DOL Confirms Cybersecurity Guidelines Apply to Health and Welfare Plans under ERISA
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has confirmed in...
Health Plan Fiduciary Litigation on the Rise
Enforcement of the strict standards of fiduciary conduct set forth in the Employee Retirement...
SAR Is Due by Sept. 30 for Calendar Year Plans
Many employers that must file Form 5500 on behalf of their employee benefit plans and must also...
DOL Announces Good Faith Enforcement Standard
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) amended Section 408(b)(2) of the Employee...
Summary Annual Report
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requires plan administrators—the people...
No Surprise Billing Interim Final Regulations - Part 1
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, along with...
DOL Requires Disclosure of Audio Recordings Under ERISA Claims Procedure
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued Information Letter 06-14-2021 in which the DOL opined...
March 2021 | SSG Compliance Recap
The employee benefits guidance issued in February 2021 was largely focused on providing relief...
The Rap on Wraps
There’s a good chance you use a wrap document to help satisfy your Employee Retirement Income...
Electronic Delivery of ERISA Notices
Q. Can we provide summary plan descriptions (SPDs) electronically?
A. Yes. However,...
DOL Fiduciary Rule Overturned
In its March 15, 2018, decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned the...
