by The Lawyers | Mar 22, 2023 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Pharmacy
Compliance Alert: Guidance issued on gag clause prohibitions The new compliance obligations that the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA, 21) created for employer-sponsored plans can seem endless at times. One of the lesser-known parts of the CAA, 21 is the...
by The Lawyers | Jan 30, 2023 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, ERISA
Compliance Alert: Telehealth relief included in end-of-year omnibus bill On December 23, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA23) was signed into law. While this legislation does not include as many health provisions as the CAA of 2021, it does include...
by The Lawyers | Nov 1, 2022 | Compliance, Dept of Labor
Compliance Alert: Updated details addressing No Surprises Act and Transparency in Coverage Rules On Friday, August 19, 2022, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Departments) issued updated FAQs addressing the No Surprises Act and the...
by The Lawyers | Sep 28, 2022 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, ERISA, Labor Law, Plan Design
Compliance Alert: Additional Guidance Issued on Surprise Billing Protections The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) introduced numerous protections against surprise billing for plan participants that impact group health plans, health insurance issuers, and...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 10, 2022 | 30 for 30, ACA, Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits
Now is the time to make sure your Insurance Contracts match your Employment Practices There are so many one-off agreements and handshake arrangements and special provisions granted to one employee or maybe a certain category of employees. Often when we review...
by Bret Brummitt | Aug 29, 2022 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Insurance, Plan Design
The FICA Reduction & Wellness Plan Scams are back again 1st a word from our Lawyers: Beware of FICA-Reduction Arrangements using Wellness Programs It has come to our attention that certain arrangements are being marketed to employers that are intended to...
