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U.S. Supreme Court hears DOMA casenow what?

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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April 3 2013

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Windsor, 12-307, a case that raises the question of whether the Defense of

New PPACA benefit summary rules clarified

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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February 14 2012

If their open enrollment periods start before September 23, 2012, health insurers and employers that sponsor health plans will not have to provide new summaries of benefits and coverage, or "SBCs," to new enrollees and existing health plan participants later this year, under new final regulations implementing the 2010 health care reform law

Wellness programs receive welcome tune-up under proposed regulations

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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December 10 2012

The regulatory log-jam in Washington seems to finally be loosening up in the aftermath of the election, and the troika of agencies primarily responsible for overseeing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the Affordable Care Act)the IRS, U.S. Department of Health and Human Serviceshave recently issued proposed regulations that will be of interest to employers who are considering new wellness programs or changes to existing programs

Money and trinkets provided for wellness

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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April 9 2013

More and more employers and insurance companies are providing incentives and rewards to employees and their covered dependents to encourage

It’s electric DOL issues guidance on electronic disclosure under participant fee disclosure regulations

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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September 15 2011

Plan administrators can satisfy fiduciary requirements for disclosures concerning participant-directed individual account plans (the most common example being 401(k) plans) through the use of electronic media in certain circumstances, as described in a Technical Release issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on September 13, 2011

Second Circuit decision emphasizes importance of having clear administrative exhaustion language in ERISA plans

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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February 28 2013

Kirkendall v. Halliburton, Inc., No. 11-CV-2733 (2d Cir. Jan. 29, 2013): The plaintiff filed a putative class action under the Employee Retirement

New COBRA guidance (and model notices) from the DOL

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 20 2009

Employers scrambling to comply with the COBRA premium assistance and second-chance election provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also referred to as the "federal stimulus bill") have some useful guidance in the form of eagerly-awaited model notices and other informal guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL

Forever young: new “adult children” guidance under health care reform covers enrollment, surcharges

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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May 12 2010

Employer-sponsored health plans will not be able to tack on special "adult children" surcharges and will have to offer an enrollment period of at least 30 days to adult children who may previously have lost coverage or been ineligible for coverage before turning 26, under interim final rules issued on May 10, 2010, interpreting one of the most closely watched parts of the landmark health reform legislation

Florida Supreme Court upholds legislation requiring public employees to contribute to retirement accounts

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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January 23 2013

In a 4-3 decision in Scott v. Williams, No. SC12-520 (Fla. Jan. 17, 2013), the Florida Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutionality of a 2011

A soft landing from the fiscal cliff for employee benefits

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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January 4 2013

Well, Congress in the season of giving has provided plan sponsors and participants with multiple beneficial opportunities to start 2013. Congress passed

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