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Affordable Care Act Impacts on Group Health Plans
This article provides an overview of the Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) disclosure and employer-shared responsibility mandate implemented under the Affordable Care Act. Information on SBC compliance and your firm's exposure to the shared-responsibility rules follows.
Know Your SBCs
A new SBC should have been included in your firm's open enrollment packets this fall. (Most calendar-year group health plans began distributing SBCs during the fall, 2012, open enrollment period. Non-calendar year group health plans must have begun providing SBCs during the first open enrollment period beginning on or after Sept. 23, 2012.) Required under the Affordable Care Act, the new SBC disclosure's appearance must comply with stringent formatting and content requirements, and be distributed in accordance with regulatory requirements. See joint regulations issued by the United States Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health & Human Services at 26 CFR ' 54.9815-2715; 29 CFR ' 2590.715-2715; 45 CFR ' 147.200. The plan or insurer's failure to provide timely and compliant SBCs could result in penalties as high as $1,000 per recipient. Penalties will not be assessed during the first year, provided group health plans and insurers work diligently and in good faith in providing SBCs that conform to regulatory content, appearance and distribution requirements. The following provides an overview of SBC content and delivery requirements.
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Yachts, Jets, Horses & Hooch: Specialized Commercial Leasing Models
Defining commercial real estate asset class is essentially a property explaining how it identifies — not necessarily what its original intention was or what others think it ought to be. This article discusses, from a general issue-spot and contextual analysis perspective, how lawyers ought to think about specialized leasing formats and the regulatory backdrops that may inform what the documentation needs to contain for compliance purposes.
Hyperlinked Documents: The Latest e-Discovery Challenge
As courts and discovery experts debate whether hyperlinked content should be treated the same as traditional attachments, legal practitioners are grappling with the technical and legal complexities of collecting, analyzing and reviewing these documents in real-world cases.
Identifying Your Practice's Differentiator
How to Convey Your Merits In a Way That Earns Trust, Clients and Distinctions Just as no two individuals have the exact same face, no two lawyers practice in their respective fields or serve clients in the exact same way. Think of this as a "Unique Value Proposition." Internal consideration about what you uniquely bring to your clients, colleagues, firm and industry can provide untold benefits for your law practice.
Risks and Ad Fraud Protection In Digital Advertising
The ever-evolving digital marketing landscape, coupled with the industry-wide adoption of programmatic advertising, poses a significant threat to the effectiveness and integrity of digital advertising campaigns. This article explores various risks to digital advertising from pixel stuffing and ad stacking to domain spoofing and bots. It will also explore what should be done to ensure ad fraud protection and improve effectiveness.
Turning Business Development Plans Into Reality
This article offers practical insights and best practices to navigate the path from roadmap to rainmaking, ensuring your business development efforts are not just sporadic bursts of activity, but an integrated part of your daily success.