Key Takeaways 1. Hear practical answers and insights into common compliance challenges faced by employers, such as navigating healthcare regulations, understanding reporting requirements, managing benefits administration, and ensuring adherence to laws like ERISA, HIPAA, the ACA, and COBRA. 2. Gain insight into real-world scenarios and solutions that can help avoid compliance pitfalls and strengthen understanding of employee benefit compliance. 3. Understand the most common day-to-day challenges in managing a compliant employee benefit group health plan.

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October 12, 2026 On October 5, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services (through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), in partnership with the Departments of Labor and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the "Agencies") jointly finalized changes to the Transparency in Coverage (TiC) regulations issued in December 2025 ("Final Rules"). The Final Rules impact employers who sponsor group health plans and are effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.

September 2026 o Proposed Regulations Address Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Dependent Care Nondiscrimination Testing o New Guidance Regarding Health-Contingent Wellness Programs o Massachusetts Announces Guidance on PFML Tax Treatment o California's Restructured MCO Tax Expected to Increase Group Health Plan Premiums o ACA Affordability Threshold and Penalties Increase in 2027 o Question of the Month: HSA and Telemedicine