Elizabeth Loh is a Director in the firm’s health and welfare practice. For the past twenty years, Elizabeth’s practice has focused on all aspects of health and welfare compliance (such as ERISA, HIPAA privacy and security, Internal Revenue Code Section 125 plans, COBRA, Medicare, USERRA, GINA, FMLA, Health Savings Accounts, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, and HIPAA portability compliance) Most recently, Elizabeth has been active in assisting her clients navigate health care reform compliance, and with the implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Elizabeth advises clients on plan design; drafting of plan documents and summary plan descriptions; negotiating service provider agreements; handling DOL investigations: addressing IRS penalties; and benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions. Her clients include (but are not limited to) large publicly held-companies as well as non-profits.
Prior to joining Trucker Huss, Elizabeth worked as an employee benefits tax consultant and previously as an associate at a law firm where her practice focused on qualified retirement plan and executive compensation matters. Elizabeth also worked for the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor Plan Benefits Security Division, where she focused on ERISA fiduciary matters.
Elizabeth lectures frequently on a variety of topics related to health care reform at various organizations such as Western Pension & Benefits Council. She has been listed as a Top Rated Employee Benefits Attorney in San Francisco by Super Lawyers magazine since 2019.
ARTICLES AND UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
- HHS Final Rule Amends HIPAA Privacy Rules Post-Dobbs
- Group Health Plans Must Submit Gag Clause Attestations by December 31, 2023
- The End of the COVID-19 Emergency Periods Is Fast Approaching
- American Rescue Plan Act: COBRA Subsidy Relief and Dependent Care FSA Limit Increase
- Flexible Spending Account Relief in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- COBRA, HIPAA Special Enrollment, Claims and Appeals, and ERISA Notice Related Deadlines Extended
- Be Prepared to Respond to IRS Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Assessments
- Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements Available for Small Employers
- Be Prepared for Phase Two of the HIPAA Audit Program
- New Final Regulations Regarding Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
- Health Care Reform Information Reporting – The Deadline for Filing Forms 1094-c and 1095-c Is Approaching. Are You Prepared?
- Wellness Programs-Overview of Laws Regulating Wellness Programs Including the Recently Issued Proposed EEOC Regulations!
- Reporting Obligations Under IRC 6055 & 6056
