
| 03/27/2013 | Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations On 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation Under ACA |
| 03/27/2013 | Brookings proposal to cap 401(k) tax incentives draws fire from ASPPA |
| 03/26/2013 | Most States That Have Chosen Benchmarks Have Selected Largest Small-Employer Plan |
| 03/26/2013 | Moench presumption bars duty of prudence claim against ESOP fiduciaries after stock price drop |
| 03/25/2013 | EBSA issues guidance on annual funding notice requirements under MAP-21 |
| 03/25/2013 | EBSA Extends Transition Period For State External Review Process Under ACA |
| 03/22/2013 | PPOs Still Dominate Health Insurance Market; CDHP Prevalence Growing |
| 03/21/2013 | Tightly Managed Specialty Pharmacy Benefits Can Cut Specialty Drug Costs In Half |
| 03/21/2013 | “Blue Book” clarifies application of distribution restrictions following in-service Roth conversions |
| 03/20/2013 | Majority Of Employers Plan To Offer Health Benefits Over Next Three To Five Years |
| 03/20/2013 | IRS finds Form W-2 errors showing 401(k) excess deferrals |
| 03/19/2013 | House Panel Considers Tax Impact Of Health Reform Law |
| 03/19/2013 | EBSA posts guidance on target date funds for plan fiduciaries |
| 03/18/2013 | Transitional Relief Provided For Expatriate Health Plans Under ACA |
| 03/18/2013 | IRS posts 403(b) Fix-It Guide to its website |
| 03/15/2013 | Health Care Costs Expected To Increase 5.1 Percent In 2013: Towers Watson |
| 03/15/2013 | District court’s choice of remedy for backloading violation not an abuse of discretion |
| 03/14/2013 | Employment-Based Health Insurance Continues To Decline |
| 03/14/2013 | PBGC issues updated pension insurance data tables |
| 03/13/2013 | EBSA Issues Self-Compliance Checklists For ACA, HIPAA |
| 03/13/2013 | Most households think tax incentives for retirement plans should remain national priority, ICI reports |
| 03/12/2013 | HHS Amends SHOP Standards In Proposed Rule |
| 03/12/2013 | Taxpayers who reported 2010 Roth conversions reminded to report half of income on 2012 returns |
| 03/11/2013 | HHS Finalizes Rules On Premium Stabilization Programs, Exchange User Fees, SHOP Program, And MLR Under Health Reform |
| 03/11/2013 | Cash balance plan class action certified, despite Dukes concerns |
| 03/08/2013 | Spending On Wellness Incentives Has Doubled In The Last Four Years |
| 03/08/2013 | IRS posts VCP submission kit for 403(b) plans |
| 03/07/2013 | Most Employers Do Not Understand True Cost Of Complying With Health Care Reform |
| 03/07/2013 | IRS Employee Plans unveils operating priorities for FY 2013 |
| 03/06/2013 | Interim Final Rules Published On ACA’s Employee Whistleblower Protections |
| 03/06/2013 | Employee benefits practitioners advised to review Circular 230 closely |
| 03/05/2013 | Profit-sharing plan and IRAs were not exempt from debtors’ bankruptcy estate |
| 03/05/2013 | HHS Issues Final Rule On Insurance Reforms, Rate Review Program |
| 03/04/2013 | CMS Releases Parts C And D Proposals, Reduces Part D Deductible For 2014 |
| 03/04/2013 | U.S. retirement assets to reach $22 trillion by 2020, LIMRA predicts |
| 03/01/2013 | Enrollment Tops 100,000 In Health Reform’s Temporary High-Risk Pool |
| 03/01/2013 | DOL extends comment period for proposed amendments to PT Class Exemption 2006-06 |
| 02/28/2013 | Less Than 2.5 Percent With Employer-Sponsored Coverage Switched Health Plans To Reduce Costs Or Increase Quality |
| 02/28/2013 | EBSA provides guidance on application of ERISA to certain “cleared swap” transactions conducted pursuant to Dodd-Frank Act |
| 02/27/2013 | IRS Updates FAQs About Small Business Health Care Tax Credit |
| 02/27/2013 | Tax law changes open door for increased Roth 401(k) adoptions, Aon Hewitt reports |
| 02/26/2013 | EBSA Addresses Coverage Of Preventive Services |
| 02/26/2013 | IRS releases update to Priority Guidance Plan |
| 02/25/2013 | HHS Finalizes Rule Outlining EHB And Minimum Value Standards |
| 02/25/2013 | PBGC reports reveal financial strains in multiemployer pension system |
| 02/22/2013 | Employees See Rewards From Workplace Wellness Programs |
