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- Are plan administrators required to obtain electronic credentials under the DOL's all-electronic Form 5500 filing system?
- From the April 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We will be using a third-party preparer and approved third-party software to submit our Form 5500 under the new all-electronic filing system. As the plan administrator, do we need to obtain electronic credentials? ANSWER: Yes, you ...
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- No Deference to Plan's Decision When Discretionary Authority Given in SPD But Not in Plan Document
- From the April 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The participant in this case was denied benefits under her employer’s LTD plan and sued the plan’s insurer. The trial court applied an abuse of discretion standard—which requires a court to defer to the ...
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- Deferential Standard of Review Continues to Apply After Plan Administrator's Initial Interpretation Ruled Unreasonable
- From the April 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- In this decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the deferential standard of review that generally applies (assuming appropriate plan language) when a court reviews a plan administrator’s interpretation of plan terms also applies to the plan ...
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- DOL Launches Website of Form 5500 and Other Enforcement Data
- From the April 15, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has launched a website containing searchable enforcement data gathered from several agencies, including the Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA). The data can be searched by agency and up to five states at a time (each search can also ...
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- Should we use IFILE or EFAST2-approved third-party software to file our Form 5500 electronically?
- From the April 08, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’re a plan sponsor preparing to submit Form 5500 for the first time using the DOL’s new all-electronic system. Should we use IFILE or approved third-party software? ANSWER: This will depend on several ...
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- DOL Webpage on Health Care Reform Provides Useful Links and Resources for Employees and Employers
- From the April 08, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has created a new webpage that contains links to a variety of resources relating to the major health care reform legislation—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—that became law in March 2010 (see ...
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- Health Insurance Purchased Through MEWA Was Not an ERISA Plan
- From the April 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- This case involves the employee-owner of an insurance agency that was part of a multiple employer trust formed to obtain health insurance for its participating employers (in ERISA terminology, a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA)). The employee sued the ...
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- Health Care Reform Reconciliation Bill Is Signed Into Law
- From the April 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- On March 30, 2010, the President signed into law the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Reconciliation Act), which makes significant changes to some of the health care reform provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (see ...
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- New EFAST2 FAQs Address Email Notification for Electronic Credentials; Midnight Filing Deadline
- From the March 25, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has added three new questions to its FAQs on EFAST2, the all-electronic filing system required for 2009 plan year filings (due in 2010 for most plans). (For information about other topics addressed in previous EFAST2 FAQs, see ...
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- Health Care Reform Is Signed Into Law, Bringing Major Changes for Employer-Provided Health Coverage
- From the March 25, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Historic health care reform legislation was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) brings far-reaching changes for employer-provided health coverage. (As we write this article, Congress is ...
