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New Lawsuits Focus on Fiduciary Duties for Voluntary Benefits

Schlichter Bogard LLC, a law firm well-known for filing lawsuits against retirement plan fiduciaries (and recently health and welfare plan fiduciaries), filed separate class action lawsuits against four employers, their employee benefit plan fiduciaries, and their employee benefit brokers and ...

Compliance Brief | February 2026

February 2026 Updated HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices Required in 2026 Nondiscrimination Testing: Why Early Testing Makes Sense DOL Proposes Additional PBM Transparency Rules New Childhood Vaccination Guidelines and Employer Impact Part D Creditable Coverage Disclosure Due to CMS Updated ...

Compliance Brief | January 2026

January 2026 2026 Transparency in Coverage Posting Requirements IRS Issues Guidance on HSA-Related OBBBA Changes Senate Vote on ACA Subsidies Fails CMS Releases ICHRA Employer Lowest-Cost Silver Plan Premium Look-up Table Alternative Manner for ACA Health Coverage Reporting IRS Guidance on ACA ...

Compliance Recap | November 2025

In November, employers prepared for the Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation, a requirement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. A federal trial court vacated key portions of nondiscrimination regulations under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act that include gender-identity ...

Compliance Alert | Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (GCPCA)

For 2025, the Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation is due to CMS by December 31, 2025 and covers the period from January 1, 2025, through the date of attestation. Title II (Transparency) of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”) prohibits group health plans from ...

Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance Guide

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law passed in 1993. Its primary purpose is to provide job protection for eligible employees who need to take time off work to care for themselves or a family member with a serious health condition, or to care for a new child or adoptive ...

Compliance Recap | October 2025

In October, the IRS announced 2026 penalties for failure to file or furnish ACA reporting forms and published an FAQ clarifying certain infertility benefits and the 2026 Cost of Living Adjustments. California expanded its Paid Family Leave program to include “designated persons” and enacted a ...

Brinson Compliance Annual Notices

Employers that sponsor group health plans should provide certain benefit notices in connection with their plans’ open enrollment periods.  Although these annual notices may be provided at different times throughout the year, employers often choose to include them in the new hire packet, at open ...

Compliance Recap | September 2025

September saw employers preparing for the distribution of potential MLR rebates, while New York City readies for an expansion to its Earned Safe and Sick Leave Act. Applicable employers prepare to comply with the Gag Clause Attestation due in December. Sponsors of dependent care FSAs considered ...

Illinois Expands Dependent Coverage in 2026

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, Illinois will require fully insured health policies issued in the state to offer dependent coverage for parents and stepparents who qualify as tax dependents under the Internal Revenue Code. This expansion – enacted under the recently passed House Bill 5258 – is a major ...

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