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January 30, 2025

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3 min read

Tobacco Surcharge Lawsuits Test Employee Wellness Programs

In the past few months, group health plans have experienced a surge of litigation challenging premium surcharges based on participants’ tobacco use....Read more

September 30, 2024

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6 min read

Departments Release Final Mental Health Parity Rule

May 7, 2024

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7 min read

U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Final Amendment to the QPAM Exemption

On April 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) published its final amendment (the Final Amendment) to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
84-14 (the QPAM Exemption or Exemption). 
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May 16, 2019

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2 min read

Department of Labor Announces Statement of Temporary Non-Enforcement Following AHP Ruling

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) has released a policy statement and a Questions and Answers – Part Two (FAQ) in reaction to the district court
for the District of Columbia’s ruling in State of New York v. U.S. DOL of Labor, which vacated a key part of the Department’s final regulations expanding the
availability of association health plans (AHPs).
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October 10, 2018

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1 min read

Form 5500s and the Proposal to Publicly Disclose Operational Noncompliance

For most plan sponsors, October 15 is the extended deadline for filing the Form 5500 with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). As the deadline approaches,
plan sponsors often spend considerable time working with the auditor to obtain the final audit report.
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May 8, 2018

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1 min read

Temporary Non-Enforcement Policy Issued by the Department of Labor

Yesterday, in Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-02, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefit Security Administration  issued a temporary
non-enforcement policy with regard to the ERISA Fiduciary Rule.
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May 4, 2018

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2 min read

The Department of Labor Again Weighs In on Social Investing

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration recently issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01, in part intended to provide
guidance to EBSA national and regional offices on prior DOL Interpretive Bulletins that addressed the appropriate role of environmental, social and
governance factors when making plan investment decisions.
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