The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). In… Read more >
Rose Plewa, CEBS
March 15, 2022
Employee Benefits, HIPAA, RegulatoryCompliance, employee benefits, HIPAA, HIPAA privacy, HIPAA security
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Beginning in March of 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released several pieces of guidance to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on employees who have flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
June 23, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, U.S.DCAP, dependent care, dependent care account, dependent care assistance programs, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA, IRS, Notice 2021-26
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2021-31 which provides guidance for multiemployer plans and plan administrators regarding the new credit available to them for providing continuation health coverage… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
June 9, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer, Regulatory, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, COBRA, COBRA premium assistance, COBRA subsidy, Health Care, health care benefits, health care costs, health care plan, health coverage, health insurance, multiemployer health plans
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As the safekeeper of plan assets, custodians are among the service providers that multiemployer benefit plan trustees have a fiduciary duty to monitor. Yet plan custodians are not discussed as… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
May 24, 2021
Employee Benefits, ERISA, Investments, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S.ERISA, fiduciary, investments, multiemployer trustee boards, plan custodian, plan sponsors, retirement plans, trustee
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Federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL), have been busy issuing guidance on some of the more complex provisions of the Setting Every Community… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
May 10, 2021
401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellness, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S.adoption benefits, benefits for part-time employees, part-time employees, retirement, retirement benefits, retirement plans, retirement security, saving for retirement, SECURE Act, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, tax credit
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It was big news back in March when the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was enacted to provide grants, called “special financial assistance,” to boost the solvency of… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
April 29, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, PBGC, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, multiemployer pension plans, PBGC, pension, pension plan relief
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) passed by Congress and signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021 contains various employee benefits provisions, including premium assistance for participants… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
March 25, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Legislative, Regulatory, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, COBRA, COBRA subsidy
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In October 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed regulations regarding default electronic disclosures by retirement plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
November 18, 2019
Communication, DOL, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, Retirementelectronic disclosures
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In September 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Treasury issued final regulations easing restrictions on hardship distributions from defined contribution retirement plans. While there were a number… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
October 24, 2019
401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, Retirementhardship withdrawals
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Wondering about the latest multiemployer pension reform updates? You can always check the International Foundation Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) page for updates, but here are four things I have… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
April 23, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, RetirementButch Lewis Act, multiemployer pension plans, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (HR 397)
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