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Sep 18, 2024
Mental Health Parity Final Rules Issued
A long-awaited Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule was issued on September 9, 2024. The Final Rule...
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Aug 28, 2024
Medicare Part D Notices Due Before October 15th
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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Feb 28, 2018
New Disability Claims Procedures
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that April 1, 2018 is the applicable date for employee benefit plans to comply with...
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Jan 31, 2017
DOL Issues the First Annual Inflation Adjustment to Benefits Related Penalties
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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Feb 6, 2013
DOL Ramping Up Efforts to Catch Non-Filers
The Department of Labor (DOL) is ramping up its enforcement efforts heading into 2013 to make sure health and welfare plan sponsors are...
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Nov 1, 2012
Health Plan Compliance Websites
The healthcare reform law calls for guidance from various agencies (often jointly), including the Department of Health and Human Services...
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Feb 2, 2012
New FMLA Rule Expands Military Family Leave and Airline Flight Crew Rules
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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May 12, 2011
Electronic Disclosure Rules
It has been nearly a decade since the Department of Labor (DOL) issued electronic disclosure regulations establishing a safe harbor for...
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May 4, 2011
DOL Issues Report to Congress on Self-Insured Group Health Plans
The Department of Labor recently released a report required by the national healthcare reform act that provides detailed statistics on...
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Jul 23, 2010
No Automatic Form 5500 Filing Extension Granted
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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May 12, 2010
New Guidance Issued on Dependent Coverage Extension
The new national health insurance reform act - the Affordable Care Act - requires group health plans and health insurance issuers that...
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Apr 30, 2010
Department of Labor Issues Amended COBRA Notices
Conner Strong's recently issued legislative bulletin COBRA Subsidy Extension Through May 31 outlined the further COBRA premium reduction...
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Apr 13, 2010
New Governmental Webpages On Healthcare Reform
The White House and Health and Human Services (HHS) web sites provide general information about health reform and question and answer...
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Mar 29, 2010
Department Of Labor Increases Enforcement And Guidance Over Employee Welfare Benefit Plans
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is the federal agency with enforcement jurisdiction over...
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Mar 24, 2010
Department Of Labor Issues Amended COBRA Notices
Conner Strong’s recently issued legislative bulletin Additional Details on COBRA Subsidy Extension Now Available outlined the COBRA...
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