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Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
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AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL via AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
2026 · third_quarter · Q3
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
Source: Senate LDA
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
ERISA Litigation Reform Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
ERISA Litigation Reform Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Retire through Ownership Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes.
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Technical glitch in HR 1 that applied an unintended 21% excise tax on any company that sponsors a retirement plan, VEBA or sponsors a controlled charity Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premiums in 2025 Student loans and Employer Participation in Repayment Act (S. 772 / HR 1801)
Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards, legislative proposal applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premium payment Direct Final Rule Revocations by EBSA 401(k) plan investments in alternative assets and lifetime income Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Retirement benefits for independent workers white paper regarding Supreme Court petition, Johnson v. Parker Hannifin
Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Technical glitch in HR 1 that applied an unintended 21% excise tax on any company that sponsors a retirement plan, VEBA or sponsors a controlled charity Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premiums in 2025 Student loans and Employer Participation in Repayment Act (S. 772 / HR 1801)
Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards, legislative proposal applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premium payment Direct Final Rule Revocations by EBSA 401(k) plan investments in alternative assets and lifetime income Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Retirement benefits for independent workers white paper regarding Supreme Court petition, Johnson v. Parker Hannifin
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans; permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible health plans to cover telehealth pre-deductible, HSA flexibility primary care and chronic disease; budget reconciliation; Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital and health plan price transparency Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer issues 340B Prescription Drug Program 408(b)(2) Fee disclosure for health plans Surprise Medical Billing rules Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Paid leave, Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act, (HR 3090) More Paid Leave for More Americans Act (HR 3089) Fair Billing Act (S. 2497) Prescription Drug Machine Readable Files (MRF) Prescription Drug Cost ERISA electronic reporting and disclosure, mental health parity, allow HSAs to cover chronic conditions on a pre-deductible basis Form 5500 Simplification legislation
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans; permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible health plans to cover telehealth pre-deductible, HSA flexibility primary care and chronic disease; budget reconciliation; Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital and health plan price transparency Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer issues 340B Prescription Drug Program 408(b)(2) Fee disclosure for health plans Surprise Medical Billing rules Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Paid leave, Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act, (HR 3090) More Paid Leave for More Americans Act (HR 3089) Fair Billing Act (S. 2497) Prescription Drug Machine Readable Files (MRF) Prescription Drug Cost ERISA electronic reporting and disclosure, mental health parity, allow HSAs to cover chronic conditions on a pre-deductible basis Form 5500 Simplification legislation
Employer Participation in Repayment Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Technical glitch in HR 1 that applied an unintended 21% excise tax on any company that sponsors a retirement plan, VEBA or sponsors a controlled charity Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premiums in 2025 Student loans and Employer Participation in Repayment Act (S. 772 / HR 1801)
EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Technical glitch in HR 1 that applied an unintended 21% excise tax on any company that sponsors a retirement plan, VEBA or sponsors a controlled charity Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premiums in 2025 Student loans and Employer Participation in Repayment Act (S. 772 / HR 1801)
EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards, legislative proposal applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premium payment Direct Final Rule Revocations by EBSA 401(k) plan investments in alternative assets and lifetime income Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Retirement benefits for independent workers white paper regarding Supreme Court petition, Johnson v. Parker Hannifin
EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA Preemption Oversight of EBSA programs Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Standard of review for fiduciary decisions Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 Permitting automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled participants EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169 / S 2403) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding standards applicable to ERISA, deference to fiduciary decisions Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Market-based cash balance plans Pension Risk Transfers Roth Catch-up contributions Trump (child saving) Accounts Retirement plan limits for 2026 and segment rates
EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
Client: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · Firm: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
ERISA preemption Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards, legislative proposal applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premium payment Direct Final Rule Revocations by EBSA 401(k) plan investments in alternative assets and lifetime income Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Retirement benefits for independent workers white paper regarding Supreme Court petition, Johnson v. Parker Hannifin
ERISA Preemption Oversight of EBSA programs Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Standard of review for fiduciary decisions Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 Permitting automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled participants EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169 / S 2403) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding standards applicable to ERISA, deference to fiduciary decisions Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Market-based cash balance plans Pension Risk Transfers Roth Catch-up contributions Trump (child saving) Accounts Retirement plan limits for 2026 and segment rates
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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2026 · second_quarter · 2A
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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2026 · first_quarter · 1A
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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2026 · second_quarter · Q2
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
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2026 · first_quarter · Q1
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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2025 · third_quarter · 3A
ERISA preemption Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards, legislative proposal applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premium payment Direct Final Rule Revocations by EBSA 401(k) plan investments in alternative assets and lifetime income Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Retirement benefits for independent workers white paper regarding Supreme Court petition, Johnson v. Parker Hannifin
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2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4
ERISA Preemption Oversight of EBSA programs Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Standard of review for fiduciary decisions Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 Permitting automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled participants EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169 / S 2403) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding standards applicable to ERISA, deference to fiduciary decisions Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Market-based cash balance plans Pension Risk Transfers Roth Catch-up contributions Trump (child saving) Accounts Retirement plan limits for 2026 and segment rates
ERISA preemption Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans; permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible health plans to cover telehealth pre-deductible, HSA flexibility direct primary care and chronic disease, on-site clinics; budget reconciliation; Telehealth Expansion Act Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act ERISA health plan electronic reporting and disclosure, Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs), allow repurposing excess assets in VEBAs 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Health letter to Treasury on OBBBA Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act (H.R. 3090); More Paid Leave for More Americans Act
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2025 · third_quarter · Q3
ERISA preemption Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards, legislative proposal applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premium payment Direct Final Rule Revocations by EBSA 401(k) plan investments in alternative assets and lifetime income Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Retirement benefits for independent workers white paper regarding Supreme Court petition, Johnson v. Parker Hannifin
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2025 · first_quarter · 1A
ERISA Preemption Tax incentives and tax treatment of retirement plan benefits Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective Investment Trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use in 403(b) plans Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. Department of Labor Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Required automatic enrollment into defined contribution plans Proposed regulations relating to the limitation on deductions for certain employee remuneration in excess of $1 million under IRC Sec. 162(m)
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
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2025 · second_quarter · Q2
ERISA Preemption Technical glitch in HR 1 that applied an unintended 21% excise tax on any company that sponsors a retirement plan, VEBA or sponsors a controlled charity Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premiums in 2025 Student loans and Employer Participation in Repayment Act (S. 772 / HR 1801)
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2025 · first_quarter · 1A
ERISA Preemption Tax incentives and tax treatment of retirement plan benefits Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective Investment Trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use in 403(b) plans Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. Department of Labor Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Required automatic enrollment into defined contribution plans Proposed regulations relating to the limitation on deductions for certain employee remuneration in excess of $1 million under IRC Sec. 162(m)
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
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2025 · first_quarter · 1A
ERISA Preemption Tax incentives and tax treatment of retirement plan benefits Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective Investment Trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use in 403(b) plans Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. Department of Labor Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Required automatic enrollment into defined contribution plans Proposed regulations relating to the limitation on deductions for certain employee remuneration in excess of $1 million under IRC Sec. 162(m)
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
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2025 · first_quarter · Q1
ERISA Preemption Tax incentives and tax treatment of retirement plan benefits Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective Investment Trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use in 403(b) plans Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. Department of Labor Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Required automatic enrollment into defined contribution plans Proposed regulations relating to the limitation on deductions for certain employee remuneration in excess of $1 million under IRC Sec. 162(m)
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4
ERISA Preemption Tax incentives and tax treatment of retirement plan benefits State-sponsored retirement plans covering private-sector businesses Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective Investment Trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use in 403(b) plans Enforcement of pleading standards in litigation affecting private retirement plans Common Interest Agreements used by the US DOL in litigation Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking Retiree health benefits - IRC sec. 401(h) Required Minimum Distributions Long-term, part-time employee regulations DOL RFI information collection request (ICR) regarding missing and unresponsive retirement plan participants Required Roth retirement plan catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) treatment of overfunded defined benefit pension plans, PBGC premiums and other accounts SAVERs Match recommendations Emergency savings programs connected to retirement accounts Facilitating rollovers of retirement plan accounts to the plan of a new employer
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2024 · third_quarter · Q3
ERISA preemption Health care transparency, prescription drugs and hospital cost transparency; Lower Costs More Transparence Act (H.R. 5378) Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Telehealth expansion and permanency Transparent Telehealth Bills Act (H.R. 9457) Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturers (PBMs), drug cost transparency, rebates, and medical management End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards; Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 6860, S. 5018) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; SITE Act (H.R. 1869) Healthy Competition for Better Care (H.R. 312000, S. 1451) Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Value-driven health care Paid leave - federal and state law considerations Mental health parity regulations Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) and use of excess assets Health care non-discrimination rules under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act American Privacy Rights Act (H.R. 8818) Rep. McMorris-Rodgers Affordable Care Act 340B Prescription Drug Program proposed legislation Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800)
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2024 · second_quarter · Q2
Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Automatic re-enrollment for defined contribution plan participants and reducing the participation age to 18 Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for IRC Section 403(b) plans Pleading standards and retirement plan litigation ERISA preemption, state run automatic-IRA programs Defined benefit and defined contribution plan issues Tax incentives treatment of retirement plans Retiree health benefits Retirement savings and independent contractors and gig workers Pension plan de-risking American Privacy Rights Act Fiduciary rule affecting retirement plans Retirement plan audits Information Collection Request (ICR) regarding missing plan participants Roth catch-up and Roth optional provisions guidance SECURE 2.0 guidance Basel III endgame, treatment of reserves of financial institutions and its impact on pension and retirement plans Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and treatment of overfunded defined benefit plans and other accounts Notices and disclosures for retirement plans Emergency savings programs H.R. 7293, the Automatic IRA Act; H.R. 6007, S. 4398, the RISE Act Cybersecurity Predictive Data Analytics
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2024 · first_quarter · Q1
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, HSA Modernization Act Telehealth Expansion. Making permanent telehealth benefits for use by employer plans offering telehealth services on a pre-deductible basis for HSA-eligible High Deductible Health Plans Chronic Disease Management Coverage ERISA Preemption issues affecting health benefit plans Cost Transparency and Competition in Health Care. Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, PBM reform, Prescription drug pricing and transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, Health Care Price Transparency Act Preventive Health Savings Act Site-Neutral Health Care Payment Reform Dialysis Coverage/End Stage Renal Disease Surprise Medical Billing Guidance and Implementation, including Independent Dispute Resolution Paid Family and Medical Leave. On-going legislative activity Definition of essential health benefits (EHBs) under the Proposed 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Medicare Part D Redesign following the Inflation Reduction Act; Proposed Medicare Part D Redesign Program instructions for 2025 Reallocation of excess assets in Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs)
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Automatic re-enrollment for defined contribution plans; reduce retirement plan participation age to 18 from 21 Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for section 403(b) plans Enforcement of pleading standards for retirement plan litigation Defined Benefit Plan issues: de-risking pensions, PBGC premiums, retiree health accounts, overfunding of plans, distributions to participants, ways to encourage pension plan formation, DOL pension plan de-risking report (expected) Defined Contribution Plan issues: auto-re-enrollment of participants who opted out of the plan, lower participation age to 18, ways for multiple employer plans (MEPs) and pooled employer plans (PEPs) to increase participation and ease administration, tax credits to increase sponsorship among small businesses, contingent workers, portable benefit plans, emergency savings plans, student loan repayment deemed matching contributions ERISA preemption State automatic IRA programs affecting private sector employers and their employees Fiduciary Rule, DOL Retirement Income Security Rule, definition of Investment Advice Fiduciary Retirement Savings for Americans Act (American Worker Retirement Fund) Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in retirement plan investing and lawsuits affecting ESG investments in retirement plans Retirement plan audits Required minimum distributions (RMDs) Forfeitures of amounts in a defined contribution plan SECURE 2.0 Implementation ROTH Catch-up provision delay guidance GRAB BAG of SECURE 2.0 guidance Long-term-Part-time (LTPT) employee guidance Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT) application to defined benefit pensions Qualified Professional Asset (QPAM) amendment Basel III Endgame, Treatment of reserves by financial institutions and its effect on pension and retirement plans Defined Benefit Pension Plan proposals
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
LEGISLATIVE DRUG PRICING. Drug pricing, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), drug cost transparency and competition, rebates, biosimilars, Rx drug supply chain, claw backs and medical management, litigation to overturn ERISA preemption in states and in Congress, Lower Costs and More Transparency, HR 5378, Health Care Price Transparency Act HR 4822, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S. 127 MENTAL HEALTH. Mental Health Coverage by Private Sector Employer-Provided plans, substance use disorders, provider networks, network tiers, provider shortages, mental health data, ghost networks, treatment limitations, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S. 2433 HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) high deductible health plan expansion, HSAs and telehealth, HSAs and chronic disease management, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act HR 5866, HSA Modernization Act HR 5687 HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY. Price transparency for Rx drugs, hospitals, out-patient providers, health insurers, mandatory reporting for health-related ownership information, clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, Transparency in Health Care HR 4509, Transparency in Coverage Act HR 4507, The PATIENT Act HR 3561, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act HR 5378, Transparency in Billing Act HR 4509, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act HR 4508, Health Care Price Transparency Act HR 4822 SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING. Hospital billing, hospital consolidation and its impact on health care costs, anti-competitive pricing, site-neutral payment systems TELEHEALTH EXPANSION. Making telehealth benefits permanent for employer plans; licensing of providers across state lines, Telehealth Expansion Act S. 1001 / HR 1843, Telehealth Benefit Expansion For Workers Act HR 824 PAID LEAVE. Bipartisan Paid Leave Coalition in the House of Representatives ERISA PREEMPTION. Uniformity of rules applicable to private sector ERISA plans REGULATORY HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY, PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS AND SITE NEUTRAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS. 88 Fed. Reg. 49552, Comment letter to CMS dated September 11, 2023 MENTAL HEALTH PARITY. 88 Fed. Reg. 51552, Webinar with DOL speaker on Mental Health Parity September 11, 2023 FIXED INDEMNITY HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS. 88 Fed. Reg 44596, Short-term, Limited Duration, Independent Non-coordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; and Tax Treatment of Certain Accident and Health Insurance. Comment letter to the tri-agencies dated September 11, 2023
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act - H.R. 3063 Protecting Americans Retirement Savings Act - H.R. 4008 Retirement Savings Modernization Act - H.R. 9066 (117th Congress) Hard Stop Rule affecting retirement plans - proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule ESG, cryptocurrency, and brokerage windows Defined Benefit Plan (DB) Issues ERISA Uniformity Pooled Employer Plan (PEPs) Issues Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Regulatory SECURE 2.0 - priority guidance, technical corrections and implementation issues - Roth Catch-Up requirements Department of the Treasury (Treasury)/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - delay of Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 plan amendment Department of Labor (DOL) - proposed amendment to QPAM exemption affecting investment managers - Prohibited Transaction Exemption DOL - proposed changes to retirement plan prohibited transaction exemption (PTEs) - proposed rule Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - proposed Hard Stop rule affecting retirement plans; and request for extension to comment period DOL/EBSA - proposed expansion of benefit plan self-correction processes (EBSAs Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Notice 2023-23, providing reporting relief for required minimum distributions (RMDs) for IRAs in 2023 DOL/EBSA- Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder rights - final regulations addressing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment strategies for retirement plans Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - proposal on noncompete agreements DOL - Proposed regulation - New Independent Contractor Regulations DOL - letter outlining concerns with the DOLs collection of personally identifiable information (PII) DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors DOL - Missing participant Data Registry and ongoing audit process. Treasury/IRS - proposed regulations for permanent extension - remote notarization for spousal consent DOL - pension plan de-risking DOL/Treasury/IRS/PBGC - Final Revisions to 2023 Form 5500 Reporting requirements DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - immediate guidance needed under SECURE 2.0, comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) - interim guidance IRS - proposed regulations on use of proposed forfeitures
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
Legislative Priorities - preserve and strengthen employer-provided health coverage, lower cost and improve value; leverage telehealth to improve access and value, and combat the mental health crisis FY 2024 Budget Proposal - mental health, prescription drug pricing, paid family leave and pandemic preparedness Mental Health Matters Act - (H.R. 7780) (117th Congress) Health Network and Directory Improvement Act Healthcare Workforce Shortage - request for information (RFI), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 (117th Congress) Telehealth Expansion Act - S, 1001/H.R. 1843 HSA Telehealth Extension Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act - H.R. 824 Employer-sponsored health coverage Site-Neutral Payment Reform Hospital Billing Practices Mental health parity Health cost transparency PBM Transparency and Oversight legislation Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Chronic Disease Management Prescription drug legislation Surprise billing regulations Health Equity Regulatory White House - Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) ending May 11, 2023 Department of Health (HHS), Department of Labor (Labor) and Department of Treasury (Treasury) - (the tri-agencies) - request for guidance on end of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - comment letter underscoring importance of Medicare Advantage to employers and comments on 2024 rate notice HHS and CMS - request for information (RFI) - current essential health benefits guidance HHS, Labor and Treasury(the tri-agencies) - guidance on group health plan attestations to Gag clause prohibition HHS, Labor and Treasury(the tri-agencies) - clarification of air ambulance reporting deadline for group health plans HHS, Labor and Treasury(the tri-agencies) prescription drug and health care cost reporting HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - final surprise billing regulations on the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - request for information (RFI) - advanced explanation of benefits Treasury/IRS -Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA HHS, Labor and Treasury (tri-agencies) - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Abortion coverage and travel benefits in health plans Employer mandate
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures FY 2023 Budget Proposal - mental health, pandemic preparedness Inflation Reduction Act - H.R. 5376/Public Law No. 117-169 - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1704/H.R. 5981 HSA Telehealth Extension FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave Paid Family and Medical Leave The Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (RPDPS) - S. 4750/H.R. 8594 Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act - draft legislation Affordable Insulin Now Act - S. 3700/H.R. 6833 PREVENT Pandemics Act - S. 3799 Transparency of Hospital Billing Act - H.R. 8133 Consumer Choice of Care Act - H.R. 8134 Addressing Anticompetitive Contracting Clauses Act - H.R. 8135 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Strengthening Behavioral Health Benefits Act - H.R. 7767 Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act - H.R. 7666 Mental Health - Request for Information (RFI) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Mental health parity Prescription drug legislation Surprise billing regulations Healthy Future Task Force (House Republicans) - comments submitted to Affordability (lower costs) and Modernization (Telehealth expansion) Subcommittees Health Equity Regulatory Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - final surprise billing regulations on the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - on No Surprises Act and Transparency in Coverage Requirements HHS, Office of for Civil Rights (OCR) - notice of proposed rulemaking on nondiscrimination in health programs and activities HHS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - request for information (RFI) - Medicare Advantage (MA), retiree health plans, employer group waiver plans (EGWPs) HHS - comments on health care competition, price transparency, and site-neutral payment HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - request for information (RFI) - advanced explanation of benefits Treasury/IRS - proposed Regulations - Affordability Determination for Employer-Sponsored Family Health Coverage (Family Glitch) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) - Request for Information (RFI) - recommendations for increasing competition in health care HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - Provider Nondiscrimination Rules FTC - Request for Information (RFI) on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) Treasury/IRS -Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - CAA requirements for group health plans and health insurers to report on prescription drug and health spending Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA HHS, Labor and Treasury (tri-agencies) - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Commercialization of Covid-19 vaccines and testing Abortion coverage and travel benefits in health plans Employer mandate
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures FY 2023 Budget Proposal - mental health, pandemic preparedness Inflation Reduction Act - H.R. 5376/Public Law No. 117-169 - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1704/H.R. 5981 HSA Telehealth Extension FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave Paid Family and Medical Leave The Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (RPDPS) - S. 4750/H.R. 8594 Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act - draft legislation Affordable Insulin Now Act - S. 3700/H.R. 6833 PREVENT Pandemics Act - S. 3799 Transparency of Hospital Billing Act - H.R. 8133 Consumer Choice of Care Act - H.R. 8134 Addressing Anticompetitive Contracting Clauses Act - H.R. 8135 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Strengthening Behavioral Health Benefits Act - H.R. 7767 Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act - H.R. 7666 Mental Health - Request for Information (RFI) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Mental health parity Prescription drug legislation Surprise billing regulations Healthy Future Task Force (House Republicans) - comments submitted to Affordability (lower costs) and Modernization (Telehealth expansion) Subcommittees Health Equity Regulatory Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - final surprise billing regulations on the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - on No Surprises Act and Transparency in Coverage Requirements HHS, Office of for Civil Rights (OCR) - notice of proposed rulemaking on nondiscrimination in health programs and activities HHS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - request for information (RFI) - Medicare Advantage (MA), retiree health plans, employer group waiver plans (EGWPs) HHS - comments on health care competition, price transparency, and site-neutral payment HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - request for information (RFI) - advanced explanation of benefits Treasury/IRS - proposed Regulations - Affordability Determination for Employer-Sponsored Family Health Coverage (Family Glitch) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) - Request for Information (RFI) - recommendations for increasing competition in health care HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - Provider Nondiscrimination Rules FTC - Request for Information (RFI) on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) Treasury/IRS -Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - CAA requirements for group health plans and health insurers to report on prescription drug and health spending Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA HHS, Labor and Treasury (tri-agencies) - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Commercialization of Covid-19 vaccines and testing Abortion coverage and travel benefits in health plans Employer mandate
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2022 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative FY 2023 Budget Proposal - tax policy, pandemic preparedness Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 RISE & SHINE Act - S. 4353 Bipartisan, Comprehensive Retirement Legislation - Senate HELP Committee The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN Act - Senate Finance Committee Helping Parents Save for College Act - S. 4103 Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870/H.R. 7146 The Emergency Savings Act -S. 4310 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA) - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Advancing Auto-portability Act of 2022 - S. 4406 Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act - H.R. 6476 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 - H.R. 6782 Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - H.R. 7740/S. 4219 Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Brokerage windows Financial Freedom Act - S. 4147 Defined Benefit Plan (DB) Issues Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Pooled Employer Plan (PEPs) Issues Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory White House Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL - Request for Information (RFI) - Possible Agency Actions on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy White House Executive Order - Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets Department of Labor (DOL) - proposed changes to retirement plan prohibited transaction exemption (PTEs) - proposed rule Department of Labor (DOL) - Guidance on Cryptocurrency in retirement plans DOL - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 - 401(k) plans in cryptocurrency Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) from retirement plans DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/Treasury/IRS/PBGC - Final Revisions to the Form 5500 for 2022 PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues Treasury/IRS - Proposed Regulation - Providing an exception to the Unified Plan Rule for certain Multiple Employer Plans (One-Bad-Apple Rule) DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization for spousal consent DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - defined benefit plans - annuity purchases DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R - Effective date of the revised 2022 tax forms postponed until 2023
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
Legislative FY 2023 Budget Proposal - tax policy, pandemic preparedness Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act - H.R. 6476 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 - H.R. 6782 Bipartisan retirement policy legislation Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan (DB) Issues Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Pooled Employer Plan (PEPs) Issues Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory White House Executive Order - Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets Department of Labor (DOL) - Guidance on Cryptocurrency in retirement plans Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) from retirement plans DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization for spousal consent DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - defined benefit plans - annuity purchases DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R - Effective date of the revised 2022 tax forms postponed until 2023
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Employer-sponsored health coverage - testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs, paid family and medical leave, mental health parity penalties Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1706/H.R. 5981 Further Extending Government Funding - short-term continuing resolution (CR- through February 18, 2022 - HSA Telehealth extension - H.R. 6119 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Mental Health - Request for Information (RFI) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Surprise billing regulations Regulatory Treasury/IRS - proposed permanent ACA health coverage reporting relief Labor, Health & Human Services and Treasury - COVID-19 vaccine surcharge and incentive guidance (FAQs) White House - COVID-19 Action Plan ï‚§Announcements regarding vaccinations, testing requirements for private employers, and vaccination requirements for federal contractors ï‚§DOL/OSHA - Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for employers with 100 or more employees White House announcement regarding group health plan coverage of over-the-counter COVID-19 tests Treasury/IRS - request policy of non-enforcement for access to Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS/Labor & Treasury (the tri-agencies) interim final regulations (IFR) on CAA requirements for group health plans and health insurers to report on prescription drug and health spending Executive Order - Promoting Competition in the American Economy HHS - Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Costs Labor/HHS/Treasury - proposed regulations regarding air ambulance reporting for group health plans and insurers Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA - interim final regulations (IFR) part 1 and part 2 DOL - State All Payer Claims Database - Guidance, including Report by Advisory Committee under the CAA EEOC - vaccine incentive and mandate guidance for employers DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules, and health care inequities - Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule for 2022 - finalized rules Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
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2021 · third_quarter · 3A
