Health

Topics related to employee health plans and coverage
 

Current Issues

Health Care Reform (PPACA), General & Misc. Items

• Employer Shared Responsibility
• Market Reforms & Adult Child/Age-26 Coverage
• Preventive Care & Value-Based Design
• Quality Improvement & Delivery Reform
• Essential Benefits
• Tax & Revenue Issues
• Grandfathered Plans
• Claims and Appeals
• Summary of Benefits & Coverage
• Informational Reporting/W2
• Health Insurance Exchanges
• State Innovation
• Medical Loss Ratio & Mini-Med Plans
• Automatic Enrollment
• Wellness Programs
• Accountable Care Organizations
• Non-Discrimination

Taxation of Health Benefits

Consumer-Directed Plans (HSAs/FSAs/HRAs)

Health Information Technology & HIPAA Privacy

Health Plan Administration

Miscellaneous Health

Retirement

Topics related to employee retirement plans or arrangements
 

Current Issues

Defined Contribution/401(k) Plan Reform

• Automatic Enrollment
• Investments
• Plan fees
• Taxation of Retirement Plans/Limits

Defined Benefit Plans & PBGC

• Funding Reform
• PBGC Deficit & Premiums

Hybrid Plans

Financial Reform/Swaps

• Business Conduct Standards

Investment Advice

Retirement Plan Administration

Miscellaneous Retirement

Other Issues

Topics related to other kinds of compensation or affecting both health and retirement plans

Current Issues

Tax Reform, Deficit Reduction & Federal Budget

International Issues

Electronic Disclosure

Executive Compensation

• Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
• Code Section 409(A), 457(A), 162(m) issues
• Say-on-Pay

Fiduciary Issues

Flexible Workforce/Worker Classification

Miscellaneous Issues

Archived Issues

COBRA

ERISA Preemption

Genetic Non-Discrimination

Medicare

Mental Health Parity

Retiree Health/ERRP

Archived Issues

Retiree Health

Savings Initiatives/IRAs

Social Security

Archived Issues

Disaster Relief

Stock-Based Compensation