An FSA, or flexible spending account, is an account maintained under a Code Section 125 cafeteria plan to which an employee makes ...

Many entering the job market fresh from college are burdened by student loan debt. In fact, this problem can linger on...

The goal of this article is to make these arrangements a lot less scary than lions and tigers and bears. Our friends in Washington, D.C....

Boutwell Fay LLP is pleased to present the August 2018 issue of Benefits News. This edition includes an article on fiduciary...

Boutwell Fay LLP has been recognized in the 25th edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for professionalism and legal expertise in the ...

Plan sponsors of employee benefit plans that are subject to ERISA are likely familiar with the requirements that ERISA imposes on plan fiduciaries. ERISA requires a plan fiduciary to “discharge his duties with respect to a plan solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and for the exclusive purpose of: (i) providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries (the “exclusive benefit rule”); and (ii) defraying reasonable expenses of administ

The Steady Price Increase of Prescription Drugs Now more than ever employers are intensely focused on controlling their drug...

Boutwell Fay LLP is pleased to present the July 2018 issue of Benefits News. This edition includes articles on partial termination of...

Plan sponsors are aware that their qualified plan can be terminated, and that such action has consequences that must be administered,...

On June 19, 2018 the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued final regulations expanding access to association health plans (“AHPs”). These...