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - robust COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs, paid family and medical leave Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1706 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Building an Economy for Families Act (BEFA) -universal paid family and medical leave Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684- health care provision Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Public health insurance option - Request for Information (RFI) Mental Health - Request for Information Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Surprise billing regulations Regulatory American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - implementation White House - COVID-19 Action Plan - announcements regarding vaccinations, testing requirements for private employers, and vaccination requirements for federal contractors Departments of Labor, Treasury and HHS - FAQs about Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) Implementation - Part 49 - delay of several transparency requirements for group health plans, and other guidance Executive Order - Promoting Competition in the American Economy HHS - Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Costs Treasury, HHS & Labor - guidance (FAQs) on coverage requirements for HIV-related medications Labor/HHS/Treasury - proposed regulations regarding air ambulance reporting for group health plans and insurers Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA Treasury & IRS - IRS Notice 2021-46 - additional guidance on COBRA subsidy provisions under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA - interim final regulations (IFR) part 1 and part 2 DOL - submission of data to state all-payer claims databases by self-insured employers; State All Payer Claims Database Advisory Committee under the CAA EEOC - vaccine incentive and mandate guidance for employers DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency in coverage - final regulations DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules, and health care inequities - Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule for 2022 Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets Treasury/IRS/DOL/HHS - Request for information (RFI) - group health plan prescription drug reporting requirements under the CAA White House - National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness EEOC - wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) DOL/Treasury/HHS- guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Telehealth
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2021 · third_quarter · Q3
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - robust COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs, paid family and medical leave Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1706 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Building an Economy for Families Act (BEFA) -universal paid family and medical leave Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684- health care provision Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Public health insurance option - Request for Information (RFI) Mental Health - Request for Information Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Surprise billing regulations Regulatory American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - implementation White House - COVID-19 Action Plan - announcements regarding vaccinations, testing requirements for private employers, and vaccination requirements for federal contractors Departments of Labor, Treasury and HHS - FAQs about Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) Implementation - Part 49 - delay of several transparency requirements for group health plans, and other guidance Executive Order - Promoting Competition in the American Economy HHS - Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Costs Treasury, HHS & Labor - guidance (FAQs) on coverage requirements for HIV-related medications Labor/HHS/Treasury - proposed regulations regarding air ambulance reporting for group health plans and insurers Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA Treasury & IRS - IRS Notice 2021-46 - additional guidance on COBRA subsidy provisions under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA - interim final regulations (IFR) part 1 and part 2 DOL - submission of data to state all-payer claims databases by self-insured employers; State All Payer Claims Database Advisory Committee under the CAA EEOC - vaccine incentive and mandate guidance for employers DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency in coverage - final regulations DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules, and health care inequities - Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule for 2022 Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets Treasury/IRS/DOL/HHS - Request for information (RFI) - group health plan prescription drug reporting requirements under the CAA White House - National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness EEOC - wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) DOL/Treasury/HHS- guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Telehealth
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2021 · second_quarter · 2A
Legislative Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization FY2022 budget proposal Administration - Infrastructure proposal Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization - implementation issues DOL - Independent Contractor Rule - withdrawal of final rule PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - - request for guidance on defined benefit funding implementation DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Form 5500 Reporting Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - robust COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill - Federal subsidies for COBRA coverage FY2022 budget proposal Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1706 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave Administration Infrastructure Proposal/Outline Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Mental health & behavioral health care American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Building an Economy for Families Act -universal paid family and medical leave Public health insurance option - Request for Information (RFI) Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Dru Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Regulatory Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (CAA) - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored health, paid leave, other benefit plans (flexible spending arrangements), surprise billing, transparency, and mental health parity) - implementation DOL/Treasury/HHS - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) re mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers under the CAA HHS - proposed amendments governing privacy standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HHS - Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Treasury/IRS/DOL - implementation guidance on COBRA subsidies under the CAA Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA DOL - submission of data to state all-payer claims databases by self-insured employers; State All Payer Claims Database Advisory Committee under the CAA EEOC - vaccine incentive and mandate guidance for employers DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency in coverage - final regulations HHS - price transparency provisions in the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system - proposed rule Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets Treasury/IRS/DOL/HHS - Request for information (RFI) - group health plan prescription drug reporting requirements under the CAA White House - National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness EEOC - wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Treasury/IRS - guidance on FSA provisions in the CAA DOL/Treasury/HHS- guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Telehealth
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2021 · first_quarter · Q1
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - robust COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill - Federal subsidies for COBRA coverage FY 22 Budget Reconciliation Bill FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave Administration Infrastructure Proposal/Outline Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Mental health Paid Sick Leave Regulatory Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (flexible spending arrangements, surprise billing, transparency, mental health parity) - implementation White House Executive Order - Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) HHS - Interim Final Regulations on COVID-19 Vaccine White House Memorandum - Regulatory Freeze Pending Review White House Memorandum - Modernizing Regulatory Review White House - National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness EEOC - Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Treasury/IRS - clarifying guidance on FSA provisions in Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) Treasury/IRS - Transition relief for health coverage reporting requirements DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 DOL, HHS & Treasury - FAQs Part 44- COVID-19 testing, preventive, SBC relief, excepted benefits Treasury/DOL/HHS - request for guidance on COBRA subsidies and outbreak periods ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Telehealth
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Legislative Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (flexible spending arrangements, surprise billing, transparency, mental health parity) Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Testing, COBRA subsidies, vaccines, risk corridors, health savings accounts, telehealth, on-site clinics, and high-deductible health plans, primary care) The Worker Health Coverage Protection Act (COBRA subsidies) Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act - S. 2543 Health care cost and transparency, drug pricing Know the Price Act - H.R. 6005 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) Ban Surprise Billing Act - H.R. 5800 Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 5826 The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502 No Surprises Act - H.R 3630 End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 3539 Health Care at Home Act - H.R. 6644/S. 3741) Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act - H.R. 2328 Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628 New Parents Act - S. 920 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185 Chronic Disease Management Act - S.1948/H.R. 3709 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and final guidance affecting employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Cost-sharing, testing, telehealth, COBRA Subsidies, Cafeteria plans and other group health plan time frames, health flexible spending arrangements and dependent care flexible spending arrangements, and vaccines) Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor & Treasury - interim final regulations regarding group health plan coverage of COVID-19 vaccines Guidance implementing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - proposed annual Medicare regulation governing certain hospital payment and reporting rules Department of Labor - Proposed update to Mental Health Parity Self-Compliance Tool Executive Orders on Drug Prices and Prescription Drug Rebates - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - final regulations addressing prescription drug rebates under the Medicare Part D program and interim final regulations regarding most favored nations drug price requirements Multi-Part Executive Order - An America-First Healthcare Plan - surprise billing, preexisting conditions Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First Departments of Treasury, Labor and HHS - Final Price Transparency Rule ERISA uniformity Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service - request for extension of COVID-19 relief related to Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - application of employer mandate to individual coverage HRAs - Proposed Rule High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Department of Labor (DOL) - Request for Information (RFI) on paid leave Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - reporting requirements Departments of Treasury, IRS and HHS - Grandfathered group health plans - final regulations Department of Treasury and IRS - proposed regulations -direct primary care arrangements Telehealth Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association plans Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Wellness plans proposed rules Regulations and guidance regarding Administration procedures for issuing guidance
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Testing, COBRA subsidies, risk corridors, health savings accounts, telehealth, on-site clinics, and high-deductible health plans, primary care) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) The Worker Health Coverage Protection Act (COBRA subsidies) Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act - S. 2543 Health care cost and transparency, drug pricing Know the Price Act - H.R. 6005 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) Ban Surprise Billing Act - H.R. 5800 Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 5826 The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502 No Surprises Act - H.R 3630 End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 3539 Health Care at Home Act - H.R. 6644/S. 3741) Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act - H.R. 2328 Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628 New Parents Act - S. 920 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185 Chronic Disease Management Act - S.1948/H.R. 3709 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued guidance affecting employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Cost-sharing, testing, telehealth, COBRA Subsidies, Cafeteria plans and other group health plan time frames, health flexible spending arrangements and dependent care flexible spending arrangements, and vaccines) Department of Labor - Proposed update to Mental Health Parity Self-Compliance Tool Executive Orders on Drug Prices and Prescription Drug Rebates Multi-Part Executive Order - An America-First Healthcare Plan - surprise billing, preexisting conditions Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services - Proposed Price Transparency Rule ERISA uniformity Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - application of employer mandate to individual coverage HRAs - Proposed Rule High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Department of Labor - Request for Information (RFI) on paid leave Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - reporting requirements Grandfathered group health plans - proposed regulations by the Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services Direct primary care arrangements - proposed regulations by the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association plans Wellness plans Regulations and guidance regarding Administration procedures for issuing guidance
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Testing, COBRA subsidies, risk corridors, health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans, primary care) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act - S. 2543 Health care cost and transparency, drug pricing Know the Price Act - H.R. 6005 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 Ban Surprise Billing Act - H.R. 5800 Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 5826 The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502 No Surprises Act - H.R 3630 End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 3539 Health Care at Home Act - H.R. 6644/S. 3741) Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act - H.R. 2328 Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628 New Parents Act - S. 920 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185 Chronic Disease Management Act - S.1948/H.R. 3709 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued guidance affecting employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Cost-sharing, Testing, Tele-health, COBRA Subsidies, Cafeteria plans, COBRA and other group health plan time frames, health flexible spending arrangements and dependent care flexible spending arrangements) Executive Order - Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nations Seniors Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) - annual adjustment guidance and transition guidance Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (HHS) - Proposed Price Transparency Rule ERISA uniformity Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangements Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - application of employer mandate to individual coverage HRAs - Proposed Rule High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Paid leave proposals and issues Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - reporting requirements Grandfathered group health plans - proposed regulations Direct primary care arrangements - proposed regulations Mental health parity requirements - self compliance tool updates Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association plans Wellness plans
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Cost-sharing, Tele-health, COBRA Subsidies) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act - S. 2543 Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 Health care cost and transparency, drug pricing Know the Price Act - H.R. 6005 Surprise Medical Billing Ban Surprise Billing Act - H.R. 5800 Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 5826 The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502 No Surprises Act - H.R 3630 End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 3539 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act - H.R. 2328 Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895 Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Budget Proposal Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628 New Parents Act - S. 920 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185 Chronic Disease Management Act - S.1948/H.R. 3709 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) - reauthorization Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored health, paid leave and other benefit plans (Cost-sharing, Tele-health , COBRA Subsidies) Executive Order - Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nations Seniors Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First HHS - Proposed Rule - addressing drug manufacturers coupons, annual limitation on cost sharing, guidance regarding small employer health reimbursement arrangements (QSEHRAs), and value-based insurance design Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (HHS) - Proposed Price Transparency Rule ERISA uniformity Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - application of employer mandate to individual coverage HRAs - Proposed Rule High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans State privacy regulations affecting employer sponsored plans Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information - Department of Labor Proposed Rule: Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans Paid leave proposals and issues Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - reporting requirements
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Legislative Equality Act - H.R. 5/S. 788 Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Retirement Security Preservation Act - S. 2352 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Automatic 401 (k) Act Financial wellness Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Cybersecurity Regulatory and Other Executive Order - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in investing Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America SEC Best Interest Standard Guidance - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Department of Labor Proposed Rule: Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans Lump sum payments to participants in pay status PBGC Proposed Rule on Lump Sum Payment Assumptions IRS Proposed New Rules under Section 162 (m) - executive compensation Cyber security DOL - Definition of Fiduciary Emergency savings ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules related to 403 (b) plans Student loan repayment benefit
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
Legislative Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Equality Act - H.R. 5/S. 788 Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 The Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act - H.R. 748/S. 684 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.J. Res. 125 - two year delay of the Cadillac Tax Health care cost and transparency Drug pricing proposals The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502 No Surprises Act - H.R 3630 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act - H.R. 2328 End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861 Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895 Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628 New Parents Act - S. 920 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) - reauthorization Regulatory and Other HHS Medicare Program Proposed Rule - Hospital Charges HHS NPRM - Section 1557 - Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First ERISA uniformity Health care cost and transparency Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) - Proposed regulations to use HRAs to purchase health insurance on the individual markets High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Department of Health & Human Services - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs and proposed rule on removal of safe harbor protections for rebates Proposed rule - 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - STLDI Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Final FAQs guidance regarding implementation the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) - as amended by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Paid leave proposals and issues
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative Equality Act - H.R. 5/S. 788 Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 The Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act - H.R. 748/S. 684 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.J. Res. 125 - two year delay of the Cadillac Tax Health care cost and transparency Drug pricing proposals The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502 No Surprises Act - H.R 3630 End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861 Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895 Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628 New Parents Act - S. 920 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) - reauthorization Regulatory and Other Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First ERISA uniformity Health care cost and transparency Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) - Proposed regulations to use HRAs to purchase health insurance on the individual markets High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Department of Health & Human Services - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs and proposed rule on removal of safe harbor protections for rebates Proposed rule - 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - STLDI Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQs - proposed guidance regarding implementation the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) - as amended by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Paid leave proposals and issues
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
Legislative Equality Act - H.R. 5/S. 788 Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 IRC and ERISA modify rules relating to multiple employer plans, pooled employer plans and PBGC premiums for CSEC plans - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 The Retirement Security & Savings Act (Sens. Portman and Cardin) Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Financial wellness Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums Regulatory and Other Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America ERISA Uniformity Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules related to 403 (b) plans Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Hardship Withdrawals Lump sum payments Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Emergency savings
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 - S. 2474/H.R. 6540 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) of 2018 - S. 2526/H.R. 5282 The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - S. 3218 The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act - S.3219 The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act - S. 3220 The Retirement Flexibility Act - S. 3221 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2018 - S. 3436/H.R. 7026 Protecting Taxpayers Act - S. 3278 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 3636 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 The Protecting Adviser for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 - H.R. 3857 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 4158 Workflex in the 21st Century Act - H.R. 4219 Automatic Retirement Plan Act - H.R. 4523 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4524 Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2017 - H.R. 4604 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act - H.R 4610/ S. 3795 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act - H.R. 4637 Everyday Philanthropist Act - H.R. 6616 Tax Reform 2.0: The Family Savings Act - H.R. 6757: The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act - H.R. 6760; The American Innovations Act - H.R. 6756 The Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 - H.R. 6990 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2018 - S. 3771 Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 3781 Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Financial literacy The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America ERISA Preemption Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality tables Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Hardship Withdrawals Lump sum payments Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Independent Workers Emergency savings Pleading standards
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Legislative Opioids Crisis Response Act - S. 2680/H.R. 6 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.J. Res. 125 - two year delay of the Cadillac Tax Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Creating High Quality-Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act - S. 870 Save American Workers Act - H.R. 3798 Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 - S. 2410/H.R. 4978 Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 - S. 1908/H.R. 3919 Workflex in the 21st Century Act - H.R. 4219 ACA Relief Legislation - H.R. 4616 Bipartisan HSA Improvements Act of 2018 - H.R. 5138 HSA Employer Flexibility Act - H.R. 6128 Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act - S. 6199 Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act - H.R. 6311 Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) health care reform proposal The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Cost transparency and out-of-network billing Regulatory and Other Association Health Plans (AHPs) Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Department of Health & Human Services - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - STLDI Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQs - proposed guidance regarding implementation the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) - as amended by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Paid leave proposals and issues
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - H.R. 1 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act - H.R. 6 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.J. Res. 125 - two year delay of the Cadillac Tax Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Creating High Quality-Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act - S. 870 Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 - S. 2410/H.R. 4978 Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 - S. 1908/H.R. 3919 ACA Relief Legislation - H.R. 4616 Bipartisan HSA Improvements Act of 2018 - H.R. 5138 HSA Employer Flexibility Act - H.R. 6128 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 - S. 2680 Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) health care reform proposal The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Association Health Plans (AHPs) Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Department of Health & Human Services - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - STLDI Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQs - proposed guidance regarding implementation the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) - as amended by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Paid leave proposals and issues
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Legislative The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - H.R. 1 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.J. Res. 125 - two year delay of the Cadillac Tax Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Creating High Quality-Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act - S. 870 Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 - S. 2410/H.R. 4978 Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 - S. 1908/H.R. 3919 ACA Relief Legislation - H.R. 4616 Bipartisan HSA Improvements Act of 2018 - H.R. 5138 Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) health care reform proposal The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Association Health Plans (AHPs) Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - STLDI Disability Benefits - final rule for certain claims procedures for disability plans Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) - Model Form for Mental Health Parity Disclosure Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - H.R. 1628 (repeal & replace) Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act (ORRA) - H.R. 1628 (repeal only) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Creating High Quality-Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act - S. 870 Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 - H.R. 3823 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 - S. 1908/H.R. 3919 ACA Relief Legislation - H.R. 4616 Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) health care reform proposal The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - H.R. 1 Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution - provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) Association Health Plans (AHPs) Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury Disability Benefits - proposed regulation to delay or amend claims procedure final regulations for disability plans Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) - Model Form for Mental Health Parity Disclosure Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 - H.R. 3823 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 (RESA) Tax reform - tax incentives for employer sponsored retirement plans & other proposals Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality table updates Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Rule - delay of applicability date Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System Joint Resolutions disapproving of the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) regulations validating state-based retirement plans - H.J. RES. 66 & H. J. RES. 67 Disability Benefits - proposed regulation to delay or amend claims procedure final regulations for disability plans Financial soundness Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants
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2017 · second_quarter · 2A
Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
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2017 · first_quarter · 1A
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plan tax incentives Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - Proposed Rule delay State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement tax incentives and other proposals Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Bill to Amend the Employee Retirement Income Security act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a lifetime income disclosure - S. 868 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - H.R. 2055 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Regulatory and Other Minimum Present Value Requirements for Distributions, Section 417(e) Mortality table updates Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Delay Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System Joint Resolutions disapproving of the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) regulations validating state-based retirement plans - H.J. RES. 66 & H. J. RES. 67 Un-cleared Swap Margin Requirements EEO-1 Form - annual Employer Information Report - Request for Review New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Regulatory and Other Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality table updates Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Rule Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System Joint Resolutions disapproving of the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) regulations validating state-based retirement plans - H.J. RES. 66 & H. J. RES. 67 New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement tax incentives and other proposals Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement tax incentives and other proposals Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Bill to Amend the Employee Retirement Income Security act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a lifetime income disclosure - S. 868 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - H.R. 2055 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Regulatory and Other Minimum Present Value Requirements for Distributions, Section 417(e) Mortality table updates Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Delay Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System Joint Resolutions disapproving of the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) regulations validating state-based retirement plans - H.J. RES. 66 & H. J. RES. 67 Un-cleared Swap Margin Requirements EEO-1 Form - annual Employer Information Report - Request for Review New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), 40 percent Cadillac tax on health benefits Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (spending & extenders) - two year Cadillac tax delay Tax reform - employer sponsored health plan tax incentives House GOP Health Care Reform Task Force FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - health care issues, ACA Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 -H.R. 1270 Health Care Security Act of 2016 - H.R. 5445 The 21st Century Cures Act - H.R. 34 - Public Law No: 144-255 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 5447 (HRAs) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - S. 2045/H.R. 2050 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 - S. 2075 Commonsense Reporting & Verification Act - H.R. 2712/S. 1996 Health Savings Act of 2016 - S.2499/H.R. 4469 Health Savings Protection Act - H.R. 4832 Preserving Consumer Health Accounts of 2016 - S. 2698 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 - H.R. 2646 Mental Health Reform (MHR) Act - S. 2680 Small Business Health Care Relief Act - S. 3060 Access to Better Care Act of 2016 - H.R. 5652 Wellness - Senate Joint Resolution 37 - would formally disapprove and nullify the GINA rule & Senate Joint Resolution 38 - would formally disapprove of and nullify the ADA rule Other Proposed Expatriate Health Plan Regulations (Excepted Benefit Rules) Proposed Form 5500 Changes New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition/Conflict of Interest Rule State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement policy initiatives Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement plans House Republicans Tax Reform Task Force Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality table updates De-risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums Hybrid plan rules Pension Portability Act - S. 2147/H.R. 4029 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 - H.R. 4955/S. 3240 Defined Contribution Plan Issues Retirement plan coverage Lifetime income Plan fees Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 Retail Investors Protection Act - H.R. 1090 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317/H.R. 2317 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2016 - S. 3078/H.R. 5805 Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 - H.R. 3922 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE) Act of 2015 - H.R. 4067 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2015 - S. 2110/H.R. 4235 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656/S. 3417 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act - H.R. 4293 Strengthening Access to Valuable Education & Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act - H.R. 4294 Financial Choice Act of 2016 - H.R. 5983 Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient, Universal Pension (SAVE UP) Act - H.R. 5731 EEOC Reform Act - S. 2693 Retirement Improvements and Savings Enhancements (RISE) Act of 2016 - Early Draft of retirement reform legislation Retirement Enhancement and Savings (RES) Act - modified version Final Fiduciary Definition/Conflict of Interest Rule Proposed & New Revisions to EEO-1 Form - annual Employer Information Report Proposed Form 5500 Changes Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple employer plans (MEPs) State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues - Healthy Families Act, S.497/H.R. 932, Working Families Flexibility Act, S. 233 Student loan repayment benefit - Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act - S. 2467/H.R. 3861 Missing Participants
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), 40 percent Cadillac tax on health benefits Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (spending & extenders) - two year Cadillac tax delay FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - health care issues, ACA Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 -H.R. 1270 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 5447 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - S. 2045/H.R. 2050 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 - S. 2075 Commonsense Reporting & Verification Act - H.R. 2712/S. 1996 Health Savings Act of 2016 - S.2499/H.R. 4469 Health Savings Protection Act - H.R. 4832 Preserving Consumer Health Accounts of 2016 - S. 2698 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 - H.R. 2646 Mental Health Reform (MHR) Act - S. 2680 Access to Better Care Act of 2016 - H.R. 5652 Tax reform - employer sponsored health insurance House GOP Health Care Reform Task Force Other Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Re-proposed Definition of Fiduciary - Final Conflict of Interest Rule
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement policy initiatives Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement plans Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality table updates De-risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PGBC premiums Hybrid plan rules Pension Portability Act - S. 2147/H.R. 4029 Defined Contribution plan issues Lifetime income Plan fees Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 Retail Investors Protection Act - H.R. 1090 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317/H.R. 2317 Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 - H.R. 3922 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE) Act of 2015 - H.R. 4067 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2015 - S. 2110/H.R. 4235 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act - H.R. 4293 Strengthening Access to Valuable Education & Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act - H.R. 4294 The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 Re-proposed Definition of Fiduciary Rule - Conflict of Interest Rule Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple employer plans (MEPs) Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues - Healthy Families Act, S.497/H.R. 932, Working Families Flexibility Act, S. 233 Student loan repayment benefit - Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act - S. 2467/H.R. 3861
