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Affordable Care Act: important deadline for employee notices of the health insurance marketplace (exchange) due October 1, 2013

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 9 2013

On May 8, 2013, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor (the "DOL") issued Technical Release 2013-02 (the "Release"

Affordable Care Act: what does my group health plan need to cover without cost-sharing?

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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March 12 2013

On February 20, 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (the "Departments") jointly issued a set of Frequently

Hurricane Sandy: tax and employee benefits relief available to employers

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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November 29 2012

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, employers with employees and operations impacted by Hurricane Sandy are asking what types of tax and employee benefits relief may be available to them and their affected employees

Obama reelected: the Department of Labor wants to know if you are taking steps to comply with healthcare reform

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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November 12 2012

With the reelection of President Obama, it is clear that employers should be preparing to comply with all of the applicable provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “Affordable Care Act”

Timeline of highlights for employer group health plan compliance with the Affordable Care Act

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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August 2 2012

Now that the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld essentially all of the provisions of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), employers are faced with looming deadlines to bring their group health plans into compliance with the ACA’s numerous new requirements

Rates of employer-sponsored health care coverage continue to fall

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 31 2012

In May 2012, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (“EBRI”) issued a report showing that the percentage of workers covered by employer-sponsored health care coverage (measured through April 2011) continued to fall despite improvement in the economy

U.S. Department of Labor cracks down on MEWAs

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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January 31 2012

On December 6, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed rule on Form M-1 filing requirements, a proposed rule on DOL ex parte cease and desist orders, a notice of proposed form revision to Form M-1 and a notice of proposed form revision to Form 5500 implementing new requirements for multiple employer welfare arrangements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

New rules issued on medical loss ratio requirements

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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January 18 2012

On December 7, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued a final rule (the "Final Rule") revising medical loss ratio ("MLR") requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), as well as an interim final rule (the "Interim Final Rule") specifically addressing the rebate requirements for non-federal governmental plans (the Final Rule and the Interim Final Rule are collectively the "Rules"

New legislation requires New York employers to report availability of dependent health coverage

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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July 29 2011

New York State employers are now required to report the availability of dependent health insurance benefits on their quarterly wage reports and new hire reports, both of which are filed with New York State

Section 409A compliance: release of claims provisions require employer action now

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 29 2011

In Notice 2010-80, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") expanded the methods and procedures for correcting provisions in deferred compensation plans or employment, severance, or other agreements that are in violation of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Section 409A"), and the guidance issued thereunder

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