DOL ‘Clarifies’ Guidance on the Bonding Requirements to PEPS and Their Pooled Plan Providers
DOL ‘Clarifies’ Guidance on the Bonding Requirements to PEPS and Their Pooled Plan Providers – Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, January, 2023
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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...
Entire Keightley & Ashner Team to Join The Wagner Group
Entire Keightley & Ashner Team to Join The Wagner Group – January 12, 2022 Today in Law; Massachusetts Business Journal; Finance Industry Today; BenefitsLink
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,...
Regina Snow Mandl Named a Massachusetts Trusts and Estates “Go To Lawyer”
Regina Snow Mandl Named a Massachusetts Trusts and Estates “Go To Lawyer” Click here to read press release Click here to read Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Trusts and Estates "Go to Lawyers" 2021
Who’s watching the money?
Who’s watching the money? – Marcia Wagner, Chicago Business Journal, January 4, 2022 (PDF)
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...
Prepare for Shot-or-Test Mandate Inspections
Earlier this week a Federal Court panel revived the Covid-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS). Now, litigation challenging the emergency shot-or-test mandate is making its way to the United States Supreme Court. However, that will not stop the quickly approaching...