Compliance

Employers are responsible for complying with ERISA (and the Department of Labor, and COBRA, and the IRS …). So it's not the broker's problem, right? The…

With nonprofit health care systems, there's little awareness of ESG -- but Providence Health and Services stands out for being proactive.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals' safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety track records.

Some states might even "try to penalize employers who are assisting with travel benefits," one expert said, even if it doesn't hold up in court.

There are hefty IRS fines if employers don't pay attention to the Affordable Care Act's provisions for some seasonal workers.

Experts warn that simply claiming the benefits may create paper trails for law enforcement officials in states criminalizing abortion.