| 02/22/2013 | IRS seeks comments on possible modifications to method used to calculate adjusted AFRs and issues interim guidance |
| 02/21/2013 | Third Circuit Denies Motion To Stay In Case Challenging ACA Enforcement Provisions |
| 02/21/2013 | Penalties not appropriate where ESOP trustee failed to provide participant with stock sale documents |
| 02/20/2013 | CMS Establishes System Of Records For Health Insurance Exchanges |
| 02/20/2013 | Choice of taking annuity vs. lump-sum driven by individual plan rules, EBRI finds |
| 02/19/2013 | Employers, Families Save Money With CDHPs |
| 02/19/2013 | PBGC extends reportable events guidance for post-2012 plan years |
| 02/15/2013 | Less than Half Of Small Businesses Offer Employee Benefits |
| 02/15/2013 | Participants in overfunded pension plan lacked constitutional standing to bring claims under ERISA |
| 02/14/2013 | Expiration Of Health Coverage Tax Credit Will Affect Participants’ Costs And Coverage Choices: GAO |
| 02/13/2013 | DOL Issues Final Rule Expanding FMLA Protections For Families Of Eligible Veterans, Airline Personnel |
| 02/13/2013 | EBSA issues update to Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program |
| 02/12/2013 | Proposed Rules Clarify Definition Of Religious Employer Under ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement |
| 02/12/2013 | Employers offsetting costs of automatic enrollment by reducing rate of required matching contributions |
| 02/11/2013 | IRS Provides Guidance On Liability For ACA’s Shared Responsibility Payment; FAQs Provided |
| 02/11/2013 | Corporate shares transferred in trustee-to-trustee transfer to retirement plan in corporate spin-off were employer securities of corporation |
| 02/08/2013 | Larger Employers More Aware Of Need To Proactively Manage Employee Pharmacy Costs |
| 02/08/2013 | ERISA Advisory Council to meet March 1, 2013 |
| 02/07/2013 | Health Account Balances Resume Growth, EBRI Finds |
| 02/07/2013 | Employers making retirement readiness a top priority, Aon Hewitt survey finds |
| 02/06/2013 | March 1, 2013 Deadline For Compliance With Health Insurance Exchange Notice Provisions Extended |
| 02/06/2013 | PBGC’s denial of shutdown benefits OK given evidence that shutdown occurred after plan termination |
| 02/05/2013 | HHS Issues Proposed Rule On Determination Of Individuals’ Eligibility For Exemption From ACA’s Shared Responsibility Payment |
| 02/05/2013 | EBSA seeks comments on survey regarding pension benefit statements |
| 02/04/2013 | IRS Issues Final Rule On ACA Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit |
| 02/04/2013 | IRS seeks recommendations for e-signature standards |
| 02/01/2013 | Improving Health Care Market Functionality Could Result In Substantial Savings For Employers And Families |
| 02/01/2013 | Unpaid employer contributions to 401(k) plan were not plan assets for which company officers were liable as fiduciaries |
| 01/31/2013 | Enrollment Nears 100,000 In Health Reform’s Temporary High-Risk Pool |
| 01/31/2013 | 401(k) participants continued to diversify investments in 2011, survey finds |
| 01/30/2013 | Only 38 Percent Feel Positive About Health Reform |
| 01/30/2013 | Large plan sponsors finish 2012 with record deficit, Mercer reports |
| 01/29/2013 | WHD Clarifies Definition Of “Son Or Daughter” For Purposes Of FMLA Leave |
| 01/29/2013 | DB administrators properly used SSA’s definition of “widow’s benefit” to calculate surviving spouse’s pension benefit |
| 01/28/2013 | HHS Issues Final Rule To Strengthen HIPAA Provisions |
| 01/28/2013 | Procedures updated for furnishing of technical advice by Employee Plans or Exempt Organizations Technical Offices |
| 01/25/2013 | Some Employer Health Strategies Are Helping Workers Improve Their Health |
| 01/25/2013 | GAO recommends PBGC adopt risk-based premium structure |
| 01/24/2013 | HHS Proposes Guidance For Health Insurance Exchanges, CHIP |
| 01/24/2013 | Numerous changes have been made to determination letter procedures |
| 01/23/2013 | Deadline For Employers To Communicate The Availability Of State Health Insurance Exchanges Approaching |
| 01/23/2013 | User fees for employee plan determination letters stable in 2013 |
