30 Aug 2022
Post-Dobbs: EBEC Issues featured in New Podcast Practice Note
Check out Practical Guidance’s new podcast practice note featuring the Dobbs and Employee Benefits Issues Podcast, with Eric Gregory, Employee Benefits partner at Dickinson Wright PLLC. The podcast practice note includes a link to the podcast and provides key related Practical Guidance content to help you assess the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision on employer plans.
Related Content
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Resource Kit
Explore this resource kit collecting Practical Guidance resources that address the benefits, employment, healthcare, insurance, and tax issues arising as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
- State Abortion Laws Tracker After Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Reference this tracker for news on legal developments at the federal and state level following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Legal Developments
- Navigating Mental Health Parity Requirements for Travel Benefits
Learn how a travel reimbursement program limited to abortion services and offered under a group health plan may run afoul of MHPAEA requirements.
- State Abortion Laws Tracker After Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Reference this tracker which, post-Dobbs decision, provides the current legal status of abortion in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It highlights notable or significant news stories, press releases, executive orders, agency guidance, court cases and decisions, and proposed and enacted legislation regarding the legal evolution of reproductive healthcare in each jurisdiction.
- IRS Extends Deadline for Amending Retirement Plans and IRAs
IRS extends the deadline for amending a qualified retirement plan or an individual retirement arrangement (IRA) to reflect certain provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act), the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). I.R.S. Notice 2022-33.
Practical Guidance Updates
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- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Key Legal Developments Tracker
Stay informed on new developments.- ERISA. DOL proposes changes to prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 for qualified professional asset managers (QPAMs), which would, among other things, impose a DOL notification requirement, adjust qualification thresholds for inflation, tighten disqualification rules for managers who engage in misconduct, and impose recordkeeping requirements. 87 Fed. Reg. 45,204 (July 27, 2022).
- Health and Welfare Plans. DOL, HHS, and IRS issue final rules under the No Surprises Act concerning information that group health plans and health insurance issuers must disclose to healthcare providers about the qualifying payment amount (QPA) under interim final rules issued in July 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 36,872). The rules also finalize select provisions of the agencies’ October 2021 interim final rules (86 Fed. Reg. 55,980) to address certain requirements related to payment determinations by independent arbitrators under the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process in light of Texas Medical Association v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Case No. 6:21-cv-425 (E.D. Tex.), and LifeNet, Inc. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Case No. 6:22-cv-162 (E.D. Tex.), and comments received on the October 2021 interim final rules. 87 Fed. Reg. ___. See prepublication draft.
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- Share the Summer Associate Resource Kit: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation with your firm’s summer associates to help them sharpen their research and writing skills, get the inside scoop on summer associate survival, and hit the ground running.
- The Practical Guidance Journal Summer 2022 Edition features wage and hour issues related to remote and hybrid work.
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