State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 03/02/2021.

This notice announces the establishment of the State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee (Committee) and also solicits nominations for members to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary). The No Surprises Act, enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to establish...

Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA or the Applicant) and Certain Current and Future Asset Management Affiliates of Deutsche Bank AG (Each a DB QPAM) Located in New York, New York

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 02/12/2021.

This document provides notice of the pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). If this proposed exemption is...

Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs or the Applicant) Located in New York, New York

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 01/04/2021.

This document provides notice of the pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). If this proposed exemption is...

Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 12/18/2020.

This document contains a class exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the Act). Title I of the Act codified a prohibited transaction provision in title 29 of the U.S. Code (referred to in this document as Title I). Title II of the Act codified a parallel...

Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 12/16/2020.

The Department of Labor (Department) is amending the ``Investment Duties'' regulation to address the application of the prudence and exclusive purpose duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to the exercise of shareholder rights, including proxy voting, the use of written proxy voting policies and guidelines, and...

Grandfathered Group Health Plans and Grandfathered Group Health Insurance Coverage

by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Health and Human Services Department on 12/15/2020.

This document includes final rules regarding grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage that amend current rules to provide greater flexibility for certain grandfathered health plans to make changes to certain types of fixed- amount cost-sharing requirements without causing a loss of grandfather status...

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans'

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 11/25/2020.

Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 11/16/2020.

This final regulation establishes the requirements for registering with the Department of Labor as a ``pooled plan provider'' for ``pooled employer plans'' under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) provides that newly permitted...

Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 11/13/2020.

The Department of Labor (Department) is adopting amendments to the ``investment duties'' regulation under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The amendments require plan fiduciaries to select investments and investment courses of action based solely on financial considerations relevant to the...

Transparency in Coverage

by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Health and Human Services Department on 11/12/2020.

The final rules set forth requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers in the individual and group markets to disclose cost-sharing information upon request to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee (or his or her authorized representative), including an estimate of the individual's cost-sharing liability for covered items...

Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on 11/06/2020.

This interim final rule with request for comments (IFC) discusses CMS's implementation of section 3713 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which established Medicare Part B coverage and payment for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and its administration. This IFC implements requirements in the CARES...

204th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 11/03/2020.

Proposed Extension of Information Collection Requests Submitted for Public Comment

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 10/20/2020.

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting...

203rd Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 10/15/2020.

202nd Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 09/28/2020.

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Nominations for Vacancies

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 09/22/2020.

Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 09/18/2020.

The Department of Labor (Department) is publishing an interim final regulation regarding the information that must be provided on pension benefit statements required by section 105 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). This regulation reflects amendments made to ERISA section 105 by the Setting Every...

Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 09/04/2020.

The Department of Labor (Department) is proposing to amend the ``Investment duties'' regulation issued in 1979 to address the application of the prudence and exclusive purpose duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to the exercise of shareholder rights, including proxy voting, the use of written proxy voting...

Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 09/01/2020.

This proposed rule would establish the requirements for registering with the Department of Labor as a ``pooled plan provider'' for ``pooled employer plans'' under sections 3(43) and 3(44) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act)...