ARPA COBRA Subsidy Model Notices and Guidance Released Today Requires Immediate Action
Brownstein Client Alert, April 7, 2021
No Fooling Around: New Six-Month COBRA Subsidy Starts April 1, Requires Immediate Action
Brownstein Client Alert, March 30, 2021 (Updated April 14, 2021)
Senate Unveils American Rescue Plan Ahead of Floor Vote
Brownstein Client Alert, March 5, 2021
Democrats Unveil COVID-19 Bill Text Ahead of Markup
Brownstein Client Alert, February 10, 2021
COBRA-Related Litigation Trend: Advanced Preparation Is the Anti-Venom
Brownstein Client Alert, January 11, 2021
Employee Benefits-Related Limits for 2021
Brownstein Client Alert, October 26, 2020
Have You