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Health Care Reform - ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), 40 percent Cadillac Tax on health benefits Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - health plan proposals Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (ACA provision) - H.R. 1314/Public Law No: 114-74 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (spending and tax extenders) - two year Cadillac Tax delay Tax Reform - employer-sponsored health insurance The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - H.R. 2 - sustainable growth rate (SGR) Hire More Heroes Act - H.R. 22 - Veterans exemption, determination of employer mandate applicability Save American Workers Act of 2015 - H.R. 30 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 - S. 30 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 2911 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - S. 2045/H.R. 2050 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 - S. 2075 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act - H.R. 2712/S. 1996 Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 - H.R. 3762 Other Issues Wellness plans, genetic nondiscrimination rules - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) & Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - proposed regulations Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Administrative Simplification, Certification of Compliance for Health Plans, Health Plan Identifier Requirements Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Medicare Advantage Program
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2015 · third_quarter · 3A
Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America - House Republican Budget Proposal - retirement related provisions Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality Table Updates De-Risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC Issues Final Hybrid plan rules Pension Protection Act: funding regulations Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 - H.R. 3236 - Extension of Section 420 Transfers Defined contribution plan issues Lifetime income Plan Fees Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317 The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - employer sponsored benefits - Senate Finance Committee - Working Group on savings and investment - tax incentives for retirement in employer sponsored plans and improvements Other Issues Re-proposal Definition of Fiduciary Rule - conflict of interest rule Executive & Nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple Employer plans ESOP dividend deduction Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
Health Care Reform - ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - 40 percent tax on health benefits Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - health plan proposals Ways & Means Committee reconciliation measure - provisions in ACA 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy, wellness programs Tax Reform - employer-sponsored health insurance The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - H.R. 2 - sustainable growth rate (SGR) Hire More Heroes Act - H.R. 22 - Veterans exemption, determination of employer mandate applicability Save American Workers Act of 2015 - H.R. 30 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 - S. 30 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 2911 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - H.R. 2050 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 - S. 2075 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act - H.R. 2712/S. 1996 Other Issues Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Administrative Simplification, Certification of Compliance for Health Plans, Health Plan Identifier Requirements Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Medicare Advantage Program Health information technology - interoperability
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2015 · second_quarter · 2A
Health Care Reform - ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - 40 percent tax on health benefits Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - health plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy, wellness programs Tax Reform - employer-sponsored health insurance The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - H.R. 2 - sustainable growth rate (SGR) Hire More Heroes Act - H.R. 22 - Veterans exemption, determination of employer mandate applicability Save American Workers Act of 2015 - H.R. 30 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 - S. 30 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 2911 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - H.R. 2050 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act - H.R. 2712 Other Issues McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act (SCA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Administrative Simplification, Certification of Compliance for Health Plans Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Medicare Advantage Program Health information technology - interoperability
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
Health Care Reform - ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - 40 percent tax on health benefits Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - health plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy, wellness programs Tax Reform - employer-sponsored health insurance The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - H.R. 2 - sustainable growth rate (SGR) Hire More Heroes Act - H.R. 22 - Veterans exemption, determination of employer mandate applicability Save American Workers Act of 2015 - H.R. 30 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 - S. 30 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 2911 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - H.R. 2050 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act - H.R. 2712 Other Issues McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act (SCA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Administrative Simplification, Certification of Compliance for Health Plans Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Medicare Advantage Program Health information technology - interoperability
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
Health Care Reform - ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - health plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy, wellness programs Tax Reform - employer-sponsored health insurance The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - H.R. 2 - sustainable growth rate (SGR) Hire More Heroes Act - H.R. 22 - Veterans exemption, determination of employer mandate applicability Save American Workers Act of 2015 - H.R. 30 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 - S. 30 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Other Issues McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act (SCA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Administration Simplification: Certification of Compliance for Health Plans Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans - HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs Medicare Advantage Program
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Health Care Reform - ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 - H.R. 83/Public Law No: 113-235 - PPACA, expatriate health plans The Save American Workers Act - H.R. 2575 (40 hour week) The Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 - S. 2176 Streamlining Verification for Americans Act - H.R. 5557 Forty Hours is Full Time Act - S. 1188 Bankruptcy Fairness and Employee Benefits Protection Act - S. 2418 To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes - H.R. 3489 The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act - H.R. 4414 Auto Enroll Repeal Act - S. 2546/H.R. 1254 Tax Reform - employer-sponsored health insurance Tax Reform Act of 2014 - H.R. 1 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - Republican Staff, Committee on Finance, United States Senate Other Issues McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act (SCA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Administration Simplification: Certification of Compliance for Health Plans Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans - HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs, FSA Plans - carryover issues Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case - regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health plans Wellness Plans
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) The Save American Workers Act H.R. 2575 (40 hour week) The Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 - S. 2176Streamlining Verification for Americans Act H.R. 5557 Forty Hours is Full Time Act S. 1188 Bankruptcy Fairness and Employee Benefits Protection Act S. 2418 To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes H.R. 3489 The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act H.R. 4414 Auto Enroll Repeal Act S. 2546/H.R. 1254 Tax Reform Act of 2014 comprehensive tax reform discussion draft proposed changes to employee benefits tax policy Tax reform/deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored health plans Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal health plan proposals Tax Extenders Other Issues Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administration Simplification: Certification of Compliance for Health Plans Medicare Advantage Rates Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Service Code Section 162 (m) (6) final regulations Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs, FSA Plans carryover issues Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health plans
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
Administration Proposed FY 2015 Budget MyRA proposal Lifetime cap on retirement savings Limitation on itemized deductions and exclusions affecting retirement savingsDefined Benefit Plan Issues Pension funding stabilization Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act (PATH) of 2014 pension funding stabilization Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act H.R. 3979 PBGC premiums ERISA 4062(e) Frozen defined benefit pension plans and impact of ERISA non-discrimination rules Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Tax Extenders USA Retirement Funds Act S.1979 Defined contribution plan issues 401(k) plan loans Plan fees Investment advice to retirement plan participants, DOL definition of fiduciary Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Electronic disclosure of retirement plan information, fees and notices to participants Tax Reform Act of 2014 comprehensive tax reform discussion draft proposed changes to employee benefits tax policy Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1270 Lifetime Income: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Security Act of 2014 S. 1970/H.R. 4376 The Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act S. 1979 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act S. 2162 162 m, (executive compensation) The Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act H.R. 4275/S. 1302 PL No. 113-97 Tax Extenders Other Issues Hybrid retirement plans Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations Executive compensation pay for performance, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A, sec. 953(b) of Dodd-Frank (pay ratio provision) Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues Death Master File (DMF) access issues ESOP dividend deduction Inherited retirement plans including IRAs and tax treatment Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to retirement plan administration Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act S.2540
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
MyRA proposal Lifetime cap on retirement savings Limitation on itemized deductions and exclusions affecting retirement savingsDefined Benefit Plan Issues - Pension funding stabilization PBGC premiums ERISA 4062(e) Frozen defined benefit pension plans and impact of ERISA non-discrimination rules Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Defined contribution plan issues 401(k) plan loans Plan fees Investment advice to retirement plan participants, DOL definition of fiduciary Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Electronic disclosure of retirement plan information, fees and notices to participants Tax Reform Act of 2014 comprehensive tax reform discussion draft proposed changes to employee benefits tax policy Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1270 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Security Act of 2014 S. 1970 The Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act S. 1979 The Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act H.R. 4275/S. 1302 Other Issues - Hybrid retirement plans Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations Executive compensation pay for performance, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A, sec. 953(b) of Dodd-Frank (pay ratio provision) Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues Death Master File (DMF) access issues ESOP dividend deduction Inherited retirement plans including IRAs and tax treatment
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2013 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits House Concurrent Resolution No. 25/Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced BudgetSenate Concurrent Resolution No. 8/Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Foundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions American Family Economic Protection Act Senate Sequester offset package Tax reform/Deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored pension and retirement savings plans Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform/Expenditures, Clean Slate proposals Tax Extenders Act of 2013 S. 1859 Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1135 Retail Investors Protection Act H.R. 2374 Pension Funding/Stabilization defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues - de-risking defined benefit (DB) plans, Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans/Frozen plan issues Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012 Retirement Savings Plan Issues Retirement Coverage & Adequacy Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) S. 606 Savings for American Families Future Act of 2013 H.R. 837 Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act S. 1302 Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1270 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2117 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It USA Retirement Funds Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act H.R. 647/S. 313 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues, proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, Lost, Missing Participants Investment Advice defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, investment options in 401(k) and similar participant-directed individual account plans, electronic communication, disclosure, plan administration and related issues, lifetime income illustrations Other Issues Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) American Job Protection Act H.R. 903 Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 H.R. 1188Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1188 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 1634 Tax Extenders Act of 2013 S. 1859 Save American Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 2575 Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2667 Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2668 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 H.R. 2499/S. 728 To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes H.R. 3489 Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits House Concurrent Resolution No. 25/ Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8/Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Foundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 Other Issues Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plans Modification of Use or Loose Rule Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) final implementation regulations HIPAA Privacy Regulations/HITECH Act, GINA Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)/U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits Long-Term care policy
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America (HeLP Act) S. 39Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 701 (Susan Collins) American Job Protection Act H.R. 903 Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 H.R. 1188 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1188 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 1634 Save American Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 2575 Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2667 Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2668 Tax parity for health plan beneficiaries FY 2014 Budget Proposal - employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget House Budget Committee proposed FY2014 budget resolution Foundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Senate Budget Committee FY 2014 budget blueprint Other Issues Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plan Year Limit transition guidance Mental Health Parity Rules finalization HIPAA Privacy Regulations/HITECH Act, GINA Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)/U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits
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2013 · second_quarter · Q2
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America (HeLP Act) S. 39 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 701Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 H.R. 1188 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 1634 Tax parity for health plan beneficiaries FY 2014 Budget Proposal - employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget House Budget Committee proposed FY2014 budget resolution Foundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Senate Budget Committee FY 2014 budget blueprint Other Issues Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plan Year Limit transition guidance Mental Health Parity Rules finalization HIPAA Privacy Regulations/HITECH Act, GINA Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)/U.S. Supreme Court case implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America (HeLP Act) S. 39 Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 H.R. 1188Tax parity for health plan beneficiaries Budget - employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget House Budget Committee proposed FY2014 budget resolution Foundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Senate Budget Committee FY 2014 budget blueprint Other Issues Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plan Year Limit transition guidance Mental Health Parity Rules finalization HIPAA Privacy Regulations/HITECH Act, GINA
Budget employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget House Budget Committee proposed FY2014 budget resolutionFoundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Senate Budget Committee FY 2014 budget blueprint American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions American Family Economic Protection Act Senate Sequester offset package Tax reform/Deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored pension and retirement savings plans Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act Pension Funding/Stabilization defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues - de-risking defined benefit (DB) plans, Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012 Retirement Savings Plan Issues Retirement Coverage & Adequacy Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) S. 606 Savings for American Families Future Act of 2013 H.R. 837 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It USA Retirement Funds Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Draft bi-partisan concurrent resolution tax incentives for retirement savings discussions Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues, proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy Investment Advice defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, investment options in 401(k) and similar participant-directed individual account plans, electronic communication and related issues Other Issues Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Domestic plan asset investment issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Distribution of retirement plan assets and notice requirements Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans Commodity Pool Operator issues Pension benefit statements
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051 Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 H.R. 1946 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088/S. 1171 Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 2529/5842 Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 5858 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098 Other Issues Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plan Year Limit transition guidance Mental Health Parity Rules
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act H.R. 567 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1062 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) H.R. 1534 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1573 Would repeal provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Act prohibiting federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1838 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2586 Pension Technical Modifications Act H.R. 2656 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2682 To Exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2779 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3045 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011 H.R. 3104 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act H.R. 3178 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Savings Act H.R. 3287 Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3561 Retirement Savings Security Act of 2011 H.R. 3656 Automatic IRA Act H.R. 4049 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act H.R. 4050 Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 H.R. 4123 (worker classification) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act S. 1813/ House/Senate passed version H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization) Pension Funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, frozen defined benefit plan issues, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, , partial termination enforcement, premium relief for certain delinquent plans Retirement Security/Investment Advice - defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, plan limits, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, small business plans, lifetime income, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, tax incentives for workplace retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term care/disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Transfer of Excess Pension Assets Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (H.CON. RES. 101) supporting retirement savings tax incentives Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Senate Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act S. 347 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act S. 770 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1020 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1121 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act S. 1289 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 S. 1557 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity (HOME) Act S. 1656 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act S. 1813/ Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 S. 2343, Senate/House passed version H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization) Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 S. 2145 (worker classification) Rebuild America Act S. 2252 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It USA Retirement Funds Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Pension funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, defined benefit funding regulations/25-Year Averages of the Segment Rate, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, frozen defined benefit plan issues, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Retirement Security/Investment Advice defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, plan limits, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, tax incentives for workplace retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Regulatory Retirement Report: Supporting Retirement for American Families; Lifetime Income Guidance Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas Departments of Labor, Treasury ERISA Advisory Council 2012 Discussion Topics disability insurance & retirement stability, plan beneficiary designations Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, posting margin, stable value contracts Pension funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, defined benefit funding stabilization regulations/25-Year Averages of the Segment Rate and lump sum valuation, adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations Retirement Security/Investment advice disclosure of defined contribution plan fees under ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), plan limits, re-proposal of rule on definition of a fiduciary, pension benefit statements, amendment of abandoned plan program, ERISA claims procedures, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs); electronic disclosure of 401 (k) fee information, and defined benefit (DB) plans fiduciary requirements, 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans, electronic disclosure flexibility, longevity annuity contract regulations, partial annuity distribution regulations, income replacement Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2012-02 Q & A 30 guidance on final regulations for participant-level retirement plan fee disclosure, brokerage windows, FAB 2012-02R (revision) Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) guidance related to pension funding stabilization and premiums, premium and premium filing, submission issues, proposed regulations proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement, annual financial and actuarial reporting-ERISA Section 4010 Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Domestic plan asset investment issues International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Definition of governmental plans Worker classification issues Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Distribution of retirement plan assets Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans De-risking defined benefit (DB) plans
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2012 · second_quarter · Q2
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act H.R. 567 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1062 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) H.R. 1534 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1573 Would repeal provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Act prohibiting federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1838 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2586 Pension Technical Modifications Act H.R. 2656 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2682 To Exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2779 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3045 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011 H.R. 3104 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act H.R. 3178 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Savings Act H.R. 3287 Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3561 Retirement Savings Security Act of 2011 H.R. 3656 Automatic IRA Act H.R. 4049 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act H.R. 4050 Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 H.R. 4123 (worker classification) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act S. 1813/ House/Senate passed version H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization) Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposals budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues, worker classification issues FY2013 GOP Budget Proposal Path to Prosperity Financial Services Reform implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203 - pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, posting margin Pension Funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, frozen defined benefit plan issues, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, , partial termination enforcement, premium relief for certain delinquent plans Retirement Security/Investment Advice - defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, plan limits, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, small business plans, lifetime income, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, tax incentives for workplace retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term care/disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Transfer of Excess Pension Assets Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (H.CON. RES. 101) supporting retirement savings tax incentives Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act S. 347 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act S. 770 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1020 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1121 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act S. 1289 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 S. 1557 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity (HOME) Act S. 1656 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act S. 1813/ Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 S. 2343, Senate/House passed version H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization) Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 S. 2145 (worker classification) Rebuild America Act S. 2252 Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues, worker classification issues Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, posting margin Pension funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, frozen defined benefit plan issues, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Retirement Security/Investment Advice defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, plan limits, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, tax incentives for workplace retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -impact on employee benefits provisions, PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues Transfer of Excess Pension Assets Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Final regulations on disparate impact, potential effects on retirement plans Retirement Report: Supporting Retirement for American Families; Lifetime Income Guidance Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas Departments of Labor, Treasury ERISA Advisory Council 2012 Discussion Topics Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, posting margin, stable value contracts Pension funding defined benefit pension funding stabilization, adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) Retirement Security/Investment advice disclosure of defined contribution plan fees under ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), plan limits, re-proposal of rule on definition of a fiduciary, pension benefit statements, amendment of abandoned plan program, ERISA claims procedures, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs); electronic disclosure of 401 (k) fee information, and defined benefit (DB) plans fiduciary requirements, 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans, electronic disclosure flexibility, longevity annuity contract regulations, partial annuity distribution regulations, income replacement Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2012-02 Q & A guidance on final regulations for participant-level retirement plan fee disclosure, brokerage windows Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premium and premium filing, submission issues, proposed regulations proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Domestic plan asset investment issues International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Definition of governmental plans Worker classification issues Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Distribution of retirement plan assets
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act H.R. 567 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1062 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) H.R. 1534 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1573 Would repeal provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Act prohibiting federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1838 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2586 Pension Technical Modifications Act H.R. 2656 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2682 To Exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2779 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3045 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011 H.R. 3104 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act H.R. 3178 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Savings Act H.R. 3287 Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3561 Automatic IRA Act H.R. 4049 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act H.R. 4050 Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposals budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues, worker classification issues FY2013 GOP Budget Proposal Path to Prosperity Financial Services Reform implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203 - pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, posting margin Pension Funding pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, , partial termination enforcement, premium relief for certain delinquent plans Retirement Security/Investment Advice - defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, small business plans, lifetime income, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -impact on employee benefits provisions, PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues Retirement Report: Supporting Retirement for American Families; Lifetime Income Guidance Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas Departments of Labor, Treasury ERISA Advisory Council 2012 Discussion Topics Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, posting margin, stable value contracts Pension funding pension funding stabilization, adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) Retirement Security/Investment advice disclosure of defined contribution plan fees under ERISA Section 408 (b) (2) , re-proposal of rule on definition of a fiduciary, pension benefit statement, amendment of abandoned plan program, ERISA claims procedures, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs); electronic disclosure of 401 (k) fee information, and defined benefit (DB) plans fiduciary requirements, 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans, electronic disclosure flexibility Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premium and premium filing, submission issues, proposed regulations proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Domestic plan asset investment issues International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Plan audit issues Worker classification issues Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Distribution of retirement plan assets The Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 S. 1813 potential impacts to required minimum distribution (MRD) rules, Section 420 Transfers, Mass transit parity Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act S. 347 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act S. 770 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1020 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL Act) S. 1121 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act S. 1289 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 S. 1557 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity (HOME) Act S. 1656 Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues, worker classification issues Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 pay ratio and other executive compensation disclosure issues, business conduct standards, segregation of swap collateral, posting margin Pension funding pension funding stabilization, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, hedge fund/private equity investments Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Retirement Security/Investment Advice defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs), disability insurance Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -impact on employee benefits provisions, PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act - H.R. 567 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - H.R. 1062 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) - H.R. 1173 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) H.R. 1534 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1573 Would repeal provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Act prohibiting federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1838 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2586 Pension Technical Modifications Act H.R. 2656 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2682 Amends the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 H.R. 2779 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3045 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011 H.R. 3104 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act H.R. 3178 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Savings Act H.R. 3287 Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3561 Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 4 Public Law No: 112-009 Financial Services Reform implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203 Pension Funding - additional funding relief and reform, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, , partial termination enforcement Retirement Security - defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs) National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues The American Jobs Act Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act S. 347 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act S. 770 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Act) S. 1020 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Act) S. 1121 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act S. 1289 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 S. 1557 Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity (HOME) Act S. 1656 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs, PBGC insurance, premium issues Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Pension funding additional funding relief and reform, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Retirement Security defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, electronic disclosure guidance, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs) National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction - impact on employee benefits provisions PBGC premiums, contribution limits to defined contribution plans and worker classification issues The American Jobs Act Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions PBGC premiums, worker classification issues Presidential Advisory Council on Financial Capability Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 2011-2012 Agency Guidance Priority List Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 proposed regulations related to swap trades; process for review of swaps for mandatory clearing; provisions common to registered entities, legal entity identification for financial contracts; swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements; real-time reporting of swap transaction data; reporting, recordkeeping, and daily trading records requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants; unique counterparty identifiers; definition of swap dealer, security-based swap dealer, major swap participant, major security-based swap participant, eligible contract participant; swap data repository (SDR); business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants with counterparties; transparency and accountability of derivatives market; regulation of over-the-counter swaps transactions; stable value contracts. Pension funding - adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) Investment advice re-proposal of rule on definition of fiduciary, adequacy of defined contribution vehicles, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), proposed regulations regarding target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs); electronic disclosure of 401 (k) fee information, disclosure for defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans and service providers -ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), Fiduciary requirements 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premium and premium filing, submission issues, proposed regulations ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues, re-characterization of contributions, partial termination enforcement Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Domestic plan asset investment issues International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Plan audit issues Worker classification issues Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Plan distribution issues
