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Attorney Jack Towarnicky was recently published the article Maximum Utility: Your HSA Can Do Quadruple Duty in the second quarter 2021 Benefits Quarterly. Click here to read more. Read More

On December 12, 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act was enacted to provide incentives to innovate and promote the commercialization of federally funded inventions and amended the existing patent laws. In December 2002, The Economist published an opinion piece ca… Read More

After Singing “Happy Birthday”, Sing Another Song, Then Take Action Don’t Let Time Pass[i] Many plan sponsors use “life events” as a trigger to prompt participants to reconsider their benefit elections – marriage, birth, relocation, etc.… Read More

Prior to the election, on almost every cable channel and many newspaper opinion pieces had headlines that blared something like: ‘The Trump-infused Supreme Court will overturn the entire Affordable Care Act.’ ‘Tens of millions, no hundreds of m… Read More

Some year-end changes, you and your employees might want to consider. An internet search can easily identify many suggested year-end tax tips.[i] This article offers an employee benefits version of year-end actions – changes a plan sponsor and/or a… Read More

Beyond Health Reform This is the second of a two-part series. Part 1 provided an update on Health Reform. Many plan sponsors anticipate significant rate increases in the post-COVID-19 era – due to pent-up demand for medical services. Here are some… Read More

Part 1: Health Reform 10+ Years Later Health Reform – The Path Ahead Most provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Health Reform)[i] have either been implemented or eliminated (discussed in more detail later). As co… Read More

The Consumer Credit Protection Act contains numerous and varied provisions to curb consumer abuse, including requirements for debt collection, credit reporting, and credit repair. One such provision is found in 15 U.S.C. 1679, et seq., commonly refer… Read More