2025 ERISA Facts (eBook)

Frank J Bitzer, Nicholas Ferrigno (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
1292 Seiten
The National Underwriter Company (Verlag)
9781588528650 (ISBN)

Infos

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is known as one of the most complicated federal laws, but it is one of the most important laws regarding employee benefits.2025 ERISA Factsprovides simple explanations for over 800 of the most common ERISA-related questions. Anyone involved in the administration of ERISA-based retirement plans should have this book. Its the perfect resource for a wide range of employee benefits professionals, including ERISA attorneys, TPAs, CPAs, Employee benefits consultants or specialists, Corporate counsel, and IFEBP members. Organized in a convenient question & answer format to help you find the information you need,2025 ERISA Factsfeatures: Over 800 easy-to-read Q&As that comprehensively cover all aspects of ERISA requirements and practices Practical advice for any professional who is required to comply with ERISA rules, including in-house HR professionals and third-party advisers Detailed explanation of who is an ERISA fiduciary and what requirements fiduciaries must meet Breakdown of potential sources of fiduciary liability Class and Statutory exemptions explained Investment guidelines for ERISA-compliant plans New in the 2025 Edition: The latest on the Department of Labors new fiduciary investment advice rule that was set to go into effect on September 23 of 2024 and the Fifth Circuits stay of application of the rule based on the Supreme Courts Loper decision striking down the Chevron deference standard Updates on the cybersecurity program best practices, including the DOL Enforcement Manual requirement that any plan audit/investigation must review and analyze all documents constituting or reflecting the Plans cybersecurity program A new section with additional Department of Labor insights and guidance on cybersecurity from the 2024 IRS TE/GE Counsel National Annual Conference A new section on the Department of Labor proposal for the voluntary reporting for retirement savings lost and found database required by SECURE Act 2.0 A new section on the HHSs final rule to modify the HIPAA privacy rule to support reproductive health care privacy in response to Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization A new section on the HHSs final rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations A discussion of the HHSs update of its interactive Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool, designed to help health care providers conduct a security risk assessment as required by the HIPAA Security Rule A new section on the new final rules amending certain provisions of the existing Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, including new regulations setting forth content requirements and timeframes for responding to requests for non-quantitative treatment limitation Update on the proposed regulations changing the surprise medical billing rules regarding the fees associated with the IDR process, responding to the Fifth Circuit decision in Texas Med. Assn v. HHS Discussion of the Northern District of Illinoiss ruling for the employer in a COBRA Notice lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and retaliation where a former employee claimed that his employer had failed to notify him of his COBRA rights upon termination Analysis of the Eleventh Circuits decision in Pizarro v. Home Depot, where participants allege that Home Depot, as plan sponsor and fiduciary, violated its fiduciary duties by allowing the plan to pay excessive asset administration fees coupled with a failure to monitor poor investment performance Key Topics covered: Fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA ERISA-regulated plan administration issues Health insurance issues (HIPAA, COBRA, etc.) Responsibilities related to plan investments and fiduciary liability Compliance and disclosure rules Expanded coverage of Prohibited Transactions and Exemptions Detailed explanations of voluntary compliance programs Real-world advice on enforcement trends

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.10.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Wettbewerbsrecht
• Themenwelt: Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Versicherungsbetriebslehre
• ISBN-13: 9781588528650 / 9781588528650