Labor Days
October Layoffs Hit 22-Year High: Legal Considerations for Employers
October 2025 may very well be remembered as a turning point in the U.S. labor market. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, employers announced approximately 153,000 job cuts last month, marking the highest…
Employee Benefit Highlights of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
Public Law 119-21, generally referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act and signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes several employee benefit provisions that employers will want to be aware of. For an outline of…
Simplified Option for Correcting Certain Retirement Plan Failures
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) amended its Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program (“VFCP”) to provide retirement plan sponsors with a simplified option for correcting certain specified…
HIPAA Privacy Rule Revisions Address Reproductive Protected Health Information
The Department of Health and Human Services (the “HHS”) recently issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule. Among other things, the…
New Health Plan Requirements and Other Updates
This Advisory provides a summary of recent developments impacting Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requirements applicable to employers, as well as other recent changes impacting employer-sponsored health plans. ACA…