The Sacred Duty of an Employee Plan Fiduciary
May 11, 2026
Employers and plan administrators who sponsor a retirement plan, a group health plan, or any employee plan subject to ERISA, are plan fiduciaries and have
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Year-End Benefit Plan Deadlines & Compliance Guide
November 7, 2025
https://youtu.be/4T1XbBEZ4Pg Year-End Employee Benefit Plans: Key Deadlines and Compliance Tips for Employers Why Year-End Matters for Employee Benefit Plans The end of the plan
Looking Ahead to 2026 Health and Welfare Limits: Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Health Flexible Spending Accounts, High-Deductible Health Plans, ACA Affordability Threshold and Other Benefits
October 23, 2025
The latest dollar limits for health and welfare plans and fringe benefits have been revealed for 2026. Retirement plan limits are sure to follow soon.
What Corporate Attorneys Should Know About Employee Benefit Law
September 19, 2025
Why is it important for corporate attorneys to understand employee benefit law? Doll Lank explained that corporate attorneys are often the first point of legal
Danger: The Hidden Pitfalls of Related Employer Status
July 28, 2025
Is there any common ownership between your company and another employer? Does your company have an exclusive service relationship with another employer? If the answer
ERISA Fidelity Bonds
July 11, 2025
ERISA requires that every fiduciary of an employee benefit plan, or other person who handles any property of that plan, be bonded. Note that this
De Minimis Compensation: Don’t Count it Out
June 23, 2025
De Minimis: lacking significance or importance : so minor as to merit disregard —Merriam-Webster Dictionary Taxable compensation and employee benefits are concepts that are deeply
Health Savings Account, High Deductible Health Plan, and Excepted Benefit Health Reimbursement Account Limits Go Up for 2026
May 14, 2025
Each year the IRS announces inflation-adjusted dollar amounts for the upcoming calendar years. In Rev. Proc. 2025-19, the IRS recently announced the 2026 annual dollar
Don’t Overlook Health & Welfare Issues in a Merger or Acquisition
March 25, 2025
Retirement plans are the benefits that get the most attention in a corporate transaction, and rightly so. But health and welfare plans have their own
Do I Need a Wrap Document for My Health & Welfare Plans?
August 27, 2024
What is a “wrap document”? A wrap document describes the basics of an employer’s health and welfare plan and incorporates (or “wraps around”) the existing,