Another ERISA stock-drop plaintiff meets icy reception by the courts
Much like our frigid weather, the courts continue their chilly reception of ERISA stock-drop claims. Just earlier this month in Varga v. Gen. Elec. Co., No. 20-1144-cv, 2021 WL 391602 (2nd Cir. February 4, 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an ERISA lawsuit for breach…
New MHPAEA Requirements Effective February 10, 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”), which is the spending bill passed by Congress on December 27, 2020, imposed new requirements on group health plans to ensure compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008’s (“MHPAEA”). Generally, the purpose of the MHPAEA is to prevent group health plans and health insurance issuers…
Last Week’s Government Funding Bill = Significant New Benefit Plan Rules
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law. The Act imposes significant new requirements on employee benefit plans. Coupled with other rules and legal developments already set to go into effect, the Act will create significant compliance obligations for employers and their benefit plans.[1] Here is a summary…
IRS PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON SECURE ACT PROVISIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN SAFE HARBOR PLANS
On December 9, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-86 addressing certain provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) affecting certain safe harbor plans. This notice provides guidance in the form of questions and answers with respect to Sections 102 and 103 of the SECURE Act, and it…
RADICAL New Transparency Rules Likely Apply to Your Health Plan In One Year
“To make fully informed decisions about their health care, patients must know the price and quality of a good or service in advance.”[1] New rules published last month likely require your employer health plan to phase-in certain disclosures over a three-year period beginning in one year: January 1, 2022 (three files must be disclosed): For…
Employer health plans must pay the cost of a COVID-19 vaccine
As many have likely heard, multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates have rapidly reached the final stages of development and are showing extraordinary effectiveness. The vaccines are beginning to be submitted to the FDA for emergency approval before hitting the market. This means that employers need to start thinking about how this will affect their workplace benefit…
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