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Our Health Care Group explains new rules (final and proposed) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on pricing transparency for hospitals and cost-sharing information for health plans....By: Alston & Bird

Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reviews the multiple year-end notices that defined contribution plans must issue to participants....By: Alston & Bird

Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reminds plan sponsors to get ready for 2019 IRS year-end amendments and offers year-end action items....By: Alston & Bird

Our International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Team explores an Eleventh Circuit ruling in a case that pits arbitration provisions against the New York Convention’s public-policy defense....By: Alston & Bird

Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group examines the numerous changes – mandatory and permissible – plan sponsors can make to their 401(k) or 403(b) plans in light of new regulations for hardship distributions....By: Alston & Bird

Employers will need to go into overdrive to prepare for new Department of Labor rules on overtime. Our Labor & Employment Group covers the white collar exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and how they differ from the Obama-era rules that were...By: Alston & Bird

Welcome to the July edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. The CPSC’s mandatory federal high chair safety standard took effect in June. The rule was unanimously approved by the CPSC in 2018 and became effective on June 19, 2019, 12...By: Alston & Bird

A triumvirate of agencies is bringing a fresh set of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to the table for 2020. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group breaks down the nuances between the new individual coverage HRAs (ICHRA) and...By: Alston & Bird

With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expected to sign legislation making it easier for employees who complain of workplace sexual harassment and other discrimination to prevail in litigation, our Labor & Employment Group explains what the reforms entail...By: Alston & Bird

Welcome to the June edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. In May, the CPSC held its public hearing on the commission’s agenda and priorities for Fiscal years 2020–2021. Please see full publication below for more information....By: Alston & Bird