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1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921, United States
Phone: 215.963.5000
Fax: 215.963.5001
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The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance in the form of Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (FAB 2025-02) and updated model annual funding notices (AFNs) for single-employer and multiemployer pension plans. FAB…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
On January 20, 2025, an executive order froze two new pieces of proposed employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) guidance announced in a notice of proposed rulemaking and originally set for publication in the Federal Register on…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders (EOs) and actions that may have an impact on group health plans. These EOs provide insight into the US administration’s policies and outline…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
A growing number of class action lawsuits have been filed against employer-sponsored self-insured group health plans alleging that tobacco cessation wellness programs violate key provisions of the Employee Retirement Income…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits a publicly held corporation from taking compensation-related tax deductions with respect to the compensation of a “covered employee” to the extent the compensation exceeds $1…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Each year, employers that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible individuals through a group health plan must complete a two-step process regarding the prescription drug coverage they offer to active employees…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
In many situations, practitioners recommend establishing a fiduciary committee to oversee ERISA-covered employee benefit plans. There are several reasons for this, including providing a well-defined process for decision-making;…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law two bills that will simplify employer reporting compliance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new laws streamline the rules for employers furnishing ACA reporting forms…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Taxation
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the administration of group health plans is nothing new: AI has been used for a number of years to analyze data, improve risk assessment, identify fraud, and streamline claims…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) final rule on reproductive healthcare privacy is already subject to challenge even before its effective date. As described in our previous blog post, the HHS issued final…
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/ Health, Privacy
Internal Revenue Code Section 3405(e)(13) generally requires mandatory withholding on periodic and nonperiodic distributions that are to be delivered outside the United States unless the payee is a nonresident alien or recent…
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/ Finance & Banking, Taxation
In buyout or take private transactions, the management team of the target business is a key constituency that frequently—yet often unknowingly—requires legal counsel to advocate for its interests. The management team’s interests…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a notice providing guidance on distributions for emergency personal expense and domestic abuse victims under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). Both distributions are optional,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
In 2017, several private universities were hit with ERISA class actions alleging various breaches of fiduciary duty and prohibited transactions—including claims that these universities’ defined contribution plans charged…
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/ Civil Procedure, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
After a recent slower period of activity in the initial public offering (IPO) markets, there has been speculation in accounting and finance markets that there might be an increase in activity over the course of the 2025 calendar…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
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