by Rory Akers, JD | October 26, 2016 | DOL, ERISA
Penalties just got steeper, friends. This past summer, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced substantial increases in civil penalty amounts for certain ERISA violations in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015 (the Act). The...
by Rory Akers, JD | June 23, 2016 | COBRA
On June 21, 2016, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury released another Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) related to Affordable Care Act (ACA) issues. The FAQ, number 32 in a series of FAQs, provides group health plan...
