Court Treats Unilateral Amendment Provision as Consent to Plan’s Arbitration Provision

Current and former participants in a 403(b) plan filed a lawsuit claiming that the plan’s fiduciaries…

IRS General Instructions Complete Guidance for Filing 2022 Forms 1099-R and 5498

IRS Form 1099-R (Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.) (2022);…

HHS Notice Reiterates ACA Section 1557’s Prohibition of Gender Identity Discrimination

HHS Notice and Guidance on Gender Affirming Care, Civil Rights, and Patient Privacy (Mar. 2, 2022);…

May Our Self-Insured Health Plan Limit Eligibility to Employees Vaccinated Against COVID-19?

QUESTION: Several of our employees were hospitalized over the past year with COVID-19 and incurred large medical…

Proposed Restatement of Required Minimum Distribution Regulations Includes SECURE Act Changes and Other Updates

The IRS has proposed a restatement of most of the regulations under Code § 401(a)(9) that govern required…

Court Vacates Key Portions of No Surprises Act’s IDR Regulations That Determine Out-of-Network Provider Payments; Agencies Respond

Texas Med. Assoc. v. HHS, 2022 WL 542879 (E.D. Tex. 2022); Memorandum Regarding Continuing Surprise Billing…

More March Madness? NCAA Student-Athlete Worker Classification Battle Heats Up

The newest development in the ongoing saga surrounding student-athlete compensation and worker classification by the NCAA…

Biden Addresses the State of Payroll in Union Address

In the 2022 State of the Union address, President Biden urged Congress to pass the Paycheck…

Updated HRSA Guidelines Expand Women’s Preventive Health Services That Must Be Covered Without Cost-Sharing

The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has issued updated preventive services guidelines for women,…