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March 19, 2025
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Department of Labor Increases Civil Penalties for Noncompliance
Effective January 15, 2025, the United States Department of Labor increased its ERISA health and welfare civil penalties for noncompliance.
March 13, 2025
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Since late 2023, there has been a surge in litigation challenging the use of forfeitures in retirement plans.
November 20, 2024
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The Internal Revenue Service Health and Welfare Limits for 2025
The Internal Revenue Service recently published limits for 2025 in Revenue Procedure 2024-40. Below we have outlined health and welfare limits for 2025 and the changes in those limits from 2024.
October 25, 2024
|3 min read
Supreme Court to Decide Pleading Standard in Prohibited-Transaction Litigation
On October 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to resolve a three-way circuit split regarding the pleading standard for alleged prohibited-transaction claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
September 30, 2024
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July 9, 2024
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Notable Decisions of the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Term Impacting Group Health Plans
As the Supreme Court’s 2024 term comes to a close, we want to highlight several decisions that impact employer-sponsored group health plans. Health plan sponsors will want to monitor the impact of these decisions.