Compliance

The updated form, which includes improved reporting by pooled employer plans and addresses provisions in the SECURE Act 2.0, is estimated to reduce overall filing costs for employee benefit plans by $95 million.

Companies need to make sure that they are prepared to address, in policy and in practice, the following employee concerns that have been on the rise since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, say these employment attorneys.

The agency is cracking down because audits have shown that private insurance companies have charged billions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans and increased costs to the Medicare program.

Staying on top of regulatory complexities is difficult enough (particularly if required to comply with multiple state leave laws), but hybrid and remote workforces have only added to the challenges, says a new report.

Many employees use additional apps to do their jobs that their companies do not know about and cannot track. This has caused a huge compliance problem, particularly for regulated financial firms that are obligated to keep records of their business activities, writes contributors Jennifer L. Achilles, Amelia Clegg and Christopher Sicuranza.

Following Biden's proposed rule that would make it easier for women to obtain contraceptives, an OB-GYN explains why understanding the indirect and direct costs of excluding coverage is key when evaluating coverage.

In 2023, as the convergence of transparency rule deadlines, firmer penalties for non-compliance, and changing consumer behaviors gains traction, these five trends will emerge.

"I wholeheartedly disagree with noncompetes at any level," said Sameer Baig, a Florida doctor who says huge health care companies use them to get the upper hand on physicians who might otherwise leave.