Jury’s Decision in Pentegra MEP Case Raises Questions About Service Provider Selection
Jury’s Decision in Pentegra MEP Case Raises Questions About Service Provider Selection - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSOR, April 24, 2025 (PDF)
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Supreme Court Decision on Prohibited Transactions Will Increase ERISA Lawsuits, DC Plan Costs
Supreme Court Decision on Prohibited Transactions Will Increase ERISA Lawsuits, DC Plan Costs - Andrew Oringer, Pensions & Investments, April 23, 2025 (PDF)
Reimbursing an Employer for Paying Plan Expenses
Sometimes, it is more efficient for an employer to pay the expenses of a retirement plan rather than the plan paying for them directly. If the expense paid is otherwise appropriate, the employer can then be reimbursed by the plan from plan assets. This includes...
DOL Updates Medicaid/CHIP Model Notice
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released an updated Model Notice for employers to use to inform employees about their potential to receive state-provided premium assistance subsidies to use towards the purchase of group healthcare coverage. The Children’s Health...
Supreme Court Supports Cornell Participants in ERISA Suit
Supreme Court Supports Cornell Participants in ERISA Suit - Thomas Clark, Jr., 401k Specialist, April 17, 2025 (PDF)
Form I-9: What is It and What’s Changed
by Katherine Brustowicz, Denise Chicoine, David Gabor, Johanna Matloff, or Virginia Peabody (Senior Consultant) The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released a revised Form I-9, dated January 20, 2025. While the updates are minor, understanding both...
HHS Proposes Reversal on Gender Affirming Care
On March 19, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a Proposed Rule that would eliminate the current requirement that certain health insurance issuers must provide coverage for sex-trait modification as an Essential Health Benefit (“EHB”)....
ACA’s No-Cost Preventive Care Mandate Is Before the Supreme Court – SHRM
ACA's No-Cost Preventive Care Mandate Is Before the Supreme Court - SHRM - Marcia Wagner, SHRM Magazine, April 10, 2025 (PDF)
Wagner Ethics Attorney a Primary Draftsperson of High-Profile Professionalism Report
Wagner Ethics Attorney a Primary Draftsperson of High-Profile Professionalism Report - Andrew Oringer, The Wagner Law Group Press Release, April 3, 2025 (PDF)
ERISA Claims Standards Apply to Exceptions in Employee Benefit Plans
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled, in Doe v. Deloitte, that a group health plan violated ERISA by failing to apply standard ERISA claims requirements to a possible exception to its generally covered benefits. Law. ERISA requires...