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On April 2, 2024, the Department of Labor ("DOL" or "Department") released an amendment (the "Amendment") to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-14 (the "QPAM Exemption" or "Exemption").

On July 8, 2022 the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") published its final regulation implementing the Special Financial Assistance ("SFA") program for multiemployer pension plans...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the final 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule, implementing significant changes to qualified health plans offered through health insurance exchanges. The rule addresses essential health benefits, risk adjustment programs, civil money penalties, and introduces new flexibility for non-network plans and catastrophic coverage, while facing legal challenges that could impact implementation timelines.

The IRS recently announced that many of the key retirement plan limits will increase next year. Notice 2023-75 (Nov. 1, 2023)...

On March 18, 2020, the Senate voted to approve H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the "Act"), by a vote of 90-8.

On May 9, 2024, the Biden Administration continued its push to update and modernize federal nondiscrimination protections by publishing revised regulations (the "Final Rule")...

On July 30, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2021-48, providing guidance on how plans should implement the funding relief provisions contained in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA" or "Act").

Groom Law Group compiles its latest resources from May 2026, featuring firm recognitions, regulatory updates on the No Surprises Act, and new legislative developments affecting employee benefits and tax-free employer contributions. The roundup includes insights from attorneys on EBSA's regulatory approach to ESOPs and the OPTIONS Act's potential impact on benefit allocation.

On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor ("DOL") released its new fiduciary investment advice definition in a package titled the "Retirement Security Rule" (the "2024 Package").

The IRS recently announced (Notice 2021-61, Nov. 4, 2021) that many of the key pension limits will increase next year – some significantly due to higher inflation

The IRS released two Notices this week related to cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements ("FSAs"). Notice 2020-29 provides relief for cafeteria plans in response

On October 14, 2021, the Department of Labor (the "DOL") published a proposed regulation, "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights"...

On April 14, 2021, the DOL issued a cybersecurity guidance package directed to plan sponsors; fiduciaries regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"); ...

On January 12, 2021, the Department of Labor (the "DOL") issued three pieces of guidance detailing the DOL's view of what steps plan fiduciaries should take to locate and distribute retirement benefits to missing or nonresponsive participants

We’ve rounded up our latest resources into one place so that you don’t have to! In case you missed any of our updates from last month, read on.

On December 21, the House and Senate passed a $2.3 trillion omnibus appropriations and COVID-19 relief package, H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Act").

On December 16, the Department of Labor (the "Department") published its final regulation addressing the fiduciary duties that apply to proxy voting and the exercise of other shareholder rights...