| 01/22/2013 | IRS Issues Guidance On Application Of Retroactive Increase In Excludable Transit Benefits |
| 01/22/2013 | PBGC semiannual regulatory agenda addresses cash balance plans, missing participants, rollovers, premiums |
| 01/21/2013 | IRS Issues 2013 Adoption And Transportation Benefit COLAs |
| 01/21/2013 | Tax deal to avert “fiscal cliff” allows for in-service Roth conversions |
| 01/18/2013 | Evidence Of Employer’s Dissatisfaction Is Sufficient To Forestall Employee’s FMLA Claim |
| 01/18/2013 | IRS issues update to EPCRS |
| 01/17/2013 | U.S. Health Spending Grew 3.9 Percent In 2011 |
| 01/17/2013 | EBSA semiannual regulatory agenda addresses rules on lifetime income, fiduciaries, fee disclosure, target date plans |
| 01/16/2013 | CMS Delays Start Of HIPAA Enforcement Actions For Operating Rules Until March 31, 2013 |
| 01/16/2013 | PBGC issues 2013 premium payment filing instructions |
| 01/15/2013 | HHS Announces First HIPAA Breach Settlement Involving Less Than 500 Patients |
| 01/15/2013 | U.S. retirement system working: ICI report |
| 01/14/2013 | Several States Receive Conditional Approval For Their Health Insurance Exchanges |
| 01/14/2013 | IRS provides tips on how to correct failure to timely deposit 401(k) salary deferrals |
| 01/11/2013 | Mercer Lists Top Five Priorities For Employer-Sponsored Health Plans In 2013 |
| 01/11/2013 | Benefits Council warns that taxing 401(k) contributions would lead to fewer plans |
| 01/10/2013 | Benefits Were 30.8 Percent Of Total Compensation In September 2012, BLS Finds |
| 01/10/2013 | Multiemployer plans need more help, PBGC chief tells House panel |
| 01/09/2013 | Enrollment In CDHPs Continues To Rise: EBRI |
| 01/09/2013 | Retirement plan participation stabilizing, EBRI finds |
| 01/08/2013 | IRS Issues Guidance On ACA’s Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions |
| 01/08/2013 | Mercer identifies top pension risk management priorities for 2013 |
| 01/07/2013 | IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On Employers’ Shared Responsibility For Health Coverage Under ACA |
| 01/07/2013 | Loan or hardship distribution due to Hurricane Sandy still subject to early distribution tax, IRS official says |
| 01/04/2013 | Health Care Costs Projected To Increase At A Slower Rate In 2013: Buck Consultants |
| 01/04/2013 | Retirement benefits remained “mostly intact” during recession, Transamerica survey finds |
| 01/03/2013 | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Requests That HHS Extend Comment Periods For Three Proposed Rules Implementing ACA |
| 01/03/2013 | HCE’s entire vested benefit from disqualified ESOP taxable, not just annual increase in disqualification year |
| 01/02/2013 | Majority Of Americans Live In States Where Health Insurance Premiums Are 20 Percent Or More Of Median Income |
| 01/02/2013 | EBSA issues proposed regs and proposed PT class exemption on abandoned plans |
| 12/28/2012 | Governmental plans participating in group trusts may need to be amended, IRS notes |
| 12/27/2012 | IRS seeks volunteers to test Pay.gov |
| 12/21/2012 | Prevention Is Key To Reducing Health Care Costs For All Employees, Even Those With Chronic Conditions |
| 12/21/2012 | 2012 Form 5500 annual return/report series issued |
| 12/20/2012 | Consumers Saw Nearly $1.5 Billion Financial Benefit From ACA’s Medical Loss Ratio Requirement In 2011 |
| 12/20/2012 | Use of CBA’s alternate method for calculating contributions OK when employer fails to provide records |
| 12/19/2012 | Majority Of U.S. Employers Likely To Provide Health Coverage In 2014 |
| 12/19/2012 | IRS issues 2012 cumulative list of changes in plan qualification requirements |
| 12/18/2012 | HHS Details Accepted De-Identification Methods For PHI |
| 12/18/2012 | PBGC reports record $34 billion deficit for fiscal year 2012 |
| 12/17/2012 | IRS Releases Final Regulations On Fees For Health Insurers To Fund Patient Center |
| 12/17/2012 | Plan contributions bounced back in 2011, PSCA survey shows |
| 12/14/2012 | Self-Insured Plans Growing, Driven By Large Employers |
| 12/14/2012 | Vast majority of large firms offer only 401(k) plan to employees, survey finds |
