All Items: Employee Benefits

Judges Block Trump Administration's Attempt to Limit Contraceptive Coverage

Date:

January 18, 2019

A pair of federal judges have blocked enforcement of the Trump administration's revised rules that would have made it easier for employers to refuse to offer birth control coverage for moral or religious reasons.
ACA Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Judge, But Will It Stand?

Date:

December 17, 2018

A federal judge in Texas has ruled not only that the Affordable Care Act's individual coverage mandate is unconstitutional but that the entire ACA should be struck down. However, an appeal is a virtual certainty.
IRS Releases 2019 Inflation Adjustments to Fringe Benefits and Income Taxes

Date:

November 21, 2018

The IRS has released Revenue Procedure 2018-57, which lists the inflation adjustments for a variety of employer-provided fringe benefits for 2019.
DOL, IRS and HHS Issue Proposed Rules to Bolster Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Date:

November 2, 2018

The US Department of Labor, jointly with the IRS and the Department of Health and Human Services, released proposed rules for Health Reimbursement Arrangements intended to increase HRAs' usability.
New Executive Order Seeks to Expand Small Business Access to Retirement Plans

Date:

September 17, 2018

President Trump has signed an Executive Order instructing the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Treasury Department to consider regulations to make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement savings plans.
IRS Allows Student Loan Benefit in 401(k) Plan

Date:

September 4, 2018

In a private letter ruling, the IRS approved an employer's proposed program to add a student loan benefit to its 401(k) plan by making matching contributions for employees who make student loan repayments.
Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh's Past Rulings Signal Employer-Friendly Approach

Date:

July 10, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has compiled a largely pro-employer record in his 12 years on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. But a contentious Senate confirmation process likely awaits him.
SHRM Survey Shows Marked Increase in Employee Benefits

Date:

July 3, 2018

As the labor market has tightened, employers increasingly are leveraging the benefits they offer to attract and retain employees, according to the newly released SHRM 2018 Employee Benefits Survey.
Justice Kennedy Retires From Supreme Court, Setting Stage for Likely Confirmation Battle

Date:

June 27, 2018

Kennedy's retirement could lead to a "durable conservative majority of votes for the foreseeable future," which will have a transformative effect on labor and employment law, one expert predicted.
DOL Releases Final Rule Governing Association Health Plans

Date:

June 22, 2018

The new rule provides an added mechanism for meeting the definition of employer under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and could affect an estimated 3.2 million enrollees in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual and small group markets.

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Judges Block Trump Administration's Attempt to Limit Contraceptive Coverage

ACA Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Judge, But Will It Stand?

IRS Releases 2019 Inflation Adjustments to Fringe Benefits and Income Taxes

DOL, IRS and HHS Issue Proposed Rules to Bolster Health Reimbursement Arrangements

New Executive Order Seeks to Expand Small Business Access to Retirement Plans

IRS Allows Student Loan Benefit in 401(k) Plan

Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh's Past Rulings Signal Employer-Friendly Approach

SHRM Survey Shows Marked Increase in Employee Benefits

Justice Kennedy Retires From Supreme Court, Setting Stage for Likely Confirmation Battle

DOL Releases Final Rule Governing Association Health Plans

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