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
House Public Employee Pension Transparency Act - H.R. 567 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - H.R. 1062 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) H.R. 1534 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1573 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2586 Pension Technical Modifications Act H.R. 2656 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3045 Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs - PBGC insurance, premium issues Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 4 Public Law No: 112-009 Financial Services Reform implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203 Pension Funding - additional funding relief and reform, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues Retirement Security - defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs) National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions PBGC premiums, worker classification issues The American Jobs Act Senate Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act S. 347 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Act) S. 1020 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Act) S. 1121 Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act S. 1289 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 S. 1557 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs, PBGC insurance, premium issues Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Pension funding additional funding relief and reform, technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues, ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues Retirement Security defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, electronic communication, re-proposal on definition of a fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures, incentives for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, multiple employer plan issues, long-term disability policies (LTDs) National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions The American Jobs Act Regulatory White House - Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions PBGC premiums, worker classification issues Presidential Advisory Council on Financial Capability Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 2011-2012 Agency Guidance Priority List Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 proposed regulations related to swap trades; process for review of swaps for mandatory clearing; provisions common to registered entities, legal entity identification for financial contracts; swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements; real-time reporting of swap transaction data; reporting, recordkeeping, and daily trading records requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants; unique counterparty identifiers; definition of swap dealer, security-based swap dealer, major swap participant, major security-based swap participant, eligible contract participant; swap data repository (SDR); business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants with counterparties; transparency and accountability of derivatives market; regulation of over-the-counter swaps transactions; stable value contracts Pension funding relief - adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) Investment advice re-proposal of rule on definition of fiduciary, adequacy of defined contribution vehicles, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), proposed regulations regarding target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs); electronic disclosure of 401 (k) fee information, disclosure for defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans and service providers -ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), Fiduciary requirements 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premium and premium filing, submission issues, proposed regulations ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Domestic plan asset investment issues Puerto Rican plan trust issues Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Plan audit issues Worker classification issues Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
Public Employee Pension Transparency Act H.R. 567 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1062 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1573 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) H.R. 1534 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of retirement entitlement programs; PBGC insurance, premium issues Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 4 Public Law No: 112-009 Financial Services Reform implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203 Pension Funding - additional funding relief and technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, proposed definition of fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, long-term disability policies (LTDs) Senate Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act S. 347 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Act) S. 1020 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (SEAL 401 (k) Act) S. 1121 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs, PBGC insurance, premium issues Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Pension funding additional funding relief and technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, investment advice, proposed definition of fiduciary, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans, tax reform, phased retirement, financial literacy, long-term disability policies (LTDs) Regulatory Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 2011-2012 Agency Guidance Priority List Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 proposed regulations related to swap trades; process for review of swaps for mandatory clearing; provisions common to registered entities, legal entity identification for financial contracts; swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements; real-time; reporting of swap transaction data; reporting, recordkeeping, and daily trading records requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants; unique counterparty identifiers; definition of swap dealer, security-based swap dealer, major swap participant, major security-based swap participant, eligible contract participant; swap data repository (SDR); business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants with counterparties; transparency and accountability of derivatives market; regulation of over-the-counter swaps transactions; Pension funding relief - adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) Investment advice proposed definition of Fiduciary, adequacy of defined contribution vehicles, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), proposed regulations regarding target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) Disclosure for defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans and service providers -ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), Fiduciary requirements 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues RFI Electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premium and premium submission issues, proposed regulations ERISA Section 4062 (e), rules for companies in bankruptcy, investment strategy and governance issues Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Domestic plan asset investment issues Puerto Rican plan trust issues Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Plan audit issues Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - H.R. 4 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 5 Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 605 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act upcoming reintroduction of legislation Senate Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 - S. 72 State Leadership in Health Act S. 73 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 223 (Section 1099 repeal information reporting requirements under Section 9006 of PPACA State Health Care Choice Act S. 244 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act upcoming reintroduction of legislation Regulatory Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions, CLASS Act, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), Mini-Med waiver program, internal claims and appeals standards, annual limit waivers, Constitutional issues, value-based insurance design, preventative services, Accountable Care Organizations, health care quality measurement, reporting and health information technology, Meaningful Use Incentive Program and definition, application of nondiscrimination rules for inured group health plans, guidance on W2 treatment Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 -H.R. 3962/Public Law No: 111-192 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 Public Law No: 111-205 Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act H.R. 4994 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Senate Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 American Jobs Protection Act S. 3501 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Small Business Paperwork Relief Act S. 3946 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 3958 Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act H.R. 4994 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Regulatory Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, CLASS Act provisions, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), limited benefit plans, quality improvement initiatives, meaningful use rules, preventive care, preexisting conditions, annual & lifetime limits, patient protections, claims and appeals procedures, external review, health information technology & electronic health records, health literacy and insurance exchanges, wellness, tax reporting issues, non-discrimination requirements Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 comments on Interim Final Regulations. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 The Savings for American Families Future Act of 2009 H.R. 1961 The 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 0f 2009 H.R. 1984 Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 1988 Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act H.R. 2748 Retirement Savings Transparency Act of 2009 - H.R. 2792 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act H.R. 2779 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2989 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3126 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 H.R. 3933 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 H.R. 3936 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3962/Public Law No: 111-192 Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4126 Sensible Transparency for Retirement Plans Act H.R. 4146 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2009 H.R. 4169 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213/Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (tax extenders) Public Law No: 111-205 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2009 (SAVE Act) H.R. 4742 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA) H.R. 5107 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5297 tax extenders, defined benefit pension plan funding relief - technical corrections from H.R. 3962 Automatic IRA Act of 2010 H.R. 6099 Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 H.R. 6128 (worker classification) Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums (162 (m)(6)) Financial Services Reform regulation of swaps transactions, major swap participants (MSPs), swaps, business conduct standards, fiduciary duty and liability issues; effects on pension, retirement, and health plans that use swaps; 401 (k) stable value funds and contracts, retirement plan administration, compensation disclosure issues Pension Funding - additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods and premium submission issues, PBGC plan termination issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, conversions to Roth 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 - S. 401 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act S. 1074 Retirement Security for Life Act of 2009 S. 1297 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Governance Improvement Act of 2009 S. 1544 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 S. 1934 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 2832 Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 S. 3157 Restoring American Financial Stability Act/Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act S. 3217 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA) S. 3254 Automatic IRA Act of 2010 S. 3760 Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 S. 3786 Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 S. 3793 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3962, Public Law No: 111-192 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act /American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (tax extenders) H.R. 4213, & Substitute amendments Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5297 (revised substitute) Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums (162 (m)(6)) Financial Services Reform regulation of swaps transactions, major swap participants (MSPs), swaps, business conduct standards, fiduciary duty and liability issues; effects on pension, retirement, and health plans that use swaps; 401 (k) stable value funds and contracts, retirement plan administration, compensation disclosure issues Pension funding additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods and premium submission issues, PBGC plan termination issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, conversions to Roth 401(k) plans, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Pension funding relief, adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, hybrids, retirement plan designs, tax treatment of expatriates Investment advice, adequacy of defined contribution vehicles, investment selection (target date funds) and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs) Disclosure for defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans and service providers ERISA Section 408 (b) (2) Defined Benefit (DB) plan year filing issues Form 5500 (EFAST) Cash balance and pension equity plans, market rate of return for hybrid plans Nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC), new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums 162 (m) (6) PBGC premium funding target methods (variable rate premiums), premium submission and plan termination issues Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Financial services regulatory reform, compensation disclosure issues Domestic plan asset investment issues Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts, ERISA preemption
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2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 The Savings for American Families Future Act of 2009 H.R. 1961 The 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 0f 2009 H.R. 1984 Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 1988 Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act H.R. 2748 Retirement Savings Transparency Act of 2009 - H.R. 2792 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act H.R. 2779 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2989 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3126 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 H.R. 3933 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 H.R. 3936 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3962/Public Law No: 111-192 Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4126 Sensible Transparency for Retirement Plans Act H.R. 4146 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2009 H.R. 4169 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act/Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act /American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (tax extenders) H.R. 4213, & Substitute amendments Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2009 (SAVE Act) H.R. 4742 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA) H.R. 5107 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums (162 (m)(6)) Pension Funding - additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, conversions to Roth 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans Financial Services Reform regulation of swaps transactions, major swap participants (MSPs), fiduciary duty and liability issues; effects on pension, retirement, and health plans that use swaps; 401 (k) stable value funds Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 - S. 401 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act S. 1074 Retirement Security for Life Act of 2009 S. 1297 The Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Governance Improvement Act S. 1544 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 S. 1934 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 2832 Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 S. 3157 Restoring American Financial Stability Act/Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act S. 3217 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA) S. 3254 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3962, Public Law No: 111-192 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act /American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (tax extenders) H.R. 4213, & Substitute amendments Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010/Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173 Financial Services Reform regulation of swaps transactions, major swap participants (MSPs), fiduciary duty and liability issues; effects on pension, retirement, and health plans that use swaps; 401 (k) stable value funds Pension funding additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, conversions to Roth 401(k) plans, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, lifetime income issues Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts, ERISA preemption Pension funding relief, adequacy off defined benefit vehicles, hybrids, retirement plan designs, tax treatment of expatriates, Investment advice, adequacy of defined contribution vehicles, investment selection (target date funds) and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs) Nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC), new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums 162 (m) (6) Premium funding target methods (variable rate premiums) Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Financial services regulatory reform
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 The Savings for American Families Future Act of 2009 H.R. 1961 The 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 0f 2009 H.R. 1984 Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 1988 Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act H.R. 2748 Retirement Savings Transparency Act of 2009 - H.R. 2792 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act H.R. 2779 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2989 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3126 Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3269 Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R. 3408 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 H.R. 3933 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 H.R. 3936 Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4126 Sensible Transparency for Retirement Plans Act H.R. 4146 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2009 H.R. 4169 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4173 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, & Substitute amendment Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2009 (SAVE Act) H.R. 4742 Pension Funding - additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, conversions to Roth 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans Supporting the goals and ideals of the fourth annual America Saves Week - H. RES. 1082 Fiscal Year 2011 Budget retirement plan proposals, worker classification Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 - S. 401 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act S. 1074 Retirement Security for Life Act of 2009 S. 1297 The Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Governance Improvement Act S. 1544 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 S. 1934 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 2832 Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 S. 3157 Restoring American Financial Stability Act S. 3217 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, & Substitute amendment Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE) pension funding relief provisions Wall Street Compensation Reform Act of 2010 draft proposal Pension funding additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, conversions to Roth 401 (k) plans, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, lifetime income issues Health Care Reform Senate Finance Committee Version Americas Healthy Futures Act of 2009 S. 1796 - executive compensation provision Fiscal Year 2011 Budget retirement plan proposals Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) lifetime income issues, pension funding, proposed investment advice regulations, 401 (k) fee disclosure, investment selection (target date funds) and annuity issues DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)/Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts Treasury/IRS nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) Section 409A plan document corrections Treasury/IRS pension funding, hybrids, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), distribution notice issues, interest rate guidance, lifetime income issues, annuity issues, Required Minimum Distributions (RMD rules), retirement plan designs and benefits restrictions The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), Treasury/IRS Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2008 tax treatment of expatriates, tax and savings assistance for military veterans and families Treasury/IRS Foreign Bank Account Reporting/Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) H.R. 3933 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premium funding target methods White House/Executive Office of the President pension funding issues Office of the Vice President pension funding issues
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act CLASS Act H.R. 1721 Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Health Care Reform issues affecting employer sponsored plans, ERISA preemption, quality, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, and tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option, taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (Tri-Committee Bill) H.R. 3200 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3930 Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 3991 Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3962 merged bill, managers amendment Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act (Republican Substitute) H.R. 4038 Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3326. Public Law No: 111-118 COBRA Subsidy Program Jobs for Main Street Act (House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847) Disability policy Issues issues affecting employer sponsored plans Senate Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 Health Care Reform - issues affecting employer sponsored plans, ERISA preemption, quality, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, and tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option, taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1679 - Community Living Assistance Services Supports Act CLASS Act - S. 697 Senate Finance Committee Version Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 S. 1796 -executive compensation amendment Section 162 (m) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3590 The COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act S. 2730 Disability policy issues issues affecting employer sponsored plans Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues White House/Executive Office of the President: OMB & NEC Stand for Quality Coalition health care reform White House/Executive Office of the President - health care reform White House Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008, Employer wellness programs Office of the Vice President health care reform: taxation of Medicare Part D Subsidy HHS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Recovery Process DOL (Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA)/IRS/Treasury/HHS - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 Treasury/IRS/DOL/ temporary subsidy of COBRA coverage guidance, HHS H1N1 coverage
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2009 · third_quarter · Q3
Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 The Savings for American Families Future Act of 2009 H.R. 1961 The 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 0f 2009 H.R. 1984 Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 1988 Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act H.R. 2748 Retirement Savings Transparency Act of 2009 - H.R. 2792 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act H.R. 2779 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2989 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3126 Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3269 Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R. 3408 Pension Funding - additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans Discussion Draft of defined benefit pension funding relief legislation for single and multiemployer plans. (Rep. Pomeroy, 8/27) Retirement Security defined contribution plans, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 - S. 401 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act S. 1074 The Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Governance Improvement Act S. 1544 Pension funding additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans Retirement Security defined contribution plans, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses Health Care Reform Senate Finance Committee Version Americas Healthy Futures Act of 2009 executive compensation provision Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Treasury/IRS pension funding, hybrids, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), interest rate guidance, 2010 inflation indexing, annuity issues, Required Minimum Distributions (RMD rules) The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) pension funding, investment advice, fee disclosure and annuity issues Treasury/SEC Investor Protection Act of 2009 Title IX Additional Improvements to Financial Markets Regulation White House/Executive Office of the President pension funding relief issues
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Health Care Reform issues affecting employer sponsored plans, ERISA preemption, quality, financing, costs, coverage, and tax policy Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/S. Con Res 13 financing of comprehensive health care reform Tri-Committee Health Reform Draft Proposal - outline of health care legislation jointly issued by Chairman of Ways and Means, Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce Committees A discussion draft of health care reform legislation (bill number not yet assigned) Disability policy Issues issues affecting employer sponsored plans Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Disability policy issues issues affecting employer sponsored plans Community Living Assistance Services Supports Act CLASS Act - S. 697 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 Health Care Reform - issues affecting employer sponsored plans, ERISA preemption, quality, financing, costs, coverage, and tax policy Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) Affordable Health Choices Act - preliminary draft of senate health reform legislation (bill number not yet assigned) Senate Finance Committee Policy options papers on provisions relating to health care delivery, care, costs, coverage (bill number not yet assigned) Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/S. Con Res 13 - financing of comprehensive health care reform Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues White House/Executive Office of the President: OMB & NEC Stand for Quality Coalition health care reform White House/Executive Office of the President - health care reform
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
House The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Stimulus Bill") - H.R. 1 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - H.R. 2 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 - H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Health Care Reform Discussions with committee staff on Councils Report: Condition Critical Ten Prescriptions for Reforming Health Care Quality, Coast and Coverage January 2009. Group letter to Budget Committee on cost savings and flexibility Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution Senate American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - S. 1 Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Health Care Reform Discussions with committee staff on Councils Report: Condition Critical Ten Prescriptions for Reforming Health Care Quality, Coast and Coverage January 2009. Group letter to Budget Committee on cost savings and flexibility Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues DOL, Treasury/IRS - COBRA subsidy provisions the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) H.R. 1, Public Law 111-5 White House/Executive Office of the President: OMB & NEC Stand for Quality Coalition health care reform
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
House Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act - H.R. 1322 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act - H.R. 1424 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act - H.R. 1820 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act H.R. 2639 Michelles Law H.R. 2851 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 3363 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act H.R. 3997 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in (TRUST) in Health Information Act of 2008 H.R. 5442 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - H.R. 5719 ERISA Amendments H.R. 6142 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments Act of 2008 H.R 6143 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6179 Patient-Controlled Health IT Act H.R. 6345 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act, The Pro (TECHT) T Act of 2008 H.R. 6357 Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008 H.R. 6908 Paul Wellstone and Pete Dominici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6983 Technical Correction S. 3712: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6938 Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act H.R. 7129 Senate Mental Health Parity Act S. 558 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act S. 1556 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1693 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act 0f 2007 S. 1695 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 S. 2337 Comparative Effectiveness Research Act S. 3408 Technical Correction S. 3712: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6938 Discussion Draft of Legislation Requiring Form W-2 Reporting of Employer-Provided Health Care Costs - Submitted comments to a group of Senators Health Reform Call to Action Health Reform 2009 Finance & HELP Committees Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues DOL/EBSA Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) DOL Technical Correction S. 3712: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6938 IRS proposed requirements for filing excise taxes
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 - H.R. 298 The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 758 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 - H.R. 1322 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act 0f 2007 - H.R. 1424 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act - H.R. 1820 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 - H.R. 1956 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act - H.R. 2639 Michelles Law H.R. 2851 Childrens Health and Medicare Act of 2007 - H.R. 3162 Healthy Americans Act - H.R. 3163 HSA Improvement and Expansion Act - H.R. 3234 Flexible Health Savings Act - H.R. 3306 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - H.R. 3363 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - H.R. 3685 Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R. 3800 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007-title as passed - H.R. 3997 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-Meds) H.R. 4848 Mental Health Parity Extension Legislation - H.R. 4848 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in (TRUST) in Health Information Act of 2008 - H.R. 5442 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act H.R. 5719 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6179 Retiree Health Account Act of 2008 H.R. 6288 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments H.R. 6143 ERISA Amendments HR 6142 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 6331 Patient-Controlled Health IT Act H.R. 6345 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 The Pro (TECH) T Act of 2008 - H.R. 6357 Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008 H.R. 6908 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6898 Senate Health Partnership Act - S. 325 Healthy Americans Act - S. 334 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - 358 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 - S. 558 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act - S. 623 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act - S. 1019 State-based Health Care Reform Act - S. 1169 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act - S. 1544 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Beneficiaries Act - S. 1556 Wired for Health Care Quality Act - S. 1693 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act - S. 1695 Healthy Workforce Act - S. 1753 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (the CLASS Act) - S. 1758 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act - S. 1893 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - S. 2337 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - S. 2499 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - S. 2662 Disability Savings Act - S. 2741 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - S. 3101 Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 S. 3118 Comparative Effectiveness Research Act S. 3408
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation Act - H.R. 1257 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 - H.R. 1820 Pension Security Act of 2007 - H.R. 2683 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 - H.R. 2831 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act (benefits provisions) - H.R. 2881 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - H.R. 3056 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act - H.R. 3185 ADA Restoration Act of 2007 - H.R. 3195 Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act H.R. 3225 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - H.R. 3361 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - H.R. 3363 Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 - H.R. 3652 Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 - H.R. 3765 AMT Credit Fairness and Relief Act - H.R. 3861 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 - H. R. 3970 The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - H.R. 3996 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007 - title as passed - H.R. 3997 AMT Relief Act of 2007 - H.R. 4351 The Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2008 - H.R. 5160 Energy and Tax Extenders Act - H.R. 6049 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act - H.R. 6081 Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008 - H.R. 6110 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008 - H.R. 6143 ERISA Amendments - H.R. 6142 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 - H.R. 6382 Senate Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act - S. 1556 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 - S. 1593 Alternative Investments, Amending Internal Revenue Code provisions taxing partnerships involving alternative investments - S.1624 Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act - 1725 Fair Pay Restoration Act - S. 1843 Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 - S. 1881 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - S. 1974 Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007 - S. 2044 Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 (S. 2092) Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 - S. 2199 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - S. 2337 Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 - S. 2473 AMT Credit Fairness and Relief Act - S. 2389 Incentives for Older Workers Act - S. 2933 Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 - S. 3098 Title VII Fairness Act - S. 3209 Regulatory - communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues. Legislation - The Pension Protection Act Technical Corrections (PPA) - H.R. 3361/H.R. 6382//S. 1974 DOL proposed 408(b)(2) regulations for fee disclosure requirements DOL - 401 (k) fee disclosure (H.R. 3185/H.R. 3765/S. 2473) Treasury/IRS hybrid plan hearing Treasury/IRS guidance on 409A and deferred compensation Treasury/IRS hearing on measurement of pension plan assets and liabilities
