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Multiemployer Health Plan Sought Reimbursement for Medical Expense Payments
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently dismissed the claim of a multi-employer health fund for reimbursement of approximately $100,000 from a student accident insurance provider. In Central States Southeast and Southwest Area Health & Welfare Fund v. Gerber Life Insurance Co., the Fund filed an action under ERISA […]
B&K Benefits Update Newsletter – Fall 2012
Please read the Fall 2012 Benefits Update Newsletter here.
Benefits Update – Fall 2006 | Employee Benefits
The New Funding Rules Have Been Enacted – Is Your Pension Ready? On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA”). The PPA represents the firs t major overhaul in pension plan funding requirements since Congress enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act in September 1974 (“ERISA”).
ERISA Update – Summer 2004
On April 10, 2004, President Bush signed into law the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (“PFEA”). Before the PFEA, the Internal Revenue Code required defined benefit pension plans to use the interest rate on 30·year U.S. Treasury bonds to determine their funding status.
ERISA Update – Summer 2002 | Employee Benefits
The New Health Reimbursement Arrangement that is Non-Taxable and More Flexible On June 26, 2002 Internal Revenue Service Notice 2002-45 was issued describing the tax benefits of a health reimbursement arrangement C’HRA”). Under the IRS definition, an HRA is paid for by an employer;