The Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the IRS (the “Agencies”) have issued Frequently Asked Questions #51 (“FAQs”) regarding implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
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Department of Labor Announces Temporary Enforcement Policy for Group Health Plan Service Provider Disclosures
By Roberta Casper Watson, Dannae Delano and Barry Salkin The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”) amended Section 408(b)(2) of ERISA to require that providers of brokerage services or consulting services to group health plans who reasonably expect to receive...
Entire Keightley & Ashner Team to Join The Wagner Law Group
We are ecstatic to announce that the entire team from Keightley & Ashner, the nation’s premier PBGC-focused law firm, will be joining our Washington, D.C. office, where partner and former PBGC Chief Counsel Israel Goldowitz is located. Keightley & Ashner’s...
HHS Reaffirms That Discrimination on Basis of Sex Under ACA Section 1557 Includes Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
By Roberta Casper Watson, Dannae Delano and Barry Salkin New guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) affirms that Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”), by referencing statutes that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race,...
PCORI Fee Announced
IRS has released Notice 2022-4, which provides the “applicable dollar amount” for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“ PCORI” ) fee for plan years ending before October 1, 2022. Background. PCORI was established under the Affordable Care Act to conduct...
Insurer Need Not Defer to Participant’s Physician or Government Agency Decisions
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, in Feeney v. Unum Life Insurance, that an insurance company need not defer to either a participant’s treating physician or governmental agencies when determining if the participant is entitled to long term disability...
Agencies Issue Interim Final Regulations on Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending Data Submission by Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers
Section 204 of Title II of Division BB (“Section 204”) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) requires group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage to annually submit to the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and...
The Wagner Law Group Ranked “Tier 1” ERISA And Employee Benefits Law Firm For 2022
Christopher H. Suh Listed Among Boston’s Top Lawyers Of 2021
McKinsey’s $31-Billion RIA for McKinsey Staffers Pays $18 Million Fine
McKinsey's $31-Billion RIA for McKinsey Staffers Pays $18 Million Fine - Ari Sonneberg, RiaBiz, December 22, 2021