| 12/13/2012 | States Have “Great Deal Of Latitude” When Setting Up Exchanges, CRS Reports |
| 12/13/2012 | IRS again extends deadline to amend DB plan to satisfy Code Sec. 436 rules |
| 12/12/2012 | Common Questions Updated On Early Retiree Reimbursement Program Website |
| 12/12/2012 | Duty of prudence not breached by fiduciaries’ failure to act in wake of decline of value in employer stock |
| 12/11/2012 | OPM Proposes Rules On Multi-State Plan Program For Health Insurance Exchanges |
| 12/11/2012 | DOL recovers nearly $220 million to compensate employee benefit plans and others impacted by Madoff’s Ponzi scheme |
| 12/10/2012 | HHS Proposes Rules On Premium Stabilization Programs, Exchange User Fees, SHOP Program, And MLR Under Health Reform |
| 12/10/2012 | IRS provides retirement plan loan and hardship distribution relief for Hurricane Sandy victims |
| 12/07/2012 | Health Reform Court Challenge Update |
| 12/06/2012 | More Workers Face Annual Deductibles In Health Plans |
| 12/06/2012 | Trustees of multiemployer pension fund did not act as fiduciaries when they amended the plan |
| 12/05/2012 | Same-Sex Marriage Legalized In Three More States; Implications For Employee Benefit Plans |
| 12/05/2012 | EBSA provides compliance guidance for employee benefit plans adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy |
| 12/04/2012 | HHS Issues Proposed Regulations On Insurance Reforms, EHBs |
| 12/04/2012 | Variable annuity purchased with 401(k) rollover exempt from bankruptcy estate |
| 12/03/2012 | Departments Issue Proposed Regulations On Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs Under ACA |
| 12/03/2012 | IRS issues disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York |
| 11/30/2012 | Aflac Presents 2013 Benefits Trends For Human Resource Managers To Monitor |
| 11/30/2012 | PBGC issues disaster relief for Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York |
| 11/29/2012 | ADEA Coverage Begins At Age 40 |
| 11/28/2012 | ACA Deadlines Are Looming, But Employers Still Lack Clear-Cut Guidelines, Say Experts |
| 11/28/2012 | IRS final regs provide limited exception to anti-cutback rules for plan sponsor in bankruptcy |
| 11/27/2012 | Kodak Retirees Lose Health, Welfare Benefits |
| 11/26/2012 | Expert Discusses Impact Of Election On Health Care |
| 11/20/2012 | Deductible contribution limit for two DC multiemployer plans takes into account only employees who had allocations other than elective deferrals |
| 11/16/2012 | Treasury, IRS Announce Special Relief To Encourage Leave-Donation Programs For Victims Of Hurricane Sandy |
| 11/16/2012 | PBGC changing enforcement approach to target pension plans at risk |
| 11/15/2012 | Final Rules Update 2013 Medicare Payments For ESRD, Home Health, Outpatient Hospital, and Physician Services |
| 11/15/2012 | Multiemployer plan erred by not using actuary’s “best estimate” of funding shortfall to compute withdrawal liability |
| 11/14/2012 | Treasury Department Upholds Health Care Tax Credit Rule |
| 11/14/2012 | ASPPA launches initiative to save 401(k) plans from tax reform |
| 11/13/2012 | Most Small Businesses Do Not Understand Requirements Of Health Reform Law |
| 11/13/2012 | Employers doubt retirement readiness of 401(k) participants, Towers Watson reports |
| 11/12/2012 | Only Half Of Workers In Small Firms Offered And Eligible For Health Insurance: Commonwealth Fund |
| 11/12/2012 | Americans are more worried about their retirement finances, survey finds |
| 11/09/2012 | FSAs Face Big Change In 2013 |
| 11/08/2012 | Wellness Programs Can Help Small Employers Save Money: Study |
| 11/08/2012 | Sixth Circuit declines to apply presumption of prudence at pleadings stage |
| 11/07/2012 | HR Managers Say Employees Do Not Understand Benefits; Improving Employee Communication Is Top Priority |
| 11/07/2012 | GAO recommends IRS, DOL coordinate oversight of multiple employer plans |
| 11/06/2012 | Enrollment Reaches 86,000 In Health Reform’s Temporary High-Risk Pool |
| 11/06/2012 | IRS seeks comments on 417(a)(7) regs |
| 11/05/2012 | Retiree Health Savings Needs Drop Due To ACA Provision |