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 4) National Health Insurance Act (H.R. 15) Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 (H.R. 298) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493) Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act (H.R. 506) Childrens Health Insurance (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 976) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (H.R. 1038) Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 (H.R. 1322) Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act 0f 2007 (H.R. 1424) Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (H.R. 1820) Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 (H.R. 1956) Promoting Health for Future Generations Act (H.R. 2639) Childrens Health and Medicare Act of 2007 (H.R. 3162) Healthy Americans Act (H.R. 3163) HSA Improvement and Expansion Act (H.R. 3234) Flexible Health Savings Act (H.R. 3306) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3363) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (H.R. 3370) Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3685) Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act (H. R. 3796) Trade and Globalization Assistance Act (H.R. 3920) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007-title as passed (H.R. 3997) Mental Health Parity Extension Legislation (H.R. 4848) Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in (TRUST) in Health Information Act of 2008 (H.R. 5442) Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extensions Act of 2007 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 (H.R. 5480) Senate Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 (S. 3) Health Partnership Act (S. 325) Healthy Americans Act (S. 334) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 358) Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 (S. 558) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (S. 623) Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act (S. 1019) State-based Health Care Reform Act (S. 1169) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S. 1544) Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Beneficiaries Act (S. 1556) Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (S. 1695) Healthy Workforce Act (S. 1753) Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (the CLASS Act) (S. 1758) Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act (S. 1783) Healthy Tax Reform Act (S. 1875) Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (S. 1893) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (S. 2337) Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (S. 2499) Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 (S. 2662) Disability Savings Act (S. 2741) Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues. HHS value-driven health care and health information technology (S. 1693), Medicare funding (H.R. 5480/S. 2662) DOL ERISA case - employer health spending requirements mandate in San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance White House mental health parity (H.R. 1424/S. 558)
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2007 · year_end · YY
Regulatory Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Clarification of the Applicability of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to Employer-Sponsored Health Care Benefits for Retirees Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Proposed Rule on Employee Benefits Cafeteria Plans {REG-142695-05} issued August 3, 3007 Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Proposed Rule on Chartered Value Exchanges, issued May 8, 2007 Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on health, long-term care and disability insurance in a qualified plan [NPRM published August 20, 2007, (72 Fed. Reg. 4621)] Department of Defense (DOD) – TRICARE Amendment – Employer Sponsored Group Health Plans Treasury/IRS proposed rules on Comparable Contributions to HSAs, Accelerated Employer Contributions, NPRM published June 1, 2007 (Fed. Reg. 30501) Treasury/IRS additional HSA guidance, Notice 2007-22, released February 15, 2007 National Health Insurance Act (H.R. 15) Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 (H.R. 298) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493) Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act (H.R. 506) Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 976) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (H.R. 1038) Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act 0f 2007 (H.R. 1424) Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (H.R. 1820) Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 (H.R. 1956) Promoting Health for Future Generations Act (H.R. 2639) Children’s Health and Medicare Act of 2007 (H.R. 3162) Healthy Americans Act (H.R. 3163) HSA Improvement and Expansion Act (H.R. 3234) Flexible Health Savings Act (H.R. 3306) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3363) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (H.R. 3370) Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3685) Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act (H. R. 3796) Trade and Globalization Assistance Act (H.R. 3920) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007-title as passed (H.R. 3997) Senate Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 (S. 3) Health Partnership Act (S. 325) Healthy Americans Act (S. 334) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 358) Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 (S. 558) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (S. 623) Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act (S. 1019) State-based Health Care Reform Act (S. 1169) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S. 1544) Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Beneficiaries Act (S. 1556) Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (S. 1695) Healthy Workforce Act (S. 1753) Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act (S. 1783) Healthy Tax Reform Act (S. 1875) Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (S. 1893) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (S. 2337) Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (S. 2499) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 4)
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2007 · mid_year · MM
Small Business and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 2) Shareholder Votes on Executive Pay Act (H.R. 1257) Technical Corrections on Pension Protection Act (not yet introduced) Women’s Retirement Security Act (S. 1288) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act (H.R. 2206) The Pension Security Act (H.R. 2683) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act (S. 1593) Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 2831) Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843) Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act (S. 1725) Social Security Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act (H.R. 3046) Tax Collection Responsibility Act (H.R. 3056) Social Security Numbers Protection Act (H.R. 948) Regulatory DOL guidance on Form 5500 IRS/Treasury guidance on funding under Pension Protection Act IRS/Treasury guidance on distributions under Pension Protection Act DOL guidance on cross-trading statutory exemption IRS/Treasury/DOL guidance on non-spouse beneficiary rollovers IRS/Treasury guidance on deductibility of plan contributions IRS/Treasury guidance on employer stock diversification IRS/Treasury guidance on 415 IRS/Treasury guidance on Roth 401(k)s DOL guidance on qualified domestic relations orders IRS/Treasury guidance on permissible benefits in defined benefit plans IRS/Treasury guidance on phased retirement and age 62 distributions PBGC variable rate premium guidance IRS/Treasury guidance on mortality tables IRS/Treasury guidance on safe harbor 401(k) plans DOE contractor benefits policy IRS/Treasury Guidance on 409A and deferred compensation IRS Guidance on cash balance and other hybrid defined benefit plans DOL guidance on participant fee disclosure Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R. 976)
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2005 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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2004 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans; permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible health plans to cover telehealth pre-deductible, HSA flexibility primary care and chronic disease; budget reconciliation; Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital and health plan price transparency Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer issues 340B Prescription Drug Program 408(b)(2) Fee disclosure for health plans Surprise Medical Billing rules Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Paid leave, Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act, (HR 3090) More Paid Leave for More Americans Act (HR 3089) Fair Billing Act (S. 2497) Prescription Drug Machine Readable Files (MRF) Prescription Drug Cost ERISA electronic reporting and disclosure, mental health parity, allow HSAs to cover chronic conditions on a pre-deductible basis Form 5500 Simplification legislation
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans; permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible health plans to cover telehealth pre-deductible, HSA flexibility primary care and chronic disease; budget reconciliation; Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital and health plan price transparency Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer issues 340B Prescription Drug Program 408(b)(2) Fee disclosure for health plans Surprise Medical Billing rules Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Paid leave, Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act, (HR 3090) More Paid Leave for More Americans Act (HR 3089) Fair Billing Act (S. 2497) Prescription Drug Machine Readable Files (MRF) Prescription Drug Cost ERISA electronic reporting and disclosure, mental health parity, allow HSAs to cover chronic conditions on a pre-deductible basis Form 5500 Simplification legislation
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Mental health parity rules applicable to private employer-sponsored health plans Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ERISA preemption Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs and PBM cost transparency and hospital cost transparency; Lower Costs More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378); telehealth extension and transparency (H.R. 9457); medical management; PBM Reform Act (S. 1339) medical management Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards; Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 6860, S. 5018) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; SITE Act (H.R. 1869) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (H.R. 3120, S. 1451), Transparent Telehealth Act (H.R. 9457) Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, draft Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act Mental health parity final regulations Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to coverage of preventive services and the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act 340B Prescription Drug Program proposed legislation Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800) Surprise Medical Billing, Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act (H.R. 9572)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
ERISA Preemption State-run IRA programs Technical Corrections to SECURE 2.0 Automatic Re-enrollment for defined contribution plan participants and reducing the participation age to 18 Collective Investment Trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use in 403(b) plans Pleading standards required in litigation Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plan issues; pension plan de-risking Retiree health benefits Notices and disclosures for retirement plans Tax incentives and tax treatment of retirement plan benefits Retirement savings and independent contractors and gig workers Investment advice fiduciary rule affecting retirement plans Audits of retirement plans Information Collection Request (ICR) regarding missing and unresponsive retirement plan participants Roth retirement plan catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance SECURE 2.0 guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) treatment of overfunded defined benefit pension plans and other accounts Student Loan deemed matching contributions Emergency savings programs connected to retirement accounts Facilitating rollovers of retirement plan accounts to the plan of a new employer American Privacy Rights Act (H.R. 8818) Rep. McMorris-Rodgers Request for Guidance on Form 5330 Required Minimum Distributions proposed guidance PBGC premiums - legislative proposal for reform
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
ERISA Preemption Health care transparency Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturers (PBMs), drug cost transparency, and rebates, medical management Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care plans End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer American Privacy Rights Act Hospital consolidation and billing practices Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and tax treatment Surprise medical billing - Extension of relief for calculating the qualifying payment amount under the No Surprises Act Telehealth expansion and permanency Licensing of health care providers across state lines Value-driven health care Paid leave - federal and state law considerations Mental health parity regulations and audits Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) use of excess assets Health care non-discrimination rules under the Affordable Care Act Fixed indemnity insurance requirements and tax treatment Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits American Privacy Rights Act
Filing targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Automatic re-enrollment for defined contribution plans; and legislation to reduce retirement plan participation age to 18 from 21 Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for section 403(b) plans Enforcement of pleading standards for retirement plan litigation Defined Benefit Plan issues: de-risking pensions, PBGC premiums, retiree health accounts, overfunded pension plans, distributions to participants, ways to encourage pension plan formation Defined Contribution Plan issues ERISA preemption issues State automatic IRA programs impacting sponsors of private sector retirement plans and their employees benefits Fiduciary Rule, Retirement Income Security Rule, Definition of Investment Advice Fiduciary Retirement plan audits, Congressional oversight issues ROTH Catch-up provision delay guidance SECURE 2.0 guidance Long-term-Part-time (LTPT) employee guidance Automatic Portability for Retirement Accounts Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM) amendment Basel III Endgame, Treatment of reserves by financial institutions and its effect on pension and retirement plans Defined Benefit Pension Plan proposals
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). HR 5688 Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, HR 5687, HSA Modernization Act Telehealth Expansion. Making permanent telehealth benefits for use by employer plans offering telehealth services on a pre-deductible basis for HSA-eligible High Deductible Health Plans Chronic Disease Coverage by health benefit plans ERISA Preemption Cost Transparency and Competition in Health Care. H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (LCMT) Act, also pharmacy benefit manager, PBM (reform) and prescription drug pricing and transparency; S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act; Health Care Price Transparency Act 2.0 S. 3548 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act Site-Neutral Health Care Payment Reform. LCMT Act, SITE Act S. 1869 Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Act - EPCS 2.0, S. 2666 Over-the-Counter Preventive Services (OTC) Mental Health Parity Fixed-Indemnity Plans. Short-term, Limited Duration, Independent Non-coordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage, and tax treatment of certain accident and health insurance fixed indemnity plans Surprise Medical Billing Guidance. Court cases challenging the No Surprises Act, Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges Paid Family and Medical Leave. On-going legislative inquiry involving multiple Congressional Offices
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
LEGISLATIVE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ROTH CATCH-UP DELAY. SECURE 2.0 technical corrections, delay of effective date of Roth Catch-up provision and guidance AUTO RE-ENROLLMENT. Automatic retirement plan re-enrollment, S. 2512, July 24, 2023, letter of support to sponsors Sens. Kaine and Cassidy ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE. Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) factors in retirement plan investments, HR 5339, HR 5337, HR 5340, HR 5338, HR 4008 MINIMUM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. Retirement plan minimum participation requirements DE-RISKING. Pension Plan De-risking, annuities, lump sum distributions RETIREE HEALTH PLANS. Retiree health plans, excess assets, Section 401(h) accounts SEC PROPOSALS AFFECTING RETIREMENT PLANS. Predictive Data Analytics, Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing RETIREMENT PLAN BROKERAGE WINDOWS. Brokerage window investment options offered by retirement plans and whether there is a duty to monitor investments inside a brokerage window DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS. Defined Benefit Plans, e.g., overfunded plans, PBGC premiums CITs FOR 403(b) PLANS. Collective Investment Trusts and separate accounts for Section 403(b) charities and educational entities, HR 3063 LITIGATION. Litigation and enforcement affecting retirement plans, including pleading standards STATE PLANS. ERISA preemption, state retirement plan mandatory Roth IRA plans covering private sector employers REGULATORY ROTH CATCH-UP DELAY. SECURE 2.0 Section 603 Roth Catch-up Delay transition period SECURE 2.0 GUIDANCE. SECURE 2.0 Guidance, Roth Catch-up contributions, overpayments of benefits, IRC Section 420 transfers, pension-linked emergency savings, student loan, SEP and SIMPLE Roth IRAs, start-up credits, safe harbor for corrections, ERISA notices and disclosures, annual funding notice, pension risk transfer, lost and found registry etc. RMDs. Retirement Plan Required Minimum Distributions FIDUCIARY RULE. Re-proposal of Retirement Plan Fiduciary rule ERISA NOTICES AND DISCLOSURES. Retirement plan notices and disclosures and response to EBSA RFI, e.g., paper benefit statements, notices for unenrolled participants, elimination of certain notices, consolidation of certain notices, pooled employer plans, annual funding notice, 88 Fed. Reg. 54511 PENSION PLAN DE-RISKING. Report by DOL on Defined Benefit Pension Plan De-risking in consultation with the ERISA Advisory Council CAMT. Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (15% Tax) application to defined benefit pension plans and certain other employee benefit plans PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYTICS, and OPEN-END LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SWING PRICING. Predictive Data Analytics by Broker- Dealers and Investment Advisors, Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing, 88 Fed. Reg. 53960, 87 Fed. Reg 77172 RETIREMENT PLAN AUDITS. Audits for missing participants, cybersecurity standards for audits and duration of audits SPIN OFFS. Retirement Plan spin-off and funding rules
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative End of National Emergency (COVID-19) - H.J.Res.7, Public Law No: 118-3 Coverage of recommended preventative services -Affordable Care Acts (ACA) preventative services requirement, Braidwood v. Becerra ruling Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) legislation including the PBM Reform Act - S. 1339 Safe Step Act - S. 652 Site-Based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement (SITE) Act - S. 1869 Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023 - H.R. 3561 Transparent PRICE Act - H.R. 3281 Fairness for Patients Medications Act - H.R. 3285 Facilitating Accountability in Reimbursements Act (FAIR Act) - H.R. 3417 Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act - H.R. 3800 Mental Health Matters Act - (H.R. 7780) (117th Congress) Health Network and Directory Improvement Act - S. 5093 Healthcare Workforce Shortage - request for information (RFI), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 (118th Congress) Telehealth Expansion Act - S, 1001/H.R. 1843 HSA Telehealth Extension Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act - H.R. 824 Employer-sponsored health coverage Site-Neutral Payment Reform Hospital Billing Practices Mental health parity Health cost transparency Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Chronic Disease Management Prescription drug legislation Surprise billing regulations Health Equity ERISA preemption Regulatory White House - End of Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) Department of Health (HHS), Department of Labor (Labor) and Department of Treasury (Treasury) - (the tri-agencies) - guidance issued on end of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - comment letter underscoring importance of Medicare Advantage to employers and comments on 2024 rate notice HHS and CMS - request for information (RFI) - current essential health benefits guidance HHS, Labor and Treasury(the tri-agencies) - guidance on group health plan attestations to Gag clause prohibition HHS, Labor and Treasury(the tri-agencies) -clarification of air ambulance reporting deadline for group health plans HHS, Labor and Treasury(the tri-agencies) - prescription drug and health care cost reporting - submitted comments HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - final surprise billing regulations on the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - request for information (RFI) - advanced explanation of benefits Treasury/IRS -Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS, Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA HHS, Labor and Treasury (tri-agencies) - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Abortion coverage and travel benefits in health plans Employer mandate ERISA Preemption Preventative care
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 CAA) - Public Law 117-328 (H.R. 2617) - SECURE 2.0 - technical corrections FY 2024 Budget Proposal - cap on retirement assets, other retirement and compensation provisions, employee misclassification and tax policy Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution - proposed repeal of the Administrations environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors when selecting investment options Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 (117th Congress) Hard Stop Rule affecting retirement plans - proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule Cybersecurity Fiduciary investment responsibilities, including ESG, cryptocurrency, and brokerage windows Defined Benefit Plan (DB) Issues Electronic communication ERISA Uniformity Pooled Employer Plan (PEPs) Issues Retirement plan access Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions 403(b) plan access to investments such as Collective Investment Trust (CIT) and separate accounts Regulatory Department of Labor (DOL)/Department of Treasury (Treasury) /Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 CAA) - Public Law 117-328 (H.R. 2617) - SECURE 2.0 - priority guidance, technical corrections and implementation issues White House - Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) to end May 11, 2023 - relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines related to COVID-19 Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - delay of Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 plan amendment DOL - proposed amendment to QPAM exemption affecting investment managers - Prohibited Transaction Exemption DOL - proposed changes to retirement plan prohibited transaction exemption (PTEs) - proposed rule Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - proposed Hard Stop rule affecting retirement plans; and request for extension to comment period DOL/EBSA - proposed expansion of benefit plan self-correction processes (EBSAs Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Notice 2023-23, providing reporting relief for required minimum distributions (RMDs) for IRAs in 2023 DOL/EBSA- Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder rights - final regulations addressing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment strategies for retirement plans Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - proposal on noncompete agreements DOL - Proposed regulation - New Independent Contractor Regulations DOL - comment letter outlining concerns with the Departments collection of personal identifiable information (PII) Treasury, IRS - comment letter outlining key issues regarding forthcoming guidance for frozen defined benefit plans White House Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL - Request for Information (RFI) - Possible Agency Actions on Climate-Related Financial Risk White House Executive Order - Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors DOL/Treasury/IRS/PBGC - Final Revisions to 2023 Form 5500 Reporting requirements PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - immediate guidance needed under SECURE 2.0 DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues Treasury/IRS - Proposed Regulation - Providing an exception to the Unified Plan Rule for certain Multiple Employer Plans (One-Bad-Apple Rule) DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - proposed regulations for permanent extension - remote notarization for spousal consent DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - defined benefit plans - annuity purchases DOL - redefinition of fiduciary Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity State retirement plan initiatives IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R - Effective date of the revised 2022 tax forms postponed until 2023
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative FY 2023 Budget Proposal - tax policy, pandemic preparedness Inflation Reduction Act - H.R. 5376/Public Law No. 117-169 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 RISE & SHINE Act - S. 4353 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act - S. 4808 Helping Parents Save for College Act - S. 4103 The Emergency Savings Act - S. 4310 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA) - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870/H.R. 7146 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Financial Freedom Act - S. 4147 Advancing Auto-portability Act of 2022 - S. 4406 Retirement Savings Modernization Act - S. 4973 Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act - H.R. 6476 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 - H.R. 6782 Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - H.R. 7740/S. 4219 Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Brokerage windows Defined Benefit Plan (DB) Issues Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Pooled Employer Plan (PEPs) Issues Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory Department of Treasury (Treasury)/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - delay of Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 plan amendment Department of Labor (DOL) - proposed amendment to QPAM exemption affecting investment managers DOL - comment letter outlining concerns with the Departments collection of personal identifiable information (PII) Treasury, IRS - comment letter outlining key issues regarding forthcoming guidance for frozen defined benefit plans White House Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL - Request for Information (RFI) - Possible Agency Actions on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy White House Executive Order - Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets Department of Labor (DOL) - proposed changes to retirement plan prohibited transaction exemption (PTEs) - proposed rule Department of Labor (DOL) - Guidance on Cryptocurrency in retirement plans DOL - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 - 401(k) plans in cryptocurrency Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) from retirement plans DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/Treasury/IRS/PBGC - Final Revisions to the Form 5500 for 2022 PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - PEP service crediting issues DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues Treasury/IRS - Proposed Regulation - Providing an exception to the Unified Plan Rule for certain Multiple Employer Plans (One-Bad-Apple Rule) DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization for spousal consent DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - defined benefit plans - annuity purchases DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R - Effective date of the revised 2022 tax forms postponed until 2023
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative FY 2023 Budget Proposal - tax policy, pandemic preparedness Inflation Reduction Act - H.R. 5376/Public Law No. 117-169 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 RISE & SHINE Act - S. 4353 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act - S. 4808 Helping Parents Save for College Act - S. 4103 The Emergency Savings Act - S. 4310 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA) - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870/H.R. 7146 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Financial Freedom Act - S. 4147 Advancing Auto-portability Act of 2022 - S. 4406 Retirement Savings Modernization Act - S. 4973 Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act - H.R. 6476 Auto Reenroll Act of 2022 - H.R. 6782 Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act - H.R. 7740/S. 4219 Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Brokerage windows Defined Benefit Plan (DB) Issues Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Pooled Employer Plan (PEPs) Issues Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory Department of Treasury (Treasury)/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - delay of Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 plan amendment Department of Labor (DOL) - proposed amendment to QPAM exemption affecting investment managers DOL - comment letter outlining concerns with the Departments collection of personal identifiable information (PII) Treasury, IRS - comment letter outlining key issues regarding forthcoming guidance for frozen defined benefit plans White House Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL - Request for Information (RFI) - Possible Agency Actions on Climate-Related Financial Risk DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy White House Executive Order - Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets Department of Labor (DOL) - proposed changes to retirement plan prohibited transaction exemption (PTEs) - proposed rule Department of Labor (DOL) - Guidance on Cryptocurrency in retirement plans DOL - Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01 - 401(k) plans in cryptocurrency Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) from retirement plans DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/Treasury/IRS/PBGC - Final Revisions to the Form 5500 for 2022 PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - PEP service crediting issues DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues Treasury/IRS - Proposed Regulation - Providing an exception to the Unified Plan Rule for certain Multiple Employer Plans (One-Bad-Apple Rule) DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization for spousal consent DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - defined benefit plans - annuity purchases DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R - Effective date of the revised 2022 tax forms postponed until 2023
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures Further Extending Government Funding - short-term continuing resolution (CR- through February 18, 2022 - HSA Telehealth extension - H.R. 6119 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (CAA 2022) - Telehealth extension FY 2023 Budget Proposal - mental health, pandemic preparedness Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs, paid family and medical leave, mental health parity penalties Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1704/H.R. 5981 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave Paid Family and Medical Leave American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 Affordable Insulin Now Act - S. 3700/H.R. 6833 Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act - draft legislation PREVENT Pandemics Act - S. 3799 Transparency of Hospital Billing Act - H.R. 8133 Consumer Choice of Care Act - H.R. 8134 Addressing Anticompetitive Contracting Clauses Act - H.R. 8135 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Mental Health Matters Act - H.R. 7780 The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act - H.R. 7666 Mental Health - Request for Information (RFI) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Mental health parity Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Surprise billing regulations Healthy Future Task Force (House Republicans) - comments submitted to Affordability (lower costs) and Modernization (Telehealth expansion) Subcommittees Regulatory Treasury/IRS - proposed Regulations - Affordability Determination for Employer-Sponsored Family Health Coverage (Family Glitch) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) - Request for Information (RFI) - recommendations for increasing competition in health care Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - recommendations for forthcoming Health Plan Nondiscrimination Rules Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) - comments regarding health equity data reporting, hospital price transparency rules, and release of hospital safety data - Medicare Proposed IPPS Rule Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Request for Information on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) White House Executive Order - Continuing to Strengthen Americans Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage and related regulations on the premium tax credit under the ACA Treasury/IRS -Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS/Labor & Treasury (the tri-agencies) interim final regulations (IFR) on CAA requirements for group health plans and health insurers to report on prescription drug and health spending Executive Order - Promoting Competition in the American Economy Labor, Treasury & HHS (the tri-agencies) - public report issued on mental health parity compliance enforcement Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA - interim final regulations (IFR) part 1 and part 2 DOL - State All Payer Claims Database - Guidance, including Report by Advisory Committee under the CAA DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures Further Extending Government Funding - short-term continuing resolution (CR- through February 18, 2022 - HSA Telehealth extension - H.R. 6119 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (CAA 2022) - Telehealth extension FY 2023 Budget Proposal - mental health, pandemic preparedness Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - health care coverage and affordability issues, prescription drugs, paid family and medical leave, mental health parity penalties Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - S. 3139 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1704/H.R. 5981 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 Affordable Insulin Now Act - S. 3700/H.R. 6833 PREVENT Pandemics Act - S. 3799 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Mental Health - Request for Information (RFI) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Mental health parity Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Surprise billing regulations Healthy Future Task Force (House Republicans) - comments submitted to Affordability (lower costs) and Modernization (Telehealth expansion) Subcommittees Regulatory Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury (the tri-agencies) - group health plan coverage of over the counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests without cost-sharing Treasury/IRS - proposed permanent ACA health coverage reporting relief White House Executive Order - Continuing to Strengthen Americans Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage and related regulations on the premium tax credit under the ACA Treasury/IRS -Pre-Deductible Telehealth Care in High Deductible Health Plans HHS/Labor & Treasury (the tri-agencies) interim final regulations (IFR) on CAA requirements for group health plans and health insurers to report on prescription drug and health spending Executive Order - Promoting Competition in the American Economy HHS - Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Costs Labor/HHS/Treasury - proposed regulations regarding air ambulance reporting for group health plans and insurers Labor, Treasury & HHS (the tri-agencies) - public report issued on mental health parity compliance enforcement Mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers, including under the CAA Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA - interim final regulations (IFR) part 1 and part 2 DOL - State All Payer Claims Database - Guidance, including Report by Advisory Committee under the CAA EEOC - vaccine incentive and mandate guidance for employers DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency provisions under the CAA HHS - Enforcement of Hospital Price Transparency Rules Provider nondiscrimination rules under the CAA and the ACA Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)/Department of Justice (DOJ) - Request for Information (RFI) on Merger Enforcement State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - H.R. 5376 - retirement policy and revenue-raising provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - H.R. 3684 -defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act - H.R. 5891 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Electronic communication Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL/EBSA- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, - proposed regulations, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - retirement savings provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Extension of spousal consent to defined contribution plans Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) - updated IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Build Back Better Act (BBBA) - retirement savings provisions Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) - defined benefit pension stabilization option provision Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 ABLE Employment Flexibility ACT (AEFA) - H.R. 4672 Womens Retirement Protection Act (WRPA) - S. 2446/H.R. 4678 Encouraging Americans to Save Act (EASA_ - S. 2452/H.R. 2913 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Retirement Security Flexibility Act - S. 2602 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing ERISA Uniformity Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Extension of spousal consent to defined contribution plans Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans - implementation issues American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - PBGC, IRS - IFR - new assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans DOL/IRS/PBGC - Form 5500 reporting requirements - proposed rules and forms revisions PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS -Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) - updated IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - Notice 2021-48 - guidance on single-employer pension plan relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements - temporary frequently asked questions (FAQs) - timing clarification DOL - redefinition of fiduciary DOL -de-risking of defined benefit pension plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Employer-sponsored health coverage - robust COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, COBRA subsidies, telehealth, primary care and worksite clinics and more comprehensive coverage of chronic disease prevention measures American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill - Federal subsidies for COBRA coverage FY2022 budget proposal Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - S. 596/H.R. 1577 Telehealth Expansion Act - S. 1706 FAMILY Act - H.R. 804/S.248 - Paid Family Leave Administration Infrastructure Proposal/Outline Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Quality, Cost & Transparency - Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895, 116th Congress) Mental health & behavioral health care American Families Plan - national comprehensive paid family and medical leave program Building an Economy for Families Act -universal paid family and medical leave Public health insurance option - Request for Information (RFI) Prescription drug legislation Elijah E. Cummings Lower Dru Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Regulatory Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (CAA) - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored health, paid leave, other benefit plans (flexible spending arrangements), surprise billing, transparency, and mental health parity) - implementation DOL/Treasury/HHS - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) re mental health parity requirements for group health plans and insurers under the CAA HHS - proposed amendments governing privacy standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HHS - Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Treasury/IRS/DOL - implementation guidance on COBRA subsidies under the CAA Treasury/DOL/HHS - implementation of surprise billing provisions under the CAA DOL - submission of data to state all-payer claims databases by self-insured employers; State All Payer Claims Database Advisory Committee under the CAA EEOC - vaccine incentive and mandate guidance for employers DOL/Treasury/HHS - transparency in coverage - final regulations HHS - price transparency provisions in the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system - proposed rule Treasury/IRS - request for guidance on repurposing of welfare benefit fund assets Treasury/IRS/DOL/HHS - Request for information (RFI) - group health plan prescription drug reporting requirements under the CAA White House - National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness EEOC - wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Treasury/IRS - guidance on FSA provisions in the CAA DOL/Treasury/HHS- guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 ERISA uniformity High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Telehealth
