Legal Alert: Employee Benefit Nondiscrimination Basics

September 28, 2021

There are four main regulations that employers should consider when they are ensuring their employee benefit plans are not discriminatory in design, participation, or in... Read more »

Legal Alert: Drug Discount Programs in Conflict with Federal Regulations

September 28, 2021

Updated November 11, 2021. First issued September 27, 2021. Many prescription drug manufacturers offer financial assistance (e.g., coupons, discounts or vouchers) to patients to reduce their... Read more »

Legal Alert: How Do Your Benefits Compare? An Employer’s Essential Responsibility to IL Employees– Providing Employees a Comparison of Essential Health Benefits

September 28, 2021

Updated November 11, 2021. On August 27, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act (SB 1905). Who? This law applies to all employers, including the... Read more »

IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2022

September 20, 2021

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2021-36, which contains the inflation-adjusted amounts for 2022 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is... Read more »

Alera Group Expands in California with Newest Acquisition, The Brokerage Commercial Insurance Services, Inc.

September 17, 2021

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, announced today the acquisition of The Brokerage Commercial Insurance Services, Inc., a leading commercial... Read more »

Legal Alert: September Deadlines for COBRA and 5500 Reporting

September 15, 2021

September 2021 is a busy month for compliance. Plan sponsors have obligations to meet this month, but we will focus on two in this quick alert. COBRA Subsidy Expiration Notice and Summary Annual... Read more »

Alera Group Acquires Fendley Benefits

September 15, 2021

Alera Group, a top independent, national insurance and wealth management firm, announced today the acquisition of Fendley Benefits, an employee benefits firm that focuses on cost management,... Read more »

President Orders OSHA To Develop Mandatory Vaccine Requirement for Large Employers

September 14, 2021

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he ordered OSHA to develop emergency temporary standards (ETSs) that would require employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that employees... Read more »

Legal Alert: Implications of the Six-Pronged Plan on Employers

September 10, 2021

On September 9th, 2021, President Biden unveiled the White House’s “Path out of the Pandemic” which is also being referred to as the “six-pronged plan.” Certain prongs... Read more »

Legal Alert: CAA Provision Status Update

September 10, 2021

Updated November 17, 2021; Originally posted September 10, 2021 The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “CAA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, and includes several... Read more »