November 2, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued final regulations aimed at increasing transparency into pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) fees and compensation. The rules generally require PBMs and certain affiliated brokers and consultants serving large, self-insured group health plans to provide detailed compensation disclosures and new audit rights to employer plan sponsors so that they may evaluate PBM arrangements and satisfy their ERISA fiduciary responsibil

September 30, 2026 On September 8, 2026, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released its Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2026-03 (FAB 2026-03), which explains its enforcement priorities for the nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The DOL will focus on the following three areas: (1) separate treatment limitations, including exclusions, (2) medical necessi

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed rule that would establish a new electronic delivery option for group health plan (GHP) administrators to furnish disclosures required under ERISA. The proposed rule, if finalized, would apply to GHPs on the first day of the first calendar year following publication of the final rule. The proposal aims to reduce the administrative burdens related to delivery of GHP disclosures and to improve participants’ ability to

A long-awaited Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule was issued on September 9, 2024. The Final Rule...

Each year group health plan (GHP) sponsors that provide prescription drug coverage are required to annually disclose to Medicare ( Part D...

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the first annual adjustment of civil monetary penalties for a wide range of benefit-related...

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing a notice of proposed rule-making to implement new statutory amendments to the Family and Medical...

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It has come to our attention that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will not grant an automatic extension of the Form 5500 deadline for...

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The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is the federal agency with enforcement jurisdiction over...

Conner Strong’s recently issued legislative bulletin Additional Details on COBRA Subsidy Extension Now Available outlined the COBRA...