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Deadline for Employers to Comply with Reproductive Health Care Privacy Changes – Dec. 22, 2024

In May 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule amending HIPAA’s Privacy Rule to address reproductive health care privacy. The final rule was prompted by the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs...more

Uncertain Future for ACA Preventive Services Mandate

Pursuant to provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), most employer-sponsored health plans must cover 100% of the cost of preventive care services without regard to deductible and other out-of-pocket costs, such as...more

Employer’s Duty to Monitor Retirement Plan’s New Investment Advice Fiduciaries

In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released final rules that are intended to protect retirement savings from disloyal or dishonest recommendations from investment advisors. The new rules treat an investment...more

Final Anti-Discrimination Rule Protecting Gender Identity May Indirectly Impact Employer Health Plans

On April 26, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which broadly protects against discrimination in health programs or activities that...more

Navigating Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Relief: IRS Notice 2024-35

On April 16, 2024, the IRS released Notice 2024-35, extending the previously provided temporary relief from certain required minimum distribution (RMD) requirements for beneficiaries under qualified defined contribution plans...more

Employer Provided Work-Life Referral Programs Considered Nontaxable Fringe Benefit

In recent guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on April 16, 2024, the IRS has taken the position that work-life referral plans provided by employers are excludable from employee compensation and not...more

2023 Year-End Employee Benefits Updates

This newsletter provides updates employers should be aware of heading into 2024, including an outline of the updated 2024 retirement and welfare plan limits, instructions related to the “gag order” attestation requirements...more

IRS Extends Compliance Date for Roth Catch-up Contributions Until Jan. 1, 2026

Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) requires that catch-up contributions for individuals whose wages exceed $145,000 are subject to mandatory Roth tax treatment effective as of January 1, 2024. Due to the...more

Updates on SECURE 2.0, the Employee Retention Credit and the Preventive Services Mandate

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) was enacted in December 2022 as part of the year-end omnibus spending bill. Even though several provisions were effective in 2023, the...more

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