Santa Barbara, CA
Employee benefits Lawyer at Santa Barbara, CA
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor
On August 12, 2011, a three-justice panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled that the PPACAs individual mandate violated the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, which protects state...
See Full GuideBelow is a link to a chart in which I have attempted accurately to summarize excise tax provisions that apply to a variety of group health plan errors including COBRAand HIPAA violations,and violation ...
See Full GuideSince 1989, failures to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of COBRA have potentially triggered excise taxes under IRC 4980B on those responsible for the error, equal to $100 per affect...
See Full GuideOn March 29, 2011 the IRS released Notice 2011-28 which contains guidance, in question-and-answer format, on W-2 reporting of the cost of health care coverage, a requirement of PPACA. This reporting re...
See Full GuideA sixth round of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) was posted online on April 4, 2011 by the Department of Labor (DOL); the FAQs join others issued earlier by the DOL together with the Treasury Departm...
See Full GuideGovernor Jerry Brown signed AB 36 into law on April 7, 2011. This law brings California income and certain employment tax laws into parity with federal tax law, retroactive to March 30, 2010, regarding...
See Full GuideA participation-only wellness program established by Floridas Broward County for its employees survived a class-action challenge by a former employee who refused to participate in the program. Seff v. ...
See Full GuideOn April 14, 2011, President Obama signed H.R. 4, the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011. Half of that catchy title is self-evident: the A...
See Full GuideAnthem Blue Cross, one of the largest California group and individual insurers, has announced that effective October 1, 2011 it will only renew small group policies (2 50 employees) for employers that...
See Full GuideLast February, noted fiduciary guidance counsel Peter Gulia alerted me to a prohibited transaction exemption application involving a 401(k) plan sponsors purchase of troubled real property from the pla...
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