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Cobra subsidy extended - employer action required

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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January 7 2010

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) introduced a COBRA continuation coverage premium subsidy allowing eligible individuals to pay only 35 of the regular COBRA premium

Health care reform provides tax credit for small employers

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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June 8 2010

A much-welcomed provision aimed at small employers was included in the health care reform law

IRS 409A audits have begun; corrections made now may prevent penalties

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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February 12 2010

The Internal Revenue Service announced in November of 2009 that in February 2010, it would begin its first Employment Tax National Research Project since the 1980s

First wave of health care reform about to hit group health plans

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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May 21 2010

Employers sponsoring group health plans should begin to focus on plan amendments that may be required in the "near term" under the recently adopted health care reform act, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended (PPACA

New rules published for external claims appeals procedures

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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September 17 2010

The Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services published new rules in the Federal Register on August 26 regarding the new requirements for external claims appeals procedures for group health plans

DOL proposes rule defining “fiduciaries” of employee benefit plans

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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November 12 2010

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule to define more broadly the term “fiduciary.”

Seventh Circuit permits retroactive correction to benefit plan

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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September 10 2010

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has recently allowed Verizon Communications, Inc. to correct a mistake in the drafting of its cash balance plan that could save Verizon over $1 billion in pension benefits

FTC delays effective date of “Red Flags” Rule; confirms limited applicability to benefit plan sponsors

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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August 14 2009

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for enforcing the federal Red Flags Rule, which requires "financial institutions" and "creditors" to develop written programs designed to detect warning signs or "red flags" that indicate a potential case of identity theft

Employee benefit plans must assess FBAR filing requirement for offshore accounts

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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July 17 2009

Administrators of employee benefit plans may previously not have been aware of their possible obligation to make "FBAR" filings with the Internal Revenue Service

Retirement plan loans to be exempt from requirements of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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USA
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March 6 2009

Effective July 1, 2010, participant loans taken from employer-sponsored retirement plans will no longer be subject to the requirements of the Truth in Lending Act of 1968 (TILA) and the regulation implementing TILA known as Regulation Z

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