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By now, most retirement plan sponsors will have received a flurry of disclosures from vendors who provide services to their plans. Those disclosures (commonly known as 408(b)(2) notices) should have been provided by July 1, 2012. Employers may think th…

A strong communication plan can make the enrollment process simpler and more rewarding for both employers and their workforce.

Check out the latest episode in the sprawling saga of equitable remedies under ERISA. The question, as always, is whether a participant is entitled to something for which the plan document does not expressly provide. This time, the answer appears to b…

Recent activity by regulators suggests a trend toward stricter HIPAA enforcement.

So you’ve sent out the new notices and disclosures for retirement plan fees. Now what?

A roundup of some top benefit trends for this week.

In the last two years, the IRS has issued several pieces of guidance regarding the correction of deferred compensation arrangements that violate the requirements of Code Section 409A.

The 2012 UBA Health Plan Survey – the nation’s largest – reveals a shift in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs).

Starting in 2014, larger employers (generally, those with 50 or more employees) may face "shared responsibility" penalties if any of their "full-time" employees receive subsidized health coverage through an "Affordable Insuranc…

"Grandfathered" health plans that have not undergone significant changes since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted in March 2010 will once again have to assess whether the plan can and/or should try to retain su…