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Find out what you may need to do to comply with with the patient-centered outcomes provision of the health care reform law.

As enrollment time approaches, employers should be aware of the new contribution limits on flexible spending accounts (FSA) imposed by the health care reform law.

As enrollment time nears, employers should be aware of the new summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) rules under the health care reform law.

Find out what you need to know regarding the medical loss ratio (MLR) rebates stemming from the health care reform law.

Medical loss ratio (MLR) rebates are due in August, which means employers should plan how they will handle any rebates they may receive.

In some ways, the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Skinner v. Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B is a garden-variety example of a classic fact pattern: The terms of a summary plan description (SPD) promise better benefits than the plan document it su…

Sponsors of 401(k) plans often fail to make the proper employer matching contribution called for under the terms of the plan document. Although there are any number of causes for this failure, a common one involves the timing of matching contributions.

How the Court rules is anybody’s guess. What is certain, however, is that the decision will seriously shape employer-sponsored benefits in the short and long term.

After more than four years of regulatory starts and stops, plus the threat of a legislative solution, two separate sets of fee disclosure regulations issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) will finally become effective this summer. These regulations w…