by Ed Fensholt | December 13, 2017 | Benefits Communication, Employee Communications, ERISA
Recent interim rules issued by federal authorities relaxed contraceptive-coverage requirements imposed by the Obama administration. Employers looking to roll back cost-free coverage of contraceptives under their health plans, pursuant to the interim rules, must play...
by Rory Akers, JD | December 4, 2017 | Compliance Services, ERISA, Health Reform / ACA
With increasing frequency the Lockton Compliance team is asked, “Is my health plan required to cover maternity expenses for dependent children?” With two – maybe three – notable exceptions, we believe the answer is “no.” Background In the pre-Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
by Mark Holloway | May 10, 2017 | DOL, ERISA, Life Insurance
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (CT, NY, VT) has affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a class action lawsuit that alleged a group-term life insurance “cross subsidization and kickback scheme” was a violation of the insurer’s and the employer’s...
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 Ed Fensholt | February 23, 2016 | ERISA
The US Supreme Court decided an ERISA-related case recently that sponsors of self-insured medical plans are talking about, wondering about, and even worrying about. We’ll explain here why the case is worth knowing about, but why it’s most relevant, and...
by Ed Fensholt | January 18, 2016 | ERISA
Data breaches and identity theft are now so prevalent that I was amused, but not surprised, to find in my email inbox the other day an e-zine called, “Data Breach Today.” Typically, when the holder of sensitive financial or other personal data suffers a data breach,...
