After over a year of negotiations and debate on the future of health care in the United States, the House

On March 16, 2010, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new COBRA model notices and a revised COBRA Premium Reduction

On February 2, 2010, Interim Final Rules (the “Regulations”) under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and

It has been a busy year for plan sponsors and administrators trying to keep track of legislation and regulations affecting

Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) prohibits group health plans, health insurance issuers, and issuers

On August 24, 2009, the Department of Heath and Human Services (“HHS”) published its highly anticipated guidance on the requirement

The presence or absence of discretionary clauses in employee benefit plans has been the key factor in determining the applicable

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, significantly

The April 18, 2009 deadline for distributing the notice describing the new COBRA premium reduction and COBRA extended election period

On March 9, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Court”) denied a petition for rehearing

On February 4, 2009 President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (the “Act”) into law.

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Act”). This economic stimulus

On October 17, 2008, the Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority (“Connector”) issued final regulations establishing minimum creditable coverage standards for

On September 30, 2008, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the

On May 21, 2008, in an effort to protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of their genetic information, President