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization FY2022 budget proposal Administration - Infrastructure proposal Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 1703 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - S. 1730 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1443/H.R. 2917 Financial Factors in Selecting Retirement Plan Investment Act - S. 1762 Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1770 Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 - S. 1870 Securing a Strong Retirement Act - H.R. 2954 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Mortality Tables - improvements Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory DOL - sub-regulatory guidance - reduction of cybersecurity risks for retirement plan sponsors American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization - implementation issues DOL - Independent Contractor Rule - withdrawal of final rule PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - final regulations - automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters DOL - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - - request for guidance on defined benefit funding implementation DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - investment advice guidance and related prohibited transaction exemptions Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity EEOC - workplace diversity data deadline (EEO-1) Component 1 data) Form 5500 Reporting Mortality Tables - improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans IRS Tax Forms W4-P and W4-R (suggesting changes)
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 - H.R. 133 (Public Law 116-260) - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill - single-employer pension funding stabilization FY22 Budget Reconciliation Bill Administration - Infrastructure proposal Automatic Retirement Plan Act (ARPA) SECURE 2.0 - (A Secure Retirement Act) - comprehensive bipartisan proposal Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 409 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act - H.R. 423 Cybersecurity Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness, emergency savings Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - H.R. 1319, (Public Law 117-2) - single-employer pension funding stabilization - implementation issues DOL - Independent Contractor Rule - proposed withdrawal of final rule PBGC/IRS - Missing Participants - request for clarifying guidance on missing participant benefits DOL - best practices for missing participants IRS - proposed regulations on automatic postponements during Federally declared disasters IRS - Final Rule Exempting Volunteer Executives from Excise Tax White House Memorandum - Regulatory Freeze Pending Review Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment and proxy voting guidance, temporary non-enforcement policy White House Memorandum - Modernizing Regulatory Review DOL (EBSA) - guidance on maximum duration of relief extending certain participant and plan deadlines resulting from COVID-19 Treasury/IRS - safe harbor correction method for automatic contribution arrangements IRS - mandatory 60-day postponement of certain tax-related deadlines Treasury/IRS - - request for guidance on defined benefit funding implementation DOL/Treasury/IRS - Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements, service crediting guidance and other issues DOL (EBSA) - confirmation of effective date of prohibited transaction exemption Treasury/IRS - Remote notarization DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements Cybersecurity Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA Uniformity Form 5500 Reporting Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Encouraging Americans to Save Act - S. 5035 Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2020 - S. 5045 The Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act - S. 5064 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Securing a Strong America - H.R. 8696 Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act - H.R. 8959 Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020 - H.R. 8960 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Presidential Memorandum - protecting the pensions of American workers and calling for a review of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporations (PBGC) financial position. Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Remote notarization Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Services Administration (EBSA) -Final rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - final rule on proxy voting and shareholder rights DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments on registration requirements DOL/Treasury/IRS - comments on need for service crediting guidance for PEPs DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules and related Prohibited Transaction Exemption Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants - Guidance on escheatment of missing participant retirement accounts Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revisions to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit PBGC/IRS - withholding issue for terminating plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Heroes Act - revised pandemic relief and economic stimulus package (House Democratic Leadership) The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Telework practices Regulatory and Others Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES and SECURE Acts guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America Department of Labor (EBSA) proposed rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans DOL - Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustration Requirements DOL/EBSA - proposed rule on proxy voting DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments under SECURE Act DOL - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule DOL - New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rules Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster Presidential Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform - single employer plans Emergency savings Executive compensation ERISA pleading standards ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting IRS - Relief - Amended determination letter requests for statutory hybrid plans Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues PBGC funding delay guidance - revision to VRP guidance State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Womens Retirement Protection Act - S.975/H.R. 2005 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - H.R. 6800 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Retirement Lost and Found Act - a bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings - S. 4192 Automatic 401 (k) Act Cybersecurity Defined benefit pension plan funding rules Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Financial wellness Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) PBGC premiums Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - including proposed and issued CARES Act guidance affecting employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (defined benefit and defined contribution plans) Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth DOL (EBSA) proposed rule amending the DOLs investment duties regulation - regarding ESG investments in retirement plans Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America SEC Best Interest Final Rule - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits DOL/Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) - comments under SERCURE Act Department of Labor - Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans - Final Rule Executive compensation Cybersecurity Defined Benefit Plan Pension funding & stabilization reform DOL - determination of fiduciary status Emergency savings ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules Student loan repayment benefit
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (pension plan relief and defined contribution plan issues) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 6074 (Public Law 116-123) Families First Coronavirus Response Act - H.R. 6201 (Public Law 116-127) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - H.R. 748 (Public Law 116-136) Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - SECURE Act - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428/H.R. 6276 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Retirement Security Preservation Act - S. 2352 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 5676 Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation (INFORM) Act - S. 3417 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Automatic 401 (k) Act Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Budget Proposal Financial wellness Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Cybersecurity Regulatory and Other Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Response - employer-sponsored retirement and other benefit plans (pension plan relief and defined contribution plan issues) Executive Order - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in investing Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America SEC Best Interest Standard Guidance - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Treasury/IRS -Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) - comments under SERCURE Act Department of Labor Proposed Rule: Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans Lump sum payments to participants in pay status PBGC Proposed Rule on Lump Sum Payment Assumptions IRS Proposed New Rules under Section 162 (m) - executive compensation Cyber security DOL - Definition of Fiduciary Emergency savings ERISA Uniformity Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans - Additional Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules related to 403 (b) plans Student loan repayment benefit
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act - H.R. 3 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act - S. 2543 Equality Act - H.R. 5/S. 788 Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 The Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act - H.R. 748/S. 684 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - H.R 1865 & H.R. 1158 - repeal of Cadillac tax and other health care provisions Health care cost and transparency The STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - S. 1531 Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act - H.R. 3502 No Surprises Act - H.R 3630 Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act - H.R. 2328 End Surprise Medical Billing Act - H.R. 861 Lower Health Care Costs Act - S. 1895 Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - S. 1628 New Parents Act - S. 920 Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - S.463/H.R. 1185 Chronic Disease Management Act - S.1948/H.R. 3709 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) - reauthorization Regulatory and Other Executive Order - Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nations Seniors Executive Order - Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (HHS) - Proposed Price Transparency Rule HHS - 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System - Proposed and Final Rule Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States HHS NPRM - Section 1557 - Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities ERISA uniformity Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) - application of employer mandate to individual coverage HRAs - Proposed Rule HHS - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs and proposed rule on removal of safe harbor protections for rebates HHS Proposed Rule - 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program HHS - Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021 - Proposed Rule High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) - including IRS Notice 2019-45 Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans Final FAQs guidance regarding implementation the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) - as amended by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information - Department of Labor Proposed Rule: Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefits Plans Paid leave proposals and issues Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) - reporting requirements
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Equality Act - H.R. 5/S. 788 Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act - S. 1428 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 - H.R. 1516/S. 647 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 - S. 1587/H.R. 2923 Retirement Security Preservation Act - S. 2352 Pension and Budget Integrity Act (PBIA) - H.R. 4035 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Automatic 401 (k) Act Financial wellness Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Form 5500 reporting - state required plan exemptions and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Cybersecurity Regulatory and Other Executive Order - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in investing Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America ERISA Uniformity SEC Best Interest Standard Guidance - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Cyber security DOL - Definition of Fiduciary Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Emergency savings Excise tax on private foundations Form 5500 Reporting Lump sum payments to participants in pay status Missing Participants Mortality Tables - Improvements Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Paid leave proposals and issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules related to 403 (b) plans Student loan repayment benefit
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Equality Act - H.R. 5/S. 788 Retirement Security Act of 2019 - S. 321 Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act - H.R. 397 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 - S. 972 Family Savings Act of 2019 - H.R. 1084 Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Service Organizations Act - H.R. 1993 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 - H.R. 1994 The Retirement Security & Savings Act - S. 1431 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Automatic 401 (k) Act Financial wellness Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principals in investing Regulatory and Other Executive Order - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in investing Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America ERISA Uniformity SEC Best Interest Standard Guidance - clarification of regular rate of pay application to benefits Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Required minimum distribution (RMD) rules related to 403 (b) plans Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Lump sum payments to participants in pay status Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Emergency savings Form 5500 Reporting Cyber security DOL - Definition of Fiduciary
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Prescription Drug Rebates & Costs Bill - S. 657 The Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act - H.R. 748/S. 684 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.J. Res. 125 - two year delay of the Cadillac Tax Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act - Legislative Discussion Draft Health care cost and transparency Drug pricing proposals Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal Federal paid leave legislation Regulatory and Other ERISA uniformity Health care cost and transparency Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) - Proposed regulations to use HRAs to purchase health insurance on the individual markets High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Department of Health & Human Services - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs and proposed rule on removal of safe harbor protections for rebates Proposed rule - 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - STLDI Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQs - proposed guidance regarding implementation the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) - as amended by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Paid leave proposals and issues
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Opioids Crisis Response Act - S. 2680/H.R. 6 Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 - H.J. Res. 125 - two year delay of the Cadillac Tax Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Creating High Quality-Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act - S. 870 Save American Workers Act - H.R. 3798 Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 - S. 2410/H.R. 4978 Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 - S. 1908/H.R. 3919 Workflex in the 21st Century Act - H.R. 4219 ACA Relief Legislation - H.R. 4616 Bipartisan HSA Improvements Act of 2018 - H.R. 5138 HSA Employer Flexibility Act - H.R. 6128 Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act - S. 6199 Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act - H.R. 6311 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act - S. 2554 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act of 2018 - S. 3412 Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Service Act of 2018 - S. 3541 No More Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2018 - S. 3592 Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act - Legislative Discussion Draft The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Cost transparency and out-of-network billing Regulatory and Other Cost transparency Association Health Plans (AHPs) Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) - Proposed regulations to use HRAs to purchase health insurance on the individual markets High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Department of Health & Human Services - Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States - STLDI Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQs - proposed guidance regarding implementation the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) - as amended by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Paid leave proposals and issues
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 - S. 2474/H.R. 6540 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) of 2018 - S. 2526/H.R. 5282 The Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - S. 3218 The Small Business Employees Retirement Enhancement Act - S.3219 The Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act - S. 3220 The Retirement Flexibility Act - S. 3221 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2018 - S. 3436/H.R. 7026 Protecting Taxpayers Act - S. 3278 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 The Protecting Adviser for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 - H.R. 3857 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 4158 Workflex in the 21st Century Act - H.R. 4219 Automatic Retirement Plan Act - H.R. 4523 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4524 Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2017 - H.R. 4604 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act - H.R 4610 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act - H.R. 4637 Everyday Philanthropist Act - H.R. 6616 Tax Reform 2.0: The Family Savings Act - H.R. 6757: The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act - H.R. 6760; The American Innovations Act - H.R. 6756 The Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 - H.R. 6990 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Financial literacy The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Executive Order on Strengthening Retirement Security in America ERISA Preemption Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality tables Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Defined benefit pension plan funding rules PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Independent Workers Emergency savings Pleading standards
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - H.R. 1 Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 - S. 2474 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA) of 2018 - S. 2526 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 The Protecting Adviser for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 - H.R. 3857 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 4158 Automatic Retirement Plan Act - H.R. 4523 Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2017 - H.R. 4604 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act - H.R 4610 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4524 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act - H.R. 4637 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other ERISA Preemption Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality tables Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Independent Workers Emergency savings Pleading standards
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - H.R. 1 Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 - S. 2474 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act - H.R 2656 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 The Protecting Adviser for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 - H.R. 3857 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 4158 Automatic Retirement Plan Act - H.R. 4523 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4524 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act - H.R. 4637 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 (RESA) Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal - provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other ERISA Preemption Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality table updates Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Rule - delay of applicability date Disability Benefits - final rule for certain claims procedures for disability plans Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiple Employer Plans - MEPs Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Independent Workers
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act - H.R 2656 Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act - H.R. 3596 Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 - H.R. 3823 The Protecting Adviser for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 - H.R. 3857 Retirement Plan Modernization Act - H.R. 4158 Automatic Retirement Plan Act - H.R. 4523 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4524 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act - H.R. 4637 Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016 (RESA) The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - H.R. 1 Tax Incentives for 401 (k) contributions Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality table updates Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Rule - delay of applicability date Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System Joint Resolutions disapproving of the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) regulations validating state-based retirement plans - H.J. RES. 66 & H. J. RES. 67 Disability Benefits - proposed regulation to delay or amend claims procedure final regulations for disability plans Financial soundness Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - H.R. 1628 (repeal & replace) Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act (ORRA) - H.R. 1628 (repeal only) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Creating High Quality-Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act - S. 870 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 - H.R. 3823 Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) health care reform proposal Tax reform - tax incentives for employer sponsored health plans Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution - provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Regulatory and Other Federal disaster tax, filing and reporting relief for employers and individuals Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury Disability Benefits - proposed regulation to delay or amend claims procedure final regulations for disability plans Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) - Model Form for Mental Health Parity Disclosure Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act - H.R. 355 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 - S. 270/H.R. 761 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 854 Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017 - S.852/H.R. 1962 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 868/H.R. 2055 Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2017 (SEAL Act) - S. 940 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act - H.R. 2030 Keep Our Pension Promises Act - S. 1076 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - S. 1321 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act - H.R. 2823 Regulatory and Other Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Mortality table updates Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums PBGC Early Warning Program Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Fiduciary Definition Rule Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System Joint Resolutions disapproving of the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) regulations validating state-based retirement plans - H.J. RES. 66 & H. J. RES. 67 New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit Missing Participants Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement tax incentives and other proposals Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits Legislative Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 The Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) - Senate discussion draft Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Protecting Access to Care Act - H.R. 1215 - Medical Liability reform Broader Options for Americans Act - H.R. 2579 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plans, tax incentives Regulatory and Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - HHS Request for Information (RFI): regulatory burdens - Treasury New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - delay of applicability date State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans FAQ Part 38, guidance related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPEA) Electronic communication and disclosure of benefits information Fiscal Year FY 2018 federal budget outline: provisions impacting employer-sponsored benefits
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cadillac tax on health benefits Affordable Care Act (ACA) - repeal and replace measures American Health Care Act of 2017 - H.R. 1628 Tax reform - employer sponsored health plan tax incentives Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 - S. 58/H.R. 173 Health Savings Act of 2017 - S. 403/H.R. 1175 Other Presidential Executive Order: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Cost Presidential Executive Order: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition - Proposed Rule delay State health care requirements affecting self-insured plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement policy initiatives Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement tax incentives House Republicans Tax Reform Task Force Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality table updates De-risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2016 (RSPA) PBGC premiums Hybrid plan rules, including Pension Equity Plans Pension Portability Act - S. 2147/H.R. 4029 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 - H.R. 4955/S. 3240 Defined Contribution Plan Issues Retirement plan coverage Lifetime income Plan fees Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 Retail Investors Protection Act - H.R. 1090 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317/H.R. 2317 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2016 - S. 3078/H.R. 5805 Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 - H.R. 3922 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE) Act of 2015 - H.R. 4067 Universal Savings Account Act - H.R. 4094 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2015 - S. 2110/H.R. 4235 Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656/S. 3417 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act - H.R. 4293 Strengthening Access to Valuable Education & Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act - H.R. 4294 Financial Choice Act of 2016 - H.R. 5983 Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient, Universal Pension (SAVE UP) Act - H.R. 5731 Retirement Security for American Workers Act - H.R. 6396 EEOC Reform Act - S. 2693 Retirement Improvements and Savings Enhancements (RISE) Act of 2016 - Early Draft of retirement reform legislation Retirement Enhancement and Savings (RESA) Act - modified version Other Final Fiduciary Definition/Conflict of Interest Rule Proposed & New Revisions to EEO-1 Form - annual Employer Information Report New Claims Procedures - Disability Benefits (DOL, EBSA) Proposed Form 5500 Changes Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple employer plans (MEPs) State retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues Student loan repayment benefit - Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act - S. 2467/H.R. 3861 Missing Participants International pension issues, including cross-border pension funds
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), 40 percent Cadillac tax on health benefits Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (spending & extenders) - two year Cadillac tax delay FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - health care issues, ACA Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 -H.R. 1270 Health Care Security Act of 2016 - H.R. 5445 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 5447 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - S. 2045/H.R. 2050 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 - S. 2075 Commonsense Reporting & Verification Act - H.R. 2712/S. 1996 Health Savings Act of 2016 - S.2499/H.R. 4469 Health Savings Protection Act - H.R. 4832 Preserving Consumer Health Accounts of 2016 - S. 2698 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 - H.R. 2646 Mental Health Reform (MHR) Act - S. 2680 Small Business Health Care Relief Act - S. 3060 Access to Better Care Act of 2016 - H.R. 5652 Wellness - Senate Joint Resolution 37 - would formally disapprove and nullify the GINA rule & Senate Joint Resolution 38 - would formally disapprove of and nullify the ADA rule Tax reform - employer sponsored health insurance House GOP Health Care Reform Task Force Other Proposed Expatriate Health Plan Regulations (Excepted Benefit Rules) Proposed Form 5500 Changes Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) & Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - Final regulations Medicare Advantage Program Final Fiduciary Definition/Conflict of Interest Rule State Benefits Issues
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement policy initiatives Tax reform - employer sponsored retirement plans House Republicans Tax Reform Task Force Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality table updates De-risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PGBC premiums Hybrid plan rules Pension Portability Act - S. 2147/H.R. 4029 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 - H.R. 4955 Defined Contribution plan issues Lifetime income Plan fees Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 Retail Investors Protection Act - H.R. 1090 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317/H.R. 2317 Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2016 - S. 3078 Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 - H.R. 3922 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE) Act of 2015 - H.R. 4067 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2015 - S. 2110/H.R. 4235 The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act - H.R. 4293 Strengthening Access to Valuable Education & Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act - H.R. 4294 Re-proposed Definition of Fiduciary Rule - Final Conflict of Interest Rule Executive & nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple employer plans (MEPs) Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program Paid leave proposals and issues - Healthy Families Act, S.497/H.R. 932, Working Families Flexibility Act, S. 233 Student loan repayment benefit - Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act - S. 2467/H.R. 3861 Missing Participants
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Health Care Reform - ongoing legislative and regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), 40 percent Cadillac tax on health benefits Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (spending & extenders) - two year Cadillac tax delay FY 2017 Federal Budget Proposal - health care issues, ACA Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 2911 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - S. 2045/H.R. 2050 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 - S. 2075 Commonsense Reporting & Verification Act - H.R. 2712/S. 1996 Health Savings Act of 2016 - S.2499/H.R. 4469 Health Savings Protection Act - H.R. 4832 Mental Health Reform (MHR) Act - S. 2680 Tax reform - employer sponsored health insurance Employer wellness programs - nondiscrimination rules: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) & Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) - proposed regulations Medicare Advantage Program Re-proposed Definition of Fiduciary Rule - Conflict of Interest Rule
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Defined benefit provisions) - H.R. 1314/Public Law No: 114-74 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (spending and tax extenders) Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality Table Updates De-Risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC Issues Final hybrid plan rules Pension Protection Act: funding regulations Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 - H.R. 3236 - Extension of Section 420 Transfers The Pension Accountability Act - S. 2147/H.R. 4029 Defined contribution plan issues Lifetime income Plan Fees Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 Retail Investors Protection Act - H.R. 1090 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317/H.R. 2317 Retirement Choice Protection Act of 2015 - H.R. 3922 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act (SAVE) Act of 2015 - H.R. 4067 Womens Pension Protection Act of 2015 - S. 2110/H.R. 4235 Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (The ARAP) Act - H.R. 4293 Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act - H.R. 4294 The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - employer sponsored benefits Senate Finance Committee - Working Group on savings and investment - tax incentives for retirement in employer sponsored plans and improvements Other Issues Re-proposal Definition of Fiduciary Rule - conflict of interest rule Executive & Nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple Employer plans Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Health Care Reform - ongoing implementation and improvements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - 40 percent tax on health benefits Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - health plan proposals Ways & Means Committee reconciliation measure - provisions in ACA 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy, wellness programs Tax Reform - employer-sponsored health insurance The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act - H.R. 2 - sustainable growth rate (SGR) Hire More Heroes Act - H.R. 22 - Veterans exemption, determination of employer mandate applicability Save American Workers Act of 2015 - H.R. 30 Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 - S. 30 Ax the Tax on the Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act - H.R. 879 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs - H.R. 1189/S. 620 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - S. 1697/H.R. 2911 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 - H.R. 2050 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 - S. 2075 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act - H.R. 2712/S. 1996 Other Issues Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Administrative Simplification, Certification of Compliance for Health Plans, Health Plan Identifier Requirements Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Medicare Advantage Program Health information technology - interoperability
