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US Supreme Court’s impending decision on DOMA may impact most employee benefit plans

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2013

Late last month the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases concerning same-sex marriage. The Court's decisions are expected by the end of

Departments release waiting period regulations for group health plans

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2013

On March 18, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (the Departments) issued joint proposed regulations on the Patient

New fees coming for health plan sponsors

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 1 2013

To help offset the costs associated with the implementation of the health care reform legislation, also known as the Patient Protection and

IRS and US Department of Labor continue to expand, encourage and simplify correction programs in 2013 updates to EPCRS and DFVCP

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 28 2013

Plan sponsors know that errors and failures in administering a retirement plan happen. All too often, changes in administrators, service providers

DOL issues guidance for ERISA plans to engage in cleared swaps

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2013

On February 7, 2013, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued Advisory Opinion 2013- 01A (the “Advisory Opinion”), which provides guidance under the

Significant new fees for group health plans in 20142016

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2012

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed regulations in the Federal Register on December 7 which provide guidance regarding the

Supreme Court allows favorable employer stock ruling to stand

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 2 2012

The US Supreme Court recently declined to review the “stock drop” cases decided late last year by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit involving Citigroup and McGraw-Hill

Court finds plaintiff's new evidence insufficient to satisfy PSLRA pleading requirements

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 12 2012

In a securities fraud action, a Colorado district court denied a plaintiff employees’ retirement plan’s motion for relief from a final judgment that dismissed the plaintiff’s original complaint because it did not satisfy the pleading requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA

State levy on paid health care claims survives ERISA preemption challenge

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 28 2012

Under the Michigan Health Insurance Claims Assessment Act (HICA Act) (P.A. 142 of 2011), third-party administrators, carriers and self-insured entities are required to pay assessments on the amount of health care claims paid by them

Employers must treat health plan rebates appropriately

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 24 2012

One of the many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also referred to as the Healthcare Reform Legislation, provides that health insurers must spend a certain portion of the premiums they receive on clinical services and health care quality-improving activities