Worldwide Employee Benefits Network

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Worldwide Employee Benefits Network

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WEB furthers the

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WEB represents more than

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At the national level, WEB sponsors webinars and offers publications and other resources to its members. Chapters offer networking events for opportunities to meet face-to-face with other benefits professionals and educational events for opportunities to learn more about employee benefit trends, design, compliance and services.

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Featured Benefits News

IRS Permits Employees to Allocate Employer Contributions Among Student Loan Payments and Other Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a private letter ruling (PLR) approving an employer's request to permit employees to allocate a nonelective employer contribution among a 401(k) plan, a retiree health reimbursement arrangement (retiree HRA), an educational assistance program, or an employee's health savings account (HSA).

Update – Recent Developments in Forfeiture Cases

To date, we count twenty forfeiture lawsuits filed in a variety of jurisdictions (although predominantly in federal courts in California). Five decisions on motions to dismiss have been issued so far – two favoring plaintiffs and three favoring defendants. Two of the three favoring defendants – including the most recent decision issued in the Thermo Fisher matter and discussed more fully below – however, were without prejudice to plaintiffs filing amended complaints.

HHS Issues Model Attestation Required by Final HIPAA Regulations Supporting Reproductive Health Care Privacy

On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published Final Regulations under HIPAA’s Privacy Rule introducing greater protections for information related to reproductive health care. One aspect of the Final Regulations requires all covered entities, including self-insured group health plans and all business associates, to obtain, under certain circumstances, an attestation meeting specified content requirements from anyone seeking information potentially related to reproductive health care. HHS issued a Model Attestation at the end of July, and self-insured group health plans are urged to use it.