In an April 15 Executive Order, entitled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” the Trump Administration has called attention to an ERISA disclosure required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of...more
4/18/2025
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Financial Services Industry ,
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
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What Is a Tariff?
A tariff is a tax or duty imposed on goods when they cross national borders. Most commonly, tariffs apply to imports, raising the cost of foreign-made products in the domestic market. ...more
4/7/2025
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Customs and Border Protection ,
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International Trade ,
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Supply Chain ,
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US Trade Policies
A February 19 Executive Order, titled “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative,” is aimed at directing the “Administration to focus the...more
On February 18, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled, “Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization,” which simply instructs the Director of the Domestic Policy Council Vince Haley to submit policy recommendations,...more
As a new administration takes office, CHBs should prepare for significant policy changes across immigration, employee benefits, and employment and labor law that could impact their businesses in 2025....more
As 2024 winds down, many are wondering what 2025 may bring in the world of compensation and benefits. Our ERISA attorneys use their decades of experience and crystal balls to predict what may be on horizon in plan design and...more
On Labor Day fifty years ago, September 2, 1974, President Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) into law. It is a combination of tax and labor law incorporating trust law like fiduciary...more
9/5/2024
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Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
COBRA ,
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HSA ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Legal History ,
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SECURE Act
Under recently finalized federal regulations (commonly referred to as the “Fiduciary Rule”) that were scheduled to become effective on September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor intended to expand the fiduciary...more
8/7/2024
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Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Retirement Plan ,
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