Compliance News Week Ending January 24, 2025 In this ArticleMHPAEA (Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act) - Agencies' Report to CongressUpdated ERISA Penalties for 2025 MHPAEA (Mental Health ...
Amwins Connect – January 2025 Question of the MonthQuestionA plan sponsor/employer offers medical benefits, life benefits, disability benefits, and a Section 125 plan. Is plan documentation a requirem...
Hurricane Relief - Extended Benefit Timelines Following the hurricanes and tropical storms that affected much of the southeast, the agencies have extended ERISA, HIPAA and COBRA time frames for affect...
Compliance News Week Ending September 13, 2024 In this Article: 2025 ACA Affordability Percentage Announced ERISA Celebrates its 50th Anniversary IRS Releases 2025 ACA Affordability Percentage On Sep...
ERISA Wrap Documents
April 24, 2024
While more and more employers seem to understand the importance of having plan documentation in place, there is always confusion about the role of ERISA Wrap ...
ERISA Enforcement and Penalties
Employer group health plans should be reminded of the importance of the employer’s role as a fiduciary of the benefit plans offered to employees.
As a fiduciary, ...
Fiduciary Responsibility and the Johnson and Johnson Case
February 21, 2024
Following the recent Johnson & Johnson lawsuit, there are lots of headlines suggesting employers need to take thei...
Employer Fiduciary Duties
February 2024
The recent class action lawsuit against Johnson and Johnson (J and J) has received a lot of attention from employers. The suit accuses J and J of breachin...
Compliance Issues for Short Plan Years
When there is a need to discontinue benefit offerings, or a need to adjust the benefit plan year, employers may need to run a short plan year. Short plan year...
Why do plans need wrap documents?
Wrap documents are generally used for either (or both) of the following reasons:
Supplement already-existing documentation to meet ERISA plan documentation requ...
When Are Short Plan Years Permitted
May 3, 2023
In this webinar, Benefit Comply will discuss the various compliance considerations that must be reviewed when an employer group health plan decide...
Reminder - May 16, 2023 Summit Employee Benefits Webinar
5500 Reporting – Tips and Tricks
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