Collective bargaining agreements: creating vested retiree medical benefits *

USA - May 8 2013
Following its December 22, 2011, ruling we discussed previously that retired Kelsey-Hayes ("Company") union members must arbitrate their claims for…

Co-authors: Jeffrey S. Russell .

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Prototype and volume submitter 403(b) plans may soon be on their way *

USA - April 1 2013
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued Rev. Proc. 2013-22 describing the procedures for submitting an application for an opinion or…

Co-authors: Richard L. Arenburg.

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DOL, HHS and Treasury agree; 90 days does not equal 3 months *

USA - March 27 2013
For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, a health plan cannot impose a waiting period of more than 90 days. Earlier this month, the…

Co-authors: Carrie E. Herrick .

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The DOL’s ACA compliance checklist *

USA - March 6 2013
The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration recently released a self-compliance tool for group health plans, in the form of a…

Co-authors: Christopher J. Rylands .

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ACA FAQS part XII – preventive care rules *

USA - February 28 2013
As discussed in our prior post, the Department of Treasury/IRS, Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services (the…

Co-authors: Christopher J. Rylands .

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