The OBBB's Impact on Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation:
The One?Big?Beautiful?Bill signed into law on July 4, 2025, delivers significant updates to employee benefits. Most notably, it expands HSA eligibility, increases dependent care FSA limits, makes permanent student loan repayment assistance, and intr ... READ MORE
Mental Health Parity Final Rule Enforcement Paused
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires group health plans to provide mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits equal to medical/surgical benefits. In September 2024, federal agencies issued the 2024 MHPA ... READ MORE
What Employer Health and Welfare Plan Sponsors Should Know: Tobacco Surcharges and Legal Risk
Employer plan sponsors that impose tobacco use surcharges on participants enrolled in group health plans should take immediate notice of recent litigation and enforcement trends targeting wellness program compliance under the Affordable Care Act (AC ... READ MORE
