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Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec. 17, 2025
"This guide provides a high-level reference resource, in a plan-by-plan format, on how to approach each benefit arrangement when an employee gets divorced, and offers up some practical tips on employee benefits issues that may arise as you manage your company's response to an employee's divorce."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec. 17, 2025
"[HHS has] published a proposed rule ... that would carve out account-based group health plans from the requirement to provide a Medicare Part D-creditable coverage notice to Part D-eligible individuals. This exclusion would be welcome relief for account-based plan service providers and plan sponsors who offer an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (ICHRA) or another type of account-based group health plan, such as a health care flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), or traditional health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec. 8, 2025
"Starting January 1, 2026, the state is expanding its FAMLI program to support employees facing one of the most stressful early experiences of parenthood: a newborn's stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Employees may qualify for a separate category of paid leave for NICU stays, allowing parents to spend essential time with their hospitalized newborn while preserving their full bonding leave once the child is home."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov. 19, 2025
"This Roth catch-up requirement creates several potential challenges for employers and their plan service providers, including ... Who is subject to the rule? ... Will deemed elections be implemented? ... What if we can't or don't implement deemed elections? ... What other challenges will your company face? ... How and when will you provide notice and information to participants? ... Questions to consider."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov. 19, 2025
"Understanding what costs can be expensed to the plan -- and which expenses should come out of the employer's piggy bank -- can be complex. This article provides a guide to assess whether expenses can be paid with plan assets and key considerations for plan fiduciaries about the use of plan assets for expenses."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov. 10, 2025
"[1] Decide State or equivalent private plan -- Recommended by November 15, 2025 ... [2] [D]ecide what portion of the premium rate is going to be paid by the employer and what portion will be deducted from the employee's pay.... [3] [D]isplay Paid Leave workplace posters in English and any other language spoken by five or more employees or independent contractors.... [4] [Be] prepared to submit wage reports on a quarterly basis."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct. 15, 2025
"[P]lan administrators must determine whether a detained worker remains covered under certain company benefit plans -- and when such coverage ceases. [1] 401(k) Plans: Will employee contributions stop? ... Will detention impact vesting service? ... Will detention trigger a distribution event? ... [2] Will detention trigger a loss of health plan coverage? ... [3] Deferred compensation plan ... [4] Action item checklist."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct. 15, 2025
"[T]he timing of enactment in late 2024 meant that it was too late for many employers to implement the alternative reporting format in time for reporting of 2024 coverage in 2025.... [E]mployers ... may want to consider this option for the upcoming 1095-C reporting season in 2026 for 2025 coverage.... This change ... allows employees to access their Form 1095-C with an on-demand access model and eliminates the confusion of another notice for employees who do not need their Form 1095-C."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct. 7, 2025
"Despite these advantages, ESOP formation has slowed in recent years, largely due to legal uncertainty and post-closing litigation risk, particularly around valuation practices. That may be about to change, as bipartisan efforts in Washington seek to lower barriers and provide greater certainty, paving the way for a more ESOP-friendly environment."
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Sept. 22, 2025
"The departure of an employee, regardless of the reason, sets off a chain of events affecting wages, bonuses, equity awards, retirement benefits, health coverage, and other company-sponsored programs. The manner in which each of these benefits is handled will depend on the termination circumstances, the precise language of the governing documents, and the applicable legal requirements. Mistakes can be costly ... so it is essential to approach each dismissal situation with care and consistency."
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