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The White Houses nomination of E. Preston Rutledge to head the Employee Benefits Security Administration, the arm of the Labor Department that oversees workplace retirement and health care policy, was met with wide ranging support among industry stakeholders.
Health care experts warn that the provision allowing small businesses to join nationwide association health plans may be in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Here's a look at three things agents, brokers and other financial professionals need to know about the CSR program, and about the possible effects of a mid-year termination of CSR payments.
The audits expand on a pilot project launched last year in Philadelphia and put more pressure on plan administrators to find former employees or their beneficiaries so that the benefits theyre owed can be distributed.
The PASS Act establishes a best-interest standard for broker-dealers, and keeps fiduciary rulemaking under the Securities and Exchange Commissions jurisdiction.
Medicare program managers are preparing to begin a massive health insurance card conversion in April, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will discontinue use of Social Security numbers on Medicare cards.
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Starting in 2018, the pay gap between company CEOs and employees will be public information. Preparing for employees' reaction tops employers' list of concerns.
The Trump administration has called on federal departments and agencies to look into the vulnerabilities of employing the identifier tied to retirement benefits, as well as how to replace the existing system.