| 11/05/2012 | DOL seeks comments on annual funding notice for DB plans |
| 11/02/2012 | Husband’s Medical Records Must Be Disclosed To Former Employer In Employee’s Lawsuit Based On FMLA |
| 11/02/2012 | 2013 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 1.7% |
| 11/01/2012 | Few Employers Offer Retiree Health Benefits, And The Number Keeps Dropping: EBRI |
| 11/01/2012 | Numerous retirement plan dollar limits to increase under 2013 COLAs |
| 10/31/2012 | Employer could withdraw from multiemployer defined benefit plan after plan entered critical status |
| 10/30/2012 | Employees Not Feeling Confident In Benefits Elections This Open Enrollment Period: MetLife |
| 10/30/2012 | IRS seeks comments on regs on cash or deferred arrangements |
| 10/29/2012 | IRS Issues 2013 Adjusted Limits For Long Term Care, MSAs |
| 10/29/2012 | EBRI finds that 401(k) plans are growing, but IRA ownership is falling |
| 10/26/2012 | Create New Excepted Benefit Category For HRAs, Group Suggests |
| 10/26/2012 | IRS seeks comments on applications for enrollment to perform actuarial services |
| 10/25/2012 | Commentators Want IRS To Lose FSA “Use It Or Lose It” Rule, Treasury Official Says |
| 10/25/2012 | Disbursement of participant’s account balance incident to fraud by former spouse did not constitute forfeiture |
| 10/24/2012 | Future Guidance Will Address Additional Employer Shared Responsibility Questions, Government Officials Say |
| 10/24/2012 | IRS seeks comments on required distribution regs |
| 10/23/2012 | Aon Hewitt Provides Open Enrollment Tips For Workers |
| 10/23/2012 | Age greater factor than tax rates in determining benefits of plan contributions, ICI study finds |
| 10/22/2012 | Romney’s Plan Would Increase Uninsured To 72 million In 2022; ACA Would Decrease Uninsured To 27 million: Commonwealth Fund |
| 10/22/2012 | Cash balance plan may not reduce pre-conversion early retirement subsidy |
| 10/19/2012 | Employee Failed To Show He Engaged In Conduct Protected By ERISA Or FLSA, Eighth Circuit Rules |
| 10/18/2012 | Health Insurance Costs Will Decrease For Small Business Under ACA: Urban Institute |
| 10/18/2012 | IRS seeks applications for TE/GE Advisory Committee |
| 10/17/2012 | Plan Is Not Employee Benefit Plan Under ERISA: EBSA |
| 10/17/2012 | Raising default rate on 401(k) contributions would increase retirement security success: EBRI |
| 10/16/2012 | ERIC Urges Regulators To Ensure Employers Have Flexibility In Implementing Shared Responsibility Provisions |
| 10/16/2012 | Informal employee questions regarding benefits are “inquiries” protected by ERISA Sec. 510 |
| 10/15/2012 | States Move Forward On Affordable Insurance Exchange Implementation |
| 10/15/2012 | Study suggests plan sponsors should redirect focus from fund performance to increasing deferrals |
| 10/12/2012 | Health Care Benefits Second Most Difficult Decision for Consumers: Aetna |
| 10/12/2012 | ERISA Advisory Council to meet October 30-31, 2012 |
| 10/11/2012 | 2013 Open Enrollment Season Foreshadows Significant Structural Changes In 2014 And Beyond |
| 10/11/2012 | Correction procedures at “top of the list” for forthcoming guidance, IRS official says |
| 10/10/2012 | Most Employers Considering Move Towards Exchange-Based Individual Market Strategies For Retiree Medical Programs |
| 10/10/2012 | PBGC mails plan administrators notice about 2013 premium filings |
| 10/09/2012 | Government May Provide Transitional Relief For Determining Employee Status Under ACA, Treasury Official Says |
| 10/09/2012 | 2012 looks to be another challenging year: Mercer report |
| 10/08/2012 | Surveys Predict Single-Digit Health Care Cost Increases In 2013 |
| 10/08/2012 | Employer groups urge Congress to pass bill to alleviate 401(k) plan “leakage” |
| 10/05/2012 | Employer Entitled To Make “Reasonable Modifications” To Retiree Health Care Benefits, Sixth Circuit Rules |
| 10/04/2012 | Americans Still Confident About Health Care, But Concerned About Cost, EBRI Reports |
| 10/04/2012 | Employees did not prove intent by seller and buyer companies to interfere with employees’ attainment of benefits |
