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Barry L. Klein, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 2012 The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2012-9 ("Notice") (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-12-09.pdf), which provides additional interim guidance on reporting the cost of employer provided health coverage on Form W-2. The Notice also modifies and reaffirms previously issued...
| | IRS Announces Cost Of Living Adjustments for 2012 Plan Limits
Wilhelm L. Gruszecki, Barry Klein, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 27, 2011, previously published on October 2011 The IRS has announced COLA adjustments for employee benefit plan limits for 2012. This is the first time since 2009 that the COLA process has resulted in increased limits over the previous year. Among the new limits are:
| | 401(k) Investment Menu Held Prudent
Wilhelm L. Gruszecki, Barry Klein, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 27, 2011, previously published on October 2011 Most 401(k) plans permit a participant to direct the investment of his or her interest among available plan investment options. Typically, either the plan sponsor or an appointed committee has the authority under the plan to select the investment options. In the recent case of Renfro v. Unisys...
| | Eighth Circuit Decides That Severance Benefits Provided Under an Employment Agreement Do Not Constitute an ERISA Plan
Wilhelm L. Gruszecki, Barry Klein, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 27, 2011, previously published on October 2011 In the recent case of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp. v. Schieffer, (8th Cir. 2011), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, addressed whether a one-person contract may be a plan that is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...
| | New State Marriage And Civil Union Laws Impact Employee Benefits
Wilhelm L. Gruszecki, Barry L. Klein, Virginia E. Neiswender, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 12, 2011, previously published on July 2011 Effective July 24, 2011, marriage for same-sex partners will become legal in New York. Effective January 1, 2010, civil unions for same-sex partners will be legal in Delaware and Hawaii. The New York, Delaware and Hawaii laws entitle same-sex couples who marry (New York) or who enter into a civil...
| | IRS Publishes Potential Approaches to Shared Responsibility and Other Health Care Reform Requirements
Wilhelm L. Gruszecki, Barry L. Klein, Virginia E. Neiswender, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 12, 2011, previously published on July 2011 The IRS recently issued IRS Notice 2011-36 ("Notice"), which includes potential regulatory approaches to the shared responsibility and other requirements set forth in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA" or "Health Care Reform").
| | Supreme Court Ends SPD-Based Benefit Claims, But Expands Potential Lawsuits For ERISA Plaintiffs
Wilhelm L. Gruszecki, Barry L. Klein, Virginia E. Neiswender, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 12, 2011, previously published on July 2011 Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court in CIGNA Corp. v. Amara, issued an opinion which effectively ends benefit claims based on language found in a summary plan description (SPDs), but expands the types of equitable relief that may be available to plaintiff's under ERISA Section 502(a)(3).
| | Recent Victory For Wellness Programs
Wilhelm L. Gruszecki, Barry L. Klein, Virginia E. Neiswender, Kari Knight Stevens; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 12, 2011, previously published on July 2011 In Seff v. Broward County, the Southern District of Florida held that a wellness program sponsored by Broward County for its employees did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA").
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