The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has proposed a new penalty structure for a plan administrator’s failure to notify participants of a plan’s underfunded status.
On May 26, 2004, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued final regulations governing COBRA’s notice requirements. The regulations will require most employers to revise their COBRA notices and
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individuals with disabilities have an equal opportunity to benefit from the goods and services offered by places of public accom
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, enacted by Congress on July 30, 2002, required the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish standards of conduct for attorneys.
Two recent cases, one in Florida and the other in New York, allowed patients to pursue claims against hospitals for the alleged medical malpractice of independent physicians who provided services a
The IRS recently ruled that a health care flexible spending account (FSA) may reimburse a participant for nonprescription (also known as "over-the-counter" or OTC) antacids, allergy medicines, pain