| 10/03/2012 | Electronic Delivery Of Employee Health Plan Communications Continues To Grow |
| 10/03/2012 | EBSA launches 401(k) fee disclosure resource website |
| 10/02/2012 | Workplace Wellness Programs Can Significantly Reduce Health Risks, Study Finds |
| 10/02/2012 | Pre-PPA cash balance plan with valid NRA did not violate ERISA’s bar on backloading benefit accruals |
| 10/01/2012 | IRS/Treasury Discuss Shared Responsibility Payment Guidance And Safe Harbors |
| 10/01/2012 | Return of premium refunds to plan sponsor was not employer reversion |
| 9/28/2012 | Benefits Were 30.7 Percent Of Total Compensation In June 2012, BLS Finds |
| 9/28/2012 | PBGC technical update explains effect of MAP-21 on 4010 reporting |
| 9/27/2012 | IRS Deputy Miller Touts ACA Implementation |
| 9/27/2012 | IRS issues guidance on MAP-21 funding rules for single-employer DB plans |
| 9/26/2012 | CDHPs Second Most Common Plan Design Offered By Employers |
| 9/26/2012 | EBSA unveils online filing tool for plan sponsors to report service providers that fail to comply with fee disclosure rules |
| 9/25/2012 | Health Reform’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Program Fulfills Mission As A Bridge Program |
| 9/25/2012 | IRS may develop pre-approved program for ESOPs |
| 9/24/2012 | Firms With Many Part-Time Workers Weight Response To ACA Coverage Requirement |
| 9/24/2012 | Maintaining good internal controls key to improving plan compliance, says IRS official |
| 9/21/2012 | Health System Transformation, Increased Use Of Technology Needed To Improve Care And Reduce Costs: IOM Report |
| 9/20/2012 | Wellness Programs Save Employers $1 To $3 For Every Dollar Spent: IFEBP |
| 9/20/2012 | IRS modifies letter-forwarding program to help locate missing plan participants |
| 9/19/2012 | Positive Benefits Enrollment Experience Leads To Increased Perceived Value Of Benefits |
| 9/19/2012 | Decedent’s stepchildren not entitled to plan benefits under state equitable adoption law |
| 9/18/2012 | ERIC Urges Obama Administration To Clarify Dependent Coverage Requirements |
| 9/18/2012 | Arrangement involving service agreements between business and companies owned by Roth IRAs is abusive Roth IRA transaction |
| 9/17/2012 | Health Care Costs Rose 4 Percent For Families In 2012: Kaiser/HRET |
| 9/17/2012 | How to document compliance with rules governing hardship distributions for educational expenses |
| 9/14/2012 | Percentage Of Middle Age And Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions Rose Significantly Over Ten Years |
| 9/13/2012 | California Employers Turn To Wellness Programs To Combat Preventable And Chronic Illnesses: SHRM |
| 9/13/2012 | PBGC issues guidance on determination of premiums under MAP-21 |
| 9/12/2012 | Health Reform Provisions Prompt Retiree Medical Plan Sponsors To Retool, Aon Hewitt Reports |
| 9/12/2012 | ICI data show continued commitment to retirement saving |
| 9/11/2012 | Satisfaction Levels Rising Among CDHP Enrollees, But Traditional Plans Are Still Preferred |
| 9/11/2012 | IRS updates specifications for electronic filing of certain 2012 information returns, including Form 5498 |
| 9/10/2012 | IRS, DOL, HHS Issue Guidance On ACA Shared Responsibility For Employers, Waiting Periods |
| 9/10/2012 | Retirement plan permitted to use plan-specific mortality tables after amending plan to provide annuity settlement window |
| 9/07/2012 | Many Employers Missing Key Opportunities To Use Benefits Communication To Improve Benefits Program Success |
| 9/07/2012 | Eleventh Circuit upholds $1.2M damage award; fiduciary admitted he violated PT rules |
| 9/06/2012 | Majority Of Employers Will Offer Health Coverage For The Foreseeable Future |
| 9/06/2012 | Transamerica survey reveals severe impact on retirement outlook for unemployed workers |
| 9/05/2012 | Health And Retirement Benefits: The Impact And Influence of Tax Incentives Considered |
| 9/05/2012 | IRS updates specifications for electronic filing of tax year 2012 Form 8955-SSA in calendar year 2013 |
| 9/04/2012 | IRA owner liable for additional tax for early withdrawal from IRA after rollover from pension plan |
| 9/04/2012 | HHS Amends PCIP Program Eligibility |