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America - House Republican Budget Proposal - retirement related provisions Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality Table Updates De-Risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC Issues Final Hybrid plan rules Pension Protection Act: funding regulations Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 - H.R. 3236 - Extension of Section 420 Transfers Defined contribution plan issues Lifetime income Plan Fees Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317 The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - employer sponsored benefits - Senate Finance Committee - Working Group on savings and investment - tax incentives for retirement in employer sponsored plans and improvements Other Issues Re-proposal Definition of Fiduciary Rule - conflict of interest rule Executive & Nonqualified deferred compensation Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple Employer plans ESOP dividend deduction Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America - House Republican Budget Proposal - retirement related provisions Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality Table Updates De-Risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums Hybrid retirement plans -Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations & legislation Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Defined contribution plan issues Lifetime income illustration Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Section 408 (b) (2) participant disclosure requirements Section 408 (b) (2) Guide Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317 The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - employer sponsored benefits - Senate Finance Committee - Working Group on savings and investment - tax incentives for retirement in employer sponsored plans and improvements Other Issues Re-proposal Definition of Fiduciary Rule - conflict of interest Executive & Deferred compensation - pay for performance, par ratio, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) - exemption for foreign retirement plans Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple Employer plans ESOP dividend deduction Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Death Master File (DMF) Taxation of distributions, minimum distribution requirements Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America - House Republican Budget Proposal - retirement related provisions Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality Table Updates De-Risking pensions methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums Hybrid retirement plans -Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations & legislation Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Defined contribution plan issues Lifetime income illustration Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Section 408 (b) (2) participant disclosure requirements Section 408 (b) (2) Guide Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1317 The Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act - H.R. 2656 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - employer sponsored benefits - Senate Finance Committee - Working Group on savings and investment - tax incentives for retirement in employer sponsored plans and improvements Other Issues Re-proposal Definition of Fiduciary Rule - conflict of interest Executive & Deferred compensation - pay for performance, par ratio, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) - exemption for foreign retirement plans Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues Multiple Employer plans ESOP dividend deduction Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Death Master File (DMF) Taxation of distributions, minimum distribution requirements Plan administration - certification of hardship withdrawals and determination letter program
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Administration FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal - retirement plan proposals 2016 Budget Resolutions - House & Senate - benefits policy A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America - House Republican Budget Proposal - retirement related provisions White House Fact Sheet - Retirement reform proposals Tax reform - limitations on itemized deductions and exclusions affecting retirement savings Defined Benefit Plan Issues Mortality Table Updates De-Risking methods Non-discrimination issues affecting defined benefit plans PBGC premiums Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Defined contribution plan issues Lifetime income illustration Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Section 408 (b) (2) participant disclosure requirements Section 408 (b) (2) Guide Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act - S. 324 Automatic IRA Act of 2015 - H.R. 506/S. 245 Retirement Security Act of 2015 - H.R. 557/S. 266 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - employer sponsored benefits - Senate Finance Committee - Working Group on savings and investment - tax incentives for retirement in employer sponsored plans and improvements Other Issues Re-proposal Definition of Fiduciary Rule - conflict of interest Hybrid retirement plans -Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations & legislation Executive compensation - pay for performance, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) - exemption for foreign retirement plans Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues ESOP dividend deduction Retirement plan access proposals - state retirement plan initiatives Death Master File (DMF)
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Administration Proposed FY 2015 Budget MyRA proposal Cap on retirement savings Tax Incentives - limitation on itemized deductions and exclusions affecting retirement savings Defined Benefit Plan Issues Pension funding stabilization Mortality Tables De-Risking methods Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act (PATH) of 2014 - pension funding stabilization (Senate Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 - H.R. 83/Public Law No: 113-235, pension provisions Highway and Transportation Funding Act - H.R. 5021 (House) PBGC premiums A bill to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations under ERISA Section 4062 (e) - S. 2511 Retirement Security Preservation Act, non-discrimination provisions - S. 2855/H.R. 5381 Late retirement actuarial equivalence Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Tax Increase Prevention Act, employee benefit plan provisions - H.R. 5771/ Public Law No: 113-295 (tax extenders; Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013 - S. 313/H.R. 647) Defined contribution plan issues Automatic enrollment, automatic escalation Plan fees; Brokerage windows Investment advice to retirement plan participants, DOL definition of fiduciary Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Electronic disclosure of retirement plan information, fees and distribution notices to participants Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 - S. 1270 Retirement Plan Simplification And Enhancement Act of 2013 - H.R. 2117 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Security Act of 2014 - S. 1970/H.R. 4376 The Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act - S. 1979 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act - S. 2162 - 162 m, (executive compensation) Tax Reform - employer-sponsored retirement plans Tax Reform Act of 2014 - H.R. 1 Comprehensive Tax Reform for 2015 and Beyond - Republican Staff, Committee on Finance, United States Senate Other Issues Hybrid retirement plans -Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations & legislation Executive compensation - pay for performance, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A, sec. 953(b) of Dodd-Frank (pay ratio provision) Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) - exemption for foreign retirement plans Puerto Rico retirement plan regulation Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues ESOP dividend deduction Disability plan automatic enrollment Inherited retirement plans including IRAs and tax treatment Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case - regulatory implementation issues related to retirement plan administration Retirement plan access proposals
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Administration Proposed FY 2015 Budget MyRA proposal Lifetime cap on retirement savings Tax Incentives - limitation on itemized deductions and exclusions affecting retirement savingsDefined Benefit Plan Issues Pension funding stabilization Mortality Tables De-Risking methods Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act (PATH) of 2014 pension funding stabilization (Senate) Highway and Transportation Funding Act H.R. 5021 (House) PBGC premiums ERISA 4062(e) A bill to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations under ERISA Section 4062 (e) S. 2511 Retirement Security Preservation Act S. 2855 To amend the nondiscrimination provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect older, longer service participants H.R. 5381 Late retirement actuarial equivalence Pension Protection Act definition of liquidity shortfall Tax Extenders Defined contribution plan issues Plan fees; Brokerage windows Investment advice to retirement plan participants, DOL definition of fiduciary Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Electronic disclosure of retirement plan information, fees and distribution notices to participants Tax Reform Act of 2014 comprehensive tax reform discussion draft proposed changes to employee benefits tax policy Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1270 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Security Act of 2014 S. 1970/H.R. 4376 The Universal, Secure, and Adaptable (USA) Retirement Funds Act S. 1979 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act S. 2162 162 m, (executive compensation) Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013 S. 313/H.R. 647 Tax Extenders Other Issues Hybrid retirement plans Treasury Department finalization of proposed regulations & legislation Executive compensation pay for performance, timing of taxation, substantial risk of forfeiture, Internal Revenue Code Sec. 409A, sec. 953(b) of Dodd-Frank (pay ratio provision) Derivatives issues (Dodd-Frank impact on retirement plan investments) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans Puerto Rico retirement plan regulation Regulation of Money Market Funds Multiemployer pension plan issues ESOP dividend deduction Disability plan automatic enrollment Inherited retirement plans including IRAs and tax treatment Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to retirement plan administration
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal health plan proposals The Save American Workers Act H.R. 2575 (40 hour week)Forty Hours is Full Time Act S. 1188 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 S. 2176 Bankruptcy Fairness and Employee Benefits Protection Act S. 2418 To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes H.R. 3489 The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act H.R. 4414 The Protecting Access to Medicare Act H.R. 4302 (doc fix) Tax Reform Act of 2014 comprehensive tax reform discussion draft proposed changes to employee benefits tax policy Tax reform/deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored health plans Tax Extenders Other Issues Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administration Simplification: Certification of Compliance for Health Plans Medicare Advantage Rates Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Service Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs, FSA Plans carryover issues Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Technical Information Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal health plan proposals The Save American Workers Act H.R. 2575 (40 hour week)Forty Hours is Full Time Act S. 1188 To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes H.R. 3489 Tax Reform Act of 2014 comprehensive tax reform discussion draft proposed changes to employee benefits tax policy Tax reform/deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored health plans Other Issues Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standard transactions Medicare Advantage Rates Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Service Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs, FSA Plans carryover issues Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Technical Information Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Health Care Reform ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) American Job Protection Act H.R. 903 Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2013 H.R. 1188Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1188 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 1634 Tax Extenders Act of 2013 S. 1859 Save American Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 2575 Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2667 Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2668 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 H.R. 2499/S. 728 To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes H.R. 3489 Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits House Concurrent Resolution No. 25/ Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8/Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Foundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 Other Issues Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plans Modification of Use or Loose Rule Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) final implementation regulations HIPAA Privacy Regulations/HITECH Act, GINA Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)/U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits Long-Term care policy
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits House Concurrent Resolution No. 25/Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced BudgetSenate Concurrent Resolution No. 8/Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution; Foundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions American Family Economic Protection Act Senate Sequester offset package Tax reform/Deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored pension and retirement savings plans Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform/Expenditures, Clean Slate proposals Tax Extenders Act of 2013 S. 1859 Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1135 Retail Investors Protection Act H.R. 2374 Pension Funding/Stabilization defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues - de-risking defined benefit (DB) plans, Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans/Frozen plan issues Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012 Retirement Savings Plan Issues Retirement Coverage & Adequacy Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) S. 606 Savings for American Families Future Act of 2013 H.R. 837 Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act S. 1302 Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1270 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2117 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It USA Retirement Funds Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act H.R. 647/S. 313 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues, proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, Lost, Missing Participants Investment Advice defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, investment options in 401(k) and similar participant-directed individual account plans, electronic communication, disclosure, plan administration and related issues, lifetime income illustrations Other Issues Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues/Swaps Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Distribution of retirement plan assets and notice requirements clarification of in-plan Roth conversions Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB/SEC Accounting Discount rules Retirement plan/Pension benefit statements Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)/U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits Mutual fund plan issues Long-Term care policy
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
FY 2014 Budget Proposal employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget House Budget Committee proposed FY2014 budget resolutionFoundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Senate Budget Committee FY 2014 budget blueprint American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions American Family Economic Protection Act Senate Sequester offset package Tax reform/Deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored pension and retirement savings plans Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform/Expenditures, Clean Slate proposals Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1135 Pension Funding/Stabilization defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues - de-risking defined benefit (DB) plans, Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans/Frozen plan issues Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012 Retirement Savings Plan Issues Retirement Coverage & Adequacy Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) S. 606 Savings for American Families Future Act of 2013 H.R. 837 Student Loan Affordability Act S. 953 Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act S. 1302 Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1270 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2117 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It USA Retirement Funds Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Draft bi-partisan concurrent resolution tax incentives for retirement savings discussions Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues, proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, Lost, Missing Participants Investment Advice defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, investment options in 401(k) and similar participant-directed individual account plans, electronic communication and related issues, Lifetime income illustrations Other Issues Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations De-risking defined benefit pension plans Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Distribution of retirement plan assets and notice requirements Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans Commodity Pool Operator issues Retirement plan/Pension benefit statements Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)/U.S. Supreme Court case regulatory implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits Mutual fund plan issues
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
FY 2014 Budget Proposal employer-sponsored retirement and health care benefits Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget House Budget Committee proposed FY2014 budget resolutionFoundation for Growth: Restoring the Promise of American Opportunity Senate Budget Committee FY 2014 budget blueprint American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions American Family Economic Protection Act Senate Sequester offset package Tax reform/Deficit reduction tax incentives for employer-sponsored pension and retirement savings plans Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform/Expenditures, Clean Slate proposals Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1135 Pension Funding/Stabilization defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues - de-risking defined benefit (DB) plans, Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans/Frozen plan issues Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012 Retirement Savings Plan Issues Retirement Coverage & Adequacy Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) S. 606 Savings for American Families Future Act of 2013 H.R. 837 Student Loan Affordability Act S. 953 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1145/H.R. 2171 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2117 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It USA Retirement Funds Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Draft bi-partisan concurrent resolution tax incentives for retirement savings discussions Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues, proposed ERISA Section 4062 (e) regulations, rules for companies in bankruptcy, Lost & Missing Participants Investment Advice defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, investment options in 401(k) and similar participant-directed individual account plans, electronic communication and related issues Other Issues Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations De-risking defined benefit pension plans Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Domestic plan asset investment issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Distribution of retirement plan assets and notice requirements Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans Commodity Pool Operator issues Pension benefit statements Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)/U.S. Supreme Court case implementation issues related to employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 8 fiscal cliff, employee benefits provisions Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677/S. 267 Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - H.R. 1062 To Facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption - H.R. 1573 Swaps Bailout Prevention Act - H.R. 1838 To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders - H.R. 1840 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act - H.R. 2308 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act - H.R. 2586 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 - H.R. 2682 To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - H.R. 2779 Pension Funding/Stabilization - defined benefit pension funding stabilization and related plan issues Pension Technical Modifications Act - H.R. 2656 Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 - H.R. 3045 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act (SEAL 401 (k)) Act- H.R. 3287/S. 1020, S. 1121 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act - S. 1813, S. 2343 - House/Senate passed version - H.R. 4348 (funding stabilization/Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012) Retirement Savings Plan Issues Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2011 (SAVE Act) - H.R. 1534 Small Business Pension Protection Act of 2011 - H.R. 3561 Retirement Savings Security Act of 2011 - H.R. 3656 Automatic IRA Act of 2011 - S. 1557 Automatic IRA Act of 2012 - H.R. 4049 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act - H.R. 4050 Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (H.CON. RES. 101/S.CON.RES. 62) - tax incentives for retirement savings Worker Classification Issues Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - H.R. 3178/ Payroll Fraud Prevention Act - S. 770 Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 - H.R. 4123/S. 2145 (worker classification) Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion (TAX GAP) Act - S. 1289 Rebuild America Act - S. 2252 Pension modernization - The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It - USA Retirement Funds - Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - premiums, calculation of deficit and related governance issues Investment Advice - defined contribution plans, plan fees, definition of a fiduciary, electronic communication and related issues Distribution of retirement plan assets Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - retirement plans De-risking - defined benefit (DB) plans Other Issues Tax reform employee benefits issues ERISA Advisory Council 2012 Discussion Topics disability insurance & retirement stability, plan beneficiary designations Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA), finalization of proposed regulations Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) performance-based compensation Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accounting rules for pensions and other post-employment benefits Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act (FATCA) exemption for foreign retirement plans International benefits issues/Puerto Rican plan trust issues Domestic plan asset investment issues Regulation of money market funds Multiemployer plan issues Definition of governmental plans Distribution of retirement plan assets Nondiscrimination rules applicable to defined benefit (DB) plans Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) retirement plans De-risking defined benefit (DB) plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 605 Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051 Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 H.R. 1946 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 2529/5842 Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 5858 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Senate State Leadership in Health Act S. 73 State Health Care Choice Act S. 244 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 S. 1171 Restoring Access to Medication Act S. 1368 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Regulatory Proposed Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act regulations for HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas HHS, Treasury Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), employer responsibility provisions (shared responsibility, pay to play), quality improvement efforts, Essential Health Benefits (EHB), W2 informational reporting, Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements & uniform glossary requirements, automatic enrollment, waiting periods, medical loss ratios (MLRs), contraceptive coverage, state waivers, state health exchanges, reinsurance assessment, public reporting and accountability related to hospital patient safety measures, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), request for transition relief for health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs) in non-calendar years, Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, minimum value of an employer sponsored health plan, health insurance premium tax credit/effect of wellness incentive programs, definition of Full-Time Employee, 90-Day waiting period Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 2, Health IT Meaningful Use project Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plan Year Limit transition guidance Mental Health Parity Rules
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 605 Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051 Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 H.R. 1946 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 2529/5842 Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 5858 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Fiscal Year 2012 & 2012 Budget Proposals budgetary impacts of health entitlement programs Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions Senate State Leadership in Health Act S. 73 State Health Care Choice Act S. 244 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 S. 1171 Restoring Access to Medication Act S. 1368 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposals budgetary impacts of health, health care reform and retirement entitlement programs Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions Regulatory Proposed Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act regulations for HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas HHS, Treasury Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), employer responsibility provisions (shared responsibility, pay to play), W2 informational reporting, Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements & uniform glossary requirements, automatic enrollment, waiting periods, medical loss ratios (MLRs), contraceptive coverage, state waivers, state health exchanges, reinsurance assessment, public reporting and accountability related to hospital patient safety measures, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), request for transition relief for health flexible spending arrangements (health FSAs) in non-calendar years, Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, minimum value of an employer sponsored health plan Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 2, Health IT Meaningful Use project Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs FSA Plan Year Limit transition guidance
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 - H.R. 5 Patients' Freedom to Choose Act - H.R. 605 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011 - H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 - H.R. 1051 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Fiscal Year 2012 & 2012 Budget Proposals budgetary impacts of health entitlement programs Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 - S. 72 State Leadership in Health Act S. 73 State Health Care Choice Act S. 244 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 S. 1171 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Fiscal Year 2012 & 2013 Budget Proposals budgetary impacts of health, health care reform and retirement entitlement programs Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions Regulatory Proposed Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act regulations for HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas HHS, Treasury Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions (shared responsibility, pay to play), W2 informational reporting, the CLASS Act/Program, Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements & uniform glossary requirements, automatic enrollment, shared responsibility, waiting periods, medical loss ratios (MLRs), contraceptive coverage, state waivers, state health exchanges Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans HDHPs, HSAs, HRAs
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - H.R. 4 Public Law No: 112-009 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 5 Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 605 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 PPACA De-Funding legislation H.R. 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216 & 1217 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010 The MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2077 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1473, repeal of certain PPACA provisions Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health entitlement programs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions The American Jobs Act Senate Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 - S. 72 State Leadership in Health Act S. 73 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 223 (Section 1099 repeal information reporting requirements under Section 9006 of PPACA State Health Care Choice Act S. 244 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act S.1088 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 S. 1171 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions The American Jobs Act The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Extension Act employer sponsored health benefits White House - Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions health care policy provisions Proposed Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act regulations for HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 2011-2012 Agency Guidance Priority List Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions (shared responsibility/pay to play), essential benefits package, CLASS Act, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), Mini-Med waiver program, internal claims and appeals processes, annual limit waivers, Constitutional issues, value-based insurance design, preventative services, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP), Medicare Secondary Payer Program (MSP), health care quality measurement, reporting and health information technology, Meaningful Use Incentive Program and definition, application of nondiscrimination rules for insured group health plans, W2 treatment and reporting, state waivers, definition of full-time employee, Comparative Effectiveness program, health exchanges, risk and reinsurance standards, new rules on subsidy eligibility and health insurance exchanges, availability of Medicare data for performance measurement, proposed regulations on required summary of benefits and coverage and the uniform glossary, health insurance premium tax credit, womens preventative health care Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure, communication by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - H.R. 4 Public Law No: 112-009 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 5 Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 605 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 PPACA De-Funding legislation H.R. 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216 & 1217 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010 The MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2077 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1473, repeal of certain PPACA provisions Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health entitlement programs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions The American Jobs Act Senate Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 - S. 72 State Leadership in Health Act S. 73 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 223 (Section 1099 repeal information reporting requirements under Section 9006 of PPACA State Health Care Choice Act S. 244 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act S.1088 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 S. 1171 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions The American Jobs Act Regulatory White House - Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction impact on employee benefits provisions health care policy provisions Proposed Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act regulations for HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 2011-2012 Agency Guidance Priority List Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions (shared responsibility/pay to play) , CLASS Act, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), Mini-Med waiver program, internal claims and appeals processes, annual limit waivers, Constitutional issues, value-based insurance design, preventative services, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP), Medicare Secondary Payer Program (MSP), health care quality measurement, reporting and health information technology, Meaningful Use Incentive Program and definition, application of nondiscrimination rules for insured group health plans, guidance on W2 treatment, state waivers, definition of full-time employee, Comparative Effectiveness program, proposed regulations for health exchanges, risk and reinsurance standards, proposed new rules on subsidy eligibility and health insurance exchanges, availability of Medicare data for performance measurement, proposed regulations on required summary of benefits, health insurance premium tax credit, womens preventative health care Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure by employee benefit plans Consumer directed health care plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - H.R. 4 Public Law No: 112-009 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 5 Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 605 Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1004 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1051 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 PPACA De-Funding legislation H.R. 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216 & 1217 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2010 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1473, repeal of certain PPACA provisions Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health entitlement programs Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 Senate Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 - S. 72 State Leadership in Health Act S. 73 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 223 (Section 1099 repeal information reporting requirements under Section 9006 of PPACA State Health Care Choice Act S. 244 Empowering States to Innovate Act S. 248 Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 312 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act S.1088 Family and Retirement Health Investment Act S. 1098 Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 S. 1171 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 S. 1171 Regulatory Request for Information (RFI) streamlining regulations to reduce regulatory burdens - Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 2011-2012 Agency Guidance Priority List Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions (shared responsibility/pay to play) , CLASS Act, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), Mini-Med waiver program, internal claims and appeals standards, annual limit waivers, Constitutional issues, value-based insurance design, preventative services, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP), Medicare Secondary Payer Program (MSP), health care quality measurement, reporting and health information technology, Meaningful Use Incentive Program and definition, application of nondiscrimination rules for inured group health plans, guidance on W2 treatment, state waivers, definition of full-time employee, Comparative Effectiveness program Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Electronic disclosure Consumer directed health care plans
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
House Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 705 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 677 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1062 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (To repeal the CLASS Program) H.R. 1173 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs; PBGC insurance, premium issues Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Pension Funding - additional funding relief and technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, definition of fiduciary, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans, phased retirement, long-term disability policies (LTDs) Senate Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 267 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 720 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal budgetary impacts of health and retirement entitlement programs, PBGC insurance, premium issues Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Pension funding additional funding relief and technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC calculation of deficit, proposed premium increase for plan sponsors, premium submission issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans: design and operation, automatic IRAs, investment advice, definition of fiduciary, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans, phased retirement, long-term disability policies (LTDs) Regulatory Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Order 13563 Financial Services Reform implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 proposed regulations related to swap trades; process for review of swaps for mandatory clearing; provisions common to registered entities, legal entity identification for financial contracts; swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements; real-time; reporting of swap transaction data; reporting, recordkeeping, and daily trading records requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants; unique counterparty identifiers; definition of swap dealer, security-based swap dealer, major swap participant, major security-based swap participant, eligible contract participant; swap data repository (SDR); business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants with counterparties; transparency and accountability of derivatives market; regulation of over-the-counter swaps transactions; Pension funding relief - adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Hybrid retirement plan designs implementation of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) Investment advice proposed definition of Fiduciary, adequacy of defined contribution vehicles, investment selection and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), proposed regulations regarding target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) Disclosure for defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans and service providers -ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), Fiduciary requirements 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, in-plan Roth conversions issues Health care provider compensation Internal Revenue Code Section 162 (m) (6) Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premium issues, proposed regulations ERISA Section 4062 (e) Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Domestic plan asset investment issues Puerto Rican plan trust issues Multiemployer plan issues Public pension system issues Plan audit issues
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 The Savings for American Families Future Act of 2009 H.R. 1961 The 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 0f 2009 H.R. 1984 Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 1988 Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act H.R. 2748 Retirement Savings Transparency Act of 2009 - H.R. 2792 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act H.R. 2779 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2989 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3126 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 H.R. 3933 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 H.R. 3936 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3962/Public Law No: 111-192 Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4126 Sensible Transparency for Retirement Plans Act H.R. 4146 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2009 H.R. 4169 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213/Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (tax extenders) Public Law No: 111-205 Small Businesses Add Value for Employees Act of 2009 (SAVE Act) H.R. 4742 Middle Class Tax Cut Act (Senate Amendment 4727) package of tax extensions and other provisions to the defined benefit pension funding relief provisions, and a provision extending parity for employee transit subsidies Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act H.R. 4853 Amendment to a Federal Aviation Administration funding extension bill H.R. 4915 Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act H.R. 4994 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA) H.R. 5107 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5297 tax extenders, defined benefit pension plan funding relief - technical corrections from H.R. 3962 Automatic IRA Act of 2010 H.R. 6099 Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 H.R. 6128 (worker classification) Public Employee Pension Transparency Act - H.R. 6484 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums (162 (m)(6)) Financial Services Reform regulation of swaps transactions, major swap participants (MSPs), swaps, business conduct standards, fiduciary duty and liability issues; effects on pension, retirement, and health plans that use swaps; 401 (k) stable value funds and contracts, retirement plan administration, compensation disclosure issues Pension Funding - additional funding relief and technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods and premium submission issues, plan termination issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, conversions to Roth 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, alternative pension investments, accounting transparency for pensions, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Senate Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 - S. 401 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act S. 1074 Retirement Security for Life Act of 2009 S. 1297 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Governance Improvement Act of 2009 S. 1544 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 S. 1934 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 2832 Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 S. 3157 Restoring American Financial Stability Act/Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act S. 3217 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA) S. 3254 Automatic IRA Act of 2010 S. 3760 Paycheck Fairness Act S. 3772 Fair Playing Field Act of 2010 S. 3786 (worker classification) Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 S. 3793 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3962, Public Law No: 111-192 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act /American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (tax extenders) H.R. 4213, & Substitute amendments Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Public Law No: 111-203 Middle Class Tax Cut Act (Senate Amendment 4727) package of tax extensions and other provisions to the defined benefit pension funding relief provisions, and a provision extending parity for employee transit subsidies Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act H.R. 4853 Amendment to a Federal Aviation Administration funding extension bill H.R. 4915 Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act H.R. 4994 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5297 (revised substitute) Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums (162 (m)(6)) Financial Services Reform regulation of swaps transactions, major swap participants (MSPs), swaps, business conduct standards, fiduciary duty and liability issues; effects on pension, retirement, and health plans that use swaps; 401 (k) stable value funds and contracts, retirement plan administration, compensation disclosure issues Pension funding additional funding relief and technical corrections for defined benefit pension plans, single and multiemployer plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions, PBGC premium funding target methods and premium submission issues, plan termination and governance issues Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plan issues, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, conversions to Roth 401(k) plans, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, lifetime income issues, nondiscrimination rules for retirement plans, plan loans, tax expenditures for retirement plans, long-term disability policies (LTDs) National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform implications for benefits Pension funding relief - adequacy of defined benefit vehicles, hybrids, proposed hybrid retirement plan regulations, retirement plan designs, and tax treatment of expatriates Investment advice - adequacy of defined contribution vehicles, investment selection (target date funds) and annuity issues, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), proposed regulations regarding target date funds (TDFs) and qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) Disclosure for defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans and service providers -ERISA Section 408 (b) (2), Fiduciary requirements 401 (k) participant fee disclosure regulations, proposed definition of fiduciary for investment advice arrangements, in-plan Roth conversions issues Defined Benefit (DB) plan year filing issues Form 5500 (EFAST) Cash balance and pension equity plans, market rate of return for hybrid plans Nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC), new compensation deduction limits on entities receiving health insurance premiums 162 (m) (6) Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premium funding target methods (variable rate premiums), premium submission and plan termination issues, proposed regulations - (ERISA Section 4062(e)) Foreign bank account reporting, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Financial services regulatory reform, executive compensation disclosure issues, involvement with employee benefit plans, Swaps, definition of major swap participant and major security-based swap participant, business conduct standards, family offices, Domestic plan asset investment issues Puerto Rican plan trust issues Multiemployer plan issues
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 -H.R. 3962/Public Law No: 111-192 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 Public Law No: 111-205 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Senate Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 American Jobs Protection Act S. 3501 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts. COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, CLASS Act provisions, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), retiree only plans, grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), limited benefit plans, quality improvement initiatives, meaningful use rules, preventive care, preexisting conditions, annual & lifetime limits, patient protections, claims and appeals procedures, external review, health information technology & electronic health records, health literacy and insurance exchanges Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 comments on Interim Final Regulations. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321A Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law No: 111-152 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3962 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, & substitute amendment Jobs for Main Street Act House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847 Senate Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 The COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act S. 2730 Health Care Reform regulatory implementation and compliance issues from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Public Law No: 111-148 & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) Public Law 111-152 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691 Public Law No: 111-144 COBRA Subsidy Program extension Continuing Extension Act H.R. 4851: short-term COBRA extension The Democratic Substitute/Revised Version to the Continuing Extension Act H.R. 4851 Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts. COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010. Guidance for and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) & the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) employer responsibility provisions, tax treatment of certain plans, transition period and good faith compliance standard, CLASS Act provisions, Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), grandfathered plans, grandfathering rules as applied to collectively bargained health plans, coverage of adult children, medical loss ratios (MLRs), quality improvement initiatives, retiree-only plans, preexisting conditions, annual & lifetime limits, patient protections. Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 comments on Interim Final Regulations. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Health Care Reform issues affecting employer sponsored plans, employer responsibilities, accounting for part-time workers, ERISA preemption, quality, wellness provisions, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option, taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy, The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Program (CLASS Act), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs), effectives dates and transition period Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) H.R. 3590, Public Law No: 111-148 Prevent application of ERISA preemption to state law causes of action - H.R. 3925 Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3930 Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3962 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act H.R. 4038 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213, & substitute amendment Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3326. Public Law No: 111-118 COBRA Subsidy Program Jobs for Main Street Act House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847 Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691 Public Law No: 111-144, COBRA Subsidy Program extension Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4872: package of modifications to H.R. 3590 Fiscal Year 2011 Budget health plan proposals Presidents Proposal on Health Care Reform summary (2/22) Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 Health Care Reform issues affecting employer sponsored plans, employer responsibilities, part-time, seasonal, and short-term worker issues, ERISA preemption, quality, wellness provisions, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option, taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy, The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Program (CLASS Act), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs), effectives dates and transition period The COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act S. 2730 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) H.R. 3590, Law No: 111-148 American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act H.R. 4213 & substitute amendment Temporary Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691 Public Law No: 111-144 COBRA Subsidy Program extension Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4872: package of modifications to H.R. 3590 Continuing Extension Act H.R. 4851: short-term COBRA extension Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE) COBRA subsidy extension Fiscal Year 2011 Budget health plan proposals Presidents Proposal on Health Care Reform summary (2/22) Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration, EBSA) health care reform legislation and implementation, ERISA preemption DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)/Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - proposed rule on application of ERISA to state/local health reform efforts DOL /EBSA)/IRS/Treasury/HHS - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 Treasury/IRS/DOL/EBSA COBRA premium subsidy assistance extension American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 DOL/HHS-CMS/Treasury/IRS Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 Interim Final Regulations Commerce, Office of the Secretary taxation of Medicare Part D subsidy White House/Executive Office of the President: OMB & NEC Stand for Quality Coalition health care reform White House/Executive Office of the President - health care reform Office of the Vice President health care reform: taxation of Medicare Part D Subsidy
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 The Savings for American Families Future Act of 2009 H.R. 1961 The 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 0f 2009 H.R. 1984 Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 1988 Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act H.R. 2748 Retirement Savings Transparency Act of 2009 - H.R. 2792 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act H.R. 2779 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2989 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3126 Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3269 Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R. 3408 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act H.R. 3933 Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 H.R. 3936 Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4126 Sensible Transparency for Retirement Plans Act H.R. 4146 Tax Technical Corrections Act H.R. 4169 Pension Funding - additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plans, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses Senate Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 - S. 401 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act S. 1074 The Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Governance Improvement Act S. 1544 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 2832 Pension funding additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans, nonqualified deferred compensation conditions Retirement Security nonqualified deferred compensation, executive compensation, defined contribution plans, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, investment selection (target date funds), the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses Health Care Reform Senate Finance Committee Version Americas Healthy Futures Act of 2009 S. 1796 - executive compensation provision Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Treasury/IRS pension funding, hybrids, automatic/mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs), interest rate guidance, 2010 inflation indexing, 2010 retirement plan limits, annuity issues, Required Minimum Distributions (RMD rules), retirement plan designs and benefits restrictions The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), Treasury/IRS Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2008 tax treatment of expatriates DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) pension funding, investment advice, fee disclosure, investment selection (target date funds) and annuity issues IRS Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) H.R. 3933 White House/Executive Office of the President pension funding relief issues Office of the Vice President pension funding relief issues
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1204 Healthy Americans Act H.R. 1321 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act H.R. 1322 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act CLASS Act H.R. 1721 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 1723 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2096 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) H.R. 2460 The Patients Choice Act H.R. 2520 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 H.R. 2625 Health Care Reform issues affecting employer sponsored plans, ERISA preemption, quality, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, and tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (Tri-Committee Bill) H.R. 3200 Disability policy Issues issues affecting employer sponsored plans Healthy Americans Act - S. 391 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009 S. 702 The Patients Choice Act S. 1099 Healthy Families Act (mandatory sick leave) S. 1152 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 S. 1153 Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act S. 1177 Patient Centered Outcomes Research Act S. 1213 Health Care Reform - issues affecting employer sponsored plans, ERISA preemption, quality, financing, delivery, costs, coverage, and tax policy; minimum benefits standard, pay or play requirements, public health insurance plan option Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1679 - Community Living Assistance Services Supports Act CLASS Act - S. 697 Senate Finance Committee Version Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 Disability policy issues issues affecting employer sponsored plans Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues White House/Executive Office of the President: OMB & NEC Stand for Quality Coalition health care reform White House/Executive Office of the President - health care reform HHS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Recovery Process Treasury/DOL/Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) temporary subsidy of COBRA coverage, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008, Mental Health Parity
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act H.R. 1461 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Bonus Tax Legislation - H.R. 1586 To Amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibiting unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards H.R. 1664/House Report No. 111-64 The Savings for American Families Future Act of 2009 H.R. 1961 The 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 0f 2009 H.R. 1984 The Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 1988 Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021 Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Pay Act H.R. 2748 Retirement Savings Transparency Act of 2009 - H.R. 2792 Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act H.R. 2779 401 (k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2989 Pension Funding - additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans Discussion Draft of Pension Plan Funding Proposals (Rep. Pomeroy, 6/23) Retirement Security defined contribution plans, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice, the Savers Credit, retirement savings plans for small businesses Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolution/S. Con Res 13 - Savers Credit, tax relief Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 - S. 401 Shareholder Bill of Rights Act S. 1074 Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolution/S. Con Res 13, Savers Credit, tax relief Miscellaneous retirement issues target date funds, PBGC modeling Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Treasury/IRS pension funding issues Treasury/IRS pension withholding issues Treasury/IRS mandatory individual retirement accounts (IRAs) White House/Executive Office of the President pension funding issues
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
House The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Stimulus Bill") - H.R. 1 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - H.R. 11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 - H.R. 598 Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - H.R. 857 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Bonus Tax Legislation - H.R. 1586 The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act - H.R. 7327 Pension Funding - additional funding relief for defined benefit pension plans meetings with Congressional staff Retirement Security defined contribution plans, 401 (k) plans, automatic IRAs, investment advice and the Savers Credit staff of Ways & Means and Education and Labor Committees Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolution (Automatic IRA Act of 2007 H.R. 2167) Senate The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 S. 1 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 S. 181 Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - S. 360 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Disclosure Act S. 2473 Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolution Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues Treasury/IRS - the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA) 2009 Minimum Required Distribution provisions (MRD) Treasury/IRS executive compensation Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) Treasury/IRS Guidance Requested regarding use of the yield curve to determine pension liabilities and other funding issues. Treasury/IRS the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 application of withholding tables to retirees
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
House Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act - H.R. 1424 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act - H.R. 1424 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 - H.R. 1820 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 H.R. 2831 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act H.R. 3185 The Worker Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act H.R. 3361 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 3363 Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 3765 AMT Credit Fairness and Relief Act H.R.3861 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 - H.R. 3997 Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2008 H.R. 5160 Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 ERISA Amendments H.R. 6142 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008 H.R. 6143 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 H.R. 6382 401 (k) Plan Debit Card Bill H.R. 6708 Hurricane Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 6958 Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 7006 Defined Benefit Pension Funding Relief Measures The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act H.R. 7327 Senate Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act S. 1556 Fair Pay Restoration Act S. 1843 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 1974 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 S. 2337 AMT Credit Fairness Act and Relief Act S. 2389 Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 S. 2473 Incentives for Older Workers Act S. 2933 401 (k) Plan Debit Card Bill S. 3278 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 S. 3335 Defined Benefit Pension Funding Relief Measures The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act H.R. 7327 Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues. White House - Defined Benefit Pension Funding Relief Measures H.R. 7327 Treasury Minimum Required Distribution relief H.R. 7327 DOL 401(k) fee disclosure - H.R. 3185, H.R. 3765, S. 2473 DOL Pension Protection Action Act of 2006 Technical Corrections, funding issues Treasury/IRS Hurricane relief, contribution and funding certification, Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) Treasury/IRS Pension Protection Act of 2006 Technical Corrections, funding issues Treasury/IRS hybrid plan issues Treasury/IRS 409A and deferred compensation Treasury/IRS EESA issues H.R. 1424 Treasury/IRS HEART Act H.R. 3997 & 6081
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation Act - H.R. 1257 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1338 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act - H.R. 1424 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 - H.R. 1820 Pension Security Act of 2007 - H.R. 2683 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 - H.R. 2831 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act (benefits provisions) H.R. 2881 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - H.R. 3056 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act - H.R. 3185 ADA Restoration Act of 2007 - H.R. 3195 Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act H.R. 3225 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - H.R. 3361 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - H.R. 3363 Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 - H.R. 3652 Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 - H.R. 3765 AMT Credit Fairness and Relief Act - H.R. 3861 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 - H. R. 3970 The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - H.R. 3996 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007 title as passed - H.R. 3997 AMT Relief Act of 2007 - H.R. 4351 The Small Business Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2008 H.R. 5160 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008/Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008/Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act H.R. 6081 Roadmap for Americas Future Act of 2008 H.R. 6110 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008 H.R. 6143 ERISA Amendments H.R. 6142 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 H.R. 6382 Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act & Substitute amendment H.R. 6604 401 (k) Plan Debit Card Bill H.R. 6708 Hurricane Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 6958 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 7005 Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 7006 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 (tax extenders) H.R. 7060 Senate Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act - S. 1556 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 - S. 1593 Alternative Investments, Amending Internal Revenue Code provisions taxing partnerships involving alternative investments S.1624 Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act S. 1725 Fair Pay Restoration Act - S. 1843 Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 - S. 1881 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - S. 1974 Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007 - S. 2044 Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 - S. 2092 Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 - S. 2199 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - S. 2337 Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 - S. 2473 AMT Credit Fairness and Relief Act S. 2389 Incentives for Older Workers Act S. 2933 Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3098 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3125 Title VII Fairness Act S. 3209 Commodity Speculation Reform Act of 2008 - S. 3248 Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 - S. 3268 401 (k) Plan Debit Card Bill S. 3278 The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act S.3335 (extenders, deferred comp) ADA Amendments Act S. 3406 Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues. Legislation Treasury/IRS Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 1424 Treasury/IRS - Pension Protection Act Technical Corrections (PPA) - H.R. 3361, H.R. 6382, S. 1974 DOL on 401 (k) fee disclosure - H.R. 3185, H.R. 3765, S. 2473 Treasury/IRS - on hybrid plan issues Treasury/IRS on 409A and deferred compensation Treasury/IRS on pension funding Treasury/IRS - guidance on benefits provisions of the HEART Act H.R. 6081 Treasury/IRS on benefit accruals and anti-backloading Treasury/IRS Hurricane relief H.R. 6958, H.R. 7006
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 - H.R. 298 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - H.R. 493 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 - H.R. 1322 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act 0f 2007 - H.R. 1424 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act - H.R. 1820 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 - H.R. 1956 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act - H.R. 2639 Childrens Health and Medicare Act of 2007 - H.R. 3162 Healthy Americans Act - H.R. 3163 HSA Improvement and Expansion Act - H.R. 3234 Flexible Health Savings Act - H.R. 3306 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - H.R. 3363 Employment Non-Discrimination Act - H.R. 3685 Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R. 3800 Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007-title as passed - H.R. 3997 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-Meds) H.R. 4848 Mental Health Parity Extension Legislation - H.R. 4848 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in (TRUST) in Health Information Act of 2008 - H.R. 5442 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act H.R. 5719 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6179 Retiree Health Account Act of 2008 H.R. 6288 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments H.R. 6143 ERISA Amendments HR 6142 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 6331 Patient-Controlled Health IT Act H.R. 6345 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 The Pro (TECH) T Act of 2008 - H.R. 6357 Health Partnership Act - S. 325 Healthy Americans Act - S. 334 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - 358 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 - S. 558 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act - S. 623 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act - S. 1019 State-based Health Care Reform Act - S. 1169 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act - S. 1544 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Beneficiaries Act - S. 1556 Wired for Health Care Quality Act - S. 1693 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act - S. 1695 Healthy Workforce Act - S. 1753 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (the CLASS Act) - S. 1758 Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act - S. 1893 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 - S. 2337 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - S. 2499 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - S. 2662 Disability Savings Act - S. 2741 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - S. 3101 Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 - S. 3118 Regulatory - communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues: White House, Executive Office of the President - mental health parity (H.R. 1424/S. 558) & Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) (H.R 5719) Department of Labor (DOL) mental health parity (H.R. 1424/S. 558)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation Act (H.R. 1257) Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 (H.R. 1820) Pension Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 2683) Alternative Investments, Amending Internal Revenue Code provisions taxing partnerships involving alternative investments (H.R. 2785) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (H.R. 2831) Alternative Investments, Treating income received by partners for performing investment management as ordinary income (H.R. 2843) Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (H.R. 3056) 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (H.R. 3185) ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (H.R. 3195) Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act (H.R. 3225) Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (H.R. 3361) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3363) Commission on the Tax Treatment of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Act of 2007 (H.R. 3417) Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 (H.R. 3652) Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 (H.R. 3765) Bill to Delay the Effective Date of the PPA Funding Rules (H.R. 3868) Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (H. R. 3970) Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 3923) The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R. 3996) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007 title as passed (H.R. 3997) AMT Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 4351) Senate Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (S. 1556) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 (S. 1593) Alternative Investments, Amending Internal Revenue Code provisions taxing partnerships involving alternative investments (S. 1624) Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act (S. 1725) Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843) Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 (S. 1881) Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (S. 1974) Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007 (S. 2044) Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 (S. 2092) Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 (S. 2199) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (S. 2337) Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 (S. 2473) Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues. Legislation The Pension Protection Act (PPA) - H.R. 3361/S. 1974 & H.R. 3185/S. 2473 Treasury/IRS guidance on hybrid plans including backloading Treasury/IRS guidance on combined plan limit Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on single employer plan funding, benefit restrictions, interest rate modifications and mortality tables Treasury/IRS guidance on 409A and deferred compensation Treasury/IRS guidance on employer stock diversification DOL proposed 408(b)(2) regulations for fee disclosure requirements DOL final regulations and other guidance on Form 5500 PBGC guidance related to PPA implementation (hybrid/cash balance plans including backloading)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Regulatory Treasury/IRS guidance on hybrid plans including backloading Treasury/IRS guidance on combined plan limit Treasury/IRS/DOL final regulations and other guidance on 403(b) plans Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on single employer plan funding, benefit restrictions, interest rate modifications and mortality tables Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on automatic enrollment contributions Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on health, long term care and disability insurance in a qualified plan Treasury/IRS guidance on 409A and deferred compensation Treasury/IRS transition relief and guidance on 409A corrections Treasury/IRS guidance on nonqualified deferred compensation Section 162 (m) Treasury/IRS guidance on normal retirement age Treasury/IRS proposed guidance on 204(h) notices Treasury/IRS guidance on employer stock diversification DOL proposed regulations on PPA disclosure penalties DOL proposed regulations on selection of annuity providers for individual account plans DOL RFI on 401(k) plan fee and expense disclosure DOL proposed 408(b)(2) regulations for fee disclosure requirements DOL/ERISA Advisory Council Working Groups on participant defined contribution plan benefit statements, financial literacy, participant defined benefit plan statements, fiduciary responsibilities and revenue sharing DOL final regulations and other guidance on Form 5500 DOL final guidance and follow-up on qualified default investment alternative arrangements PBGC proposed regulations to change the variable rate premium (VRP) PBGC proposed guidance related to PPA implementation Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation Act (H.R. 1257) Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 (H.R. 1820) Farm Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007, Food & Energy Security Act of 2007, title as passed (H.R. 2419) Pension Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 2683) Alternative Investments, Amending Internal Revenue Code provisions taxing partnerships involving alternative investments (H.R. 2785) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (H.R. 2831) Alternative Investments, Treating income received by partners for performing investment management as ordinary income (H.R. 2843) Tax Responsibility Act of 2007 (H.R. 3056) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3185) ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (H.R. 3195) Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act (H.R. 3225) Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (H.R. 3361) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3363) Commission on the Tax Treatment of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Act of 2007 (H.R. 3417) Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 (H.R. 3652) Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007 (H.R. 3765) Bill to Delay the Effective Date of the PPA Funding Rules (H.R. 3868) Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (H. R. 3970) Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 3923) The Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R. 3996) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007 – title as passed (H.R. 3997) AMT Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 4351) Senate Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (S. 1556) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007 (S. 1593) Alternative Investments, Amending Internal Revenue Code provisions taxing partnerships involving alternative investments (S. 1624) Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act (S. 1725) Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843) Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007 (S. 1881) Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (S. 1974) Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007 (S. 2044) Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007 (S. 2092) Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 (S. 2199) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (S. 2337) Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007 (S. 2473) Small Business Tax Relief Act/Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007, title as passed (H.R. 976)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S. 1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1556 Tax Equity for Domestic Partners and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 1814 Health Information Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S. 1875 Healthy Tax Reform Act S. 1893 Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1899 Universal Health Coverage Act HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 HR 15 National Health Insurance Act HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 HR 506 Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act HR 1038 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Records Act of 2007 HR 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 HR 1820 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 HR 2639 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 HR 3162 Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act HR 3163 Healthy Americans Act HR 3234 HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2007 HR 3306 Flexible Health Savings Act of 2007 HR 3370 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 Regulatory: • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Clarification of the Applicability of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to Employer-Sponsored Health Care Benefits for Retirees • Internal Revenue Service Proposed Rule on Employee Benefits Cafeteria Plans [REG-142695-05] issued August 3, 2007 • Health and Human Services Department Proposed Rule on Chartered Value Exchanges, issued May 8, 2007 S. 334 Health Americans Act S. 1753 Health Workforce Act
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office