Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing...

The Treasury has published final regulations on the methodology for constructing the yield curve that underlies how present values are calculated for defined benefit plans.

In April 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued multiple pieces of guidance related to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage...

On Friday, June 30, 2023, the Superior Court of California (Sacramento Division) delayed enforcement of regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 ("CPRA") until one year after adoption...

As concerns over COVID-19 in the U.S. have escalated and additional steps to combat it have been announced by federal, state and local authorities, Groom remains committed to delivering

A recent district court decision improperly (in our view) restricts the ability of plan sponsors to modify participant distribution elections after normal retirement age.

On December 29, 2021, the Department of Labor ("DOL") released a final form revisions ("Final Revisions") modifying the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan ("Form 5500") for benefit plans.

The SECURE 2.0 Act provides for permanent distribution and loan relief for any federally declared major disasters occurring on or after January 26, 2021.

The Department of Labor ("DOL"), Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") (collectively, "Agencies") recently released the 2023...

Another development has arisen in the ongoing concerns regarding whether local tax rules in EU countries unfairly favor investment by local pension funds over those established outside the EU.

In a July 9th amicus brief filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Labor ("DOL") weighed in on the wave of 401(k) lawsuits – over 65 cases have been filed...

On December 4, 2024, a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling vacating the notice requirement under the final regulations (the "Final Rule") on hospital and other fixed indemnity insurance.

On June 24, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a report (the "Report") to Congress regarding its review and consideration of potential amendments to Interpretive Bulletin 95-1 ("IB 95-1").

Many federal and state deadlines, especially in tax and benefits contexts, rely on the postmark date as the legal filing date...

In late December, President Biden signed into law relief related to Code section 4980H employer mandate penalties and Code section 6055 minimum essential coverage ("MEC") and Code section 6056...

Earlier this month, a group of retired employees of Citgo Petroleum Corporation filed a motion for settlement of their lawsuit claiming they were harmed by their pension plan's...

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill...

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill...

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing...

In the 2024 HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Rule ("RHC Rule"), the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") updated the HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practice requirements to include information regarding the protection...