Every six years, all preapproved defined contribution retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) must be restated in new plan documents that have fresh approval from the Internal Revenue Service. The deadline to... Read more »
The IRS announced that the 2023 health plan affordability threshold—used to determine if an employer’s lowest-premium health plan meets the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) affordability requirement—will be 9.12 percent of an employee’s... Read more »
?Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month gave states permission to ban abortion, the details of various state constitutions will be important in guiding what actions come next in state legislatures... Read more »
?In states that don’t permit abortion, there could be an array of unintended consequences for couples seeking fertility treatments. Depending on their language and interpretation, state abortion bans might hamper access to... Read more »
?Employers that are providing travel benefits for abortion procedures have a number of things to consider, including the reputational risks of providing such benefits. Many employers are quietly making these benefits available, despite... Read more »
?Employers that are providing travel benefits for abortion have a number of considerations, including the reputational risks of providing such benefits. Many employers are quietly making such benefits available, despite the unclear... Read more »
More U.S. companies have said they will cover the cost for employees to travel out of state for abortions, when necessary, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling in Dobbs v.... Read more »
Some prominent U.S. companies are being sued by remote workers alleging that their employers had a legal obligation under state law to reimburse them for work-related expenses. The issue of paying for... Read more »
The battle over crypto 401(k)s reached a fever pitch as 401(k) provider ForUsAll Inc. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in a Washington, D.C. federal court on June... Read more »
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has asked the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that proposed regulations expanding access to subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans to employees’ family... Read more »