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All construction stakeholders should exercise heightened operational vigilance by constantly reviewing these five key operational practice areas to mitigate operational risk.

Explore how parametric insurance for wildfires is a growing risk management solution for construction stakeholders and how it can protect your project.

Despite rising interest rates and growing recessionary fears, private equity remains a popular class of investment for acquisition and ownership of closely held businesses.

Join the NFP Compliance and Cost Containment Strategies teams for a discussion on employer compliance with the No Gag Clause and attestation requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

On September 12, 2023, the Congressional Research Service issued report LSB11040 describing the Braidwood case and suggesting a possible action that Congress could take to address the issues raised by it. This case was the subject of an article in the October 11, 2022, edition of Compliance Corner. On September 7, 2022, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra, in which the court ruled that certain ACA preventive care manda

On September 20, 2023, HHS, DOL, and IRS (the departments) issued proposed rules outlining the fees established in the No Surprises Act for the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process. These proposed rules would amend existing regulations to provide that the administrative fee amount charged by the departments to participate in the Federal IDR process and the ranges for certified IDR entity fees for single and batched determination will be established by the departments in notice a

On September 12, 2023, in Rose v. PSA Airlines, Inc., the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit) reviewed the district court’s dismissal of ERISA claims brought by Jody Rose, the mother and administratrix of the estate of a group health plan beneficiary. Specifically, the Fourth Circuit considered whether the estate could seek monetary relief under the specific claims raised. The case involved twenty-seven-year-old flight attendant Kyree Devon Holman, who worked for PSA Airlines, Inc.

On September 19, 2023, the DOL, HHS, and IRS (the departments) extended the comment period for the MHPAEA Proposed Rules and Technical Release announced on July 25, 2023. Please see our summaries of the Proposed Rules and Technical Release in the August 1, 2023, Compliance Corner edition. The departments report considerable interest and requests for additional time to review the documents and submit comments. In response, the departments extended the comment period by 15 days to October 17, 202

On September 13, 2023, the IRS released Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2023-31, which provides guidance on exceptions from electronic filing requirements for certain filers of Forms 8955-SSA and 5500-EZ. Rev. Proc. 2023-31 applies to filings submitted with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Rev. Proc. 2023-31 supersedes Rev. Proc. 2015-47 and updates the procedures related to hardship waivers for Forms 8955-SSA (Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Parti