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Articles From Steve Flores

Workforce Reductions Can Trigger Retirement Plan Liability and Notice Requirements By Steve Flores Employee Benefits, May 2020 Employers that are planning or undertaking workforce reductions should keep in mind that there are certain retirement plan triggers under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code that are tied to reductions in force.
Proposed regulations expand use of health reimbursement arrangements By Steve Flores Employee Benefits, December 2018 The Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services jointly issued proposed rules that make changes regarding health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans.
Employers must prepare for penalty assessments under the Affordable Care Act By Steve Flores Employee Benefits, December 2017 The Internal Revenue Service recently released a set of FAQs and a new form Letter 226J that will be used to alert employers of a penalty under 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code.
Update: DOL Proposes Delay to Disability Claims Procedure Rule By Steve Flores Employee Benefits, December 2017 In January 29, 2017 the DOL published a final rule that delays for ninety days—through April 1, 2018—the applicability of the final rule amending the claims procedure requirements for disability-related claims.
US Department of Labor issues final disability claim procedure rules By Steve Flores & Marissa Sims Insurance Law, September 2017 Employers who sponsor employee benefit plans that provide disability benefits will need to revisit policies and procedures, plan documents, summary plan descriptions and claim-related notices in light of final regulations that apply to claims for disability benefits made on or after January 1, 2018.
US Department of Labor issues final disability claim procedure rules By Steve Flores & Marissa Sims Employee Benefits, September 2017 Employers who sponsor employee benefit plans that provide disability benefits will need to revisit policies and procedures, plan documents, summary plan descriptions and claim-related notices in light of final regulations that apply to claims for disability benefits made on or after January 1, 2018.
DOL issues final disability claim procedures rules: Employers must act By Steve Flores & Marissa Sims Employee Benefits, June 2017 Employers who sponsor employee benefit plans that provide disability benefits will need to revisit policies and procedures, plan documents, summary plan descriptions and claim-related notices in light of final regulations that apply to claims for disability benefits made on or after January 1, 2018.
What practitioners and plan fiduciaries need to know about Tibble v. Edison International By Steve Flores Employee Benefits, July 2015 In this case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that ERISA's six-year statute of limitations for claims of fiduciary breach applies to both the initial selection of a plan investment and the ongoing monitoring of that plan investment.

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