Employee Benefits

Employment LawScene Alert: Employers Must Immediately Decide Whether to Implement September 1, 2020 Payroll Tax Deferral

On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury to defer the withholding,…

4 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Action Required by August 31, 2020 for Certain Retirement-Related CARES Act Relief

An August 31, 2020 deadline applies both to individual retirement account participants who want to repay a required minimum distribution…

4 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: IRS Says Reduced-Cost or Free COVID-19 Testing or Treatment Won’t Prevent Individuals from Making or Receiving HSA Contributions

In recent guidance, the IRS noted the “unprecedented public health emergency posed by COVID-19” (the disease that results from the…

5 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Review Your Company’s “Top-Hat Filing” Status Now to Avoid Increased Form 5500 Penalties

Companies that have entered into arrangements (1) to pay deferred compensation to key employees (including owners), or (2) to provide…

5 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Eighth Circuit Holds that an SPD Can Function as a Plan Document

A federal appellate court has ruled, in MBI Energy Services v. Hoch, decided in July 2019, that a single document may…

5 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: IRS Expands List of HSA-Compatible Preventive Care Services

The IRS recently issued guidance expanding the types of preventive care services that can be provided by a high-deductible health…

5 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: New Rule Will Permit Employer Reimbursement of Employees’ Individual ACA Coverage Premiums

Beginning January 1, 2020, employers will have the option to reimburse employees’ individual ACA Exchange (or Marketplace) health insurance premiums…

5 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: IRS Issues a Second Set of April 2019 Changes to Retirement Plan Correction Program

The IRS Employee Plans division on Friday, April 19, released an updated version of its comprehensive retirement plan correction protocol. …

6 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Remember March 1 Deadline for Reporting a “Small” HIPAA Breach

Employers who are classified as covered entities under HIPAA are required to report any 2018 breach of protected health information…

6 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Recent Legislation Impacts Qualified Retirement Plan Hardship Withdrawal and Plan Rollover Rules

The two-year budget agreement passed by Congress on Friday, February 9th, and signed by President Trump later that day, includes…

7 years ago