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- DOL Issues Final Regulations on Timing and Order of Domestic Relations Orders
- From the June 10, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has finalized its regulations on domestic relations orders (DROs) that were issued as an interim rule in 2007 (see our Checkpoint Newsstand article). The regulations were required under the PPA to clarify certain issues relating to the timing ...
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- Presidential Memorandum and OPM Final Rule Extend Certain Benefits to Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
- From the June 10, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- In June 2009, the President instructed federal executive departments and agencies to identify which benefits offered to federal employees and their spouses and children could be provided (consistent with current federal law) to the same-sex domestic partners of federal ...
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- FAQs and Draft Application Forms for Retiree Reinsurance Program Posted on HHS Website
- From the June 10, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Recent health care reform legislation created a program for the reimbursement of participating plan sponsors who provide health coverage to early retirees (“early retiree reinsurance program”). Under that program, plan sponsors who have been certified by HHS may ...
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- How can I find benefits-related information on the IRS website?
- From the June 03, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I know the IRS has a lot of useful information on its website regarding employee benefits issues, but I have trouble quickly finding what I want. Do you have a list of pertinent IRS links that I could reference? ...
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- CMS Issues Alert on MSP Mandatory Reporting Requirements for HRA Coverage
- From the June 03, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has issued a two-page alert on reporting for HRAs under the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) mandatory reporting requirements. As background, “responsible reporting entities” (RREs) must provide information to CMS to identify situations in which group health ...
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- Court Upholds DOL's Expedited Review of Eligibility for COBRA Premium Subsidy
- From the June 03, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The employee in this case was terminated for “mooning” a male nurse and subsequently denied COBRA coverage based on the employer’s decision that her termination was for gross misconduct. She then filed with the DOL for ...
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- FTC Postpones Its Enforcement of Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Through December 31, 2010
- From the June 03, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is again postponing its enforcement of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule, this time through December 31, 2010. The Red Flags Rule was issued jointly by several federal agencies and became ...
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- What type of COBRA coverage must be provided to a qualified beneficiary who is relocating out of his or her HMO service region?
- From the May 27, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We have a qualified beneficiary who has been receiving COBRA coverage for several months but who is relocating and moving out of his HMO service region. What type of COBRA coverage must we now provide? ANSWER: Ordinarily, employers are ...
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- Supreme Court Announces New Standard for Awarding Attorneys' Fees Under ERISA
- From the May 27, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- In a near-unanimous decision written by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court has ruled that benefits claimants (and other litigants) need not be “prevailing parties” to be eligible for attorneys’ fees under ERISA; rather, they must demonstrate &#...
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- HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Minimum Deductibles and Out-of-Pocket Maximums Unchanged for 2011
- From the May 27, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the 2011 cost-of-living adjusted HSA contribution limits and HDHP minimum deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. All remain unchanged from the 2010 amounts. HSA Contribution Limits. The 2011 annual HSA contribution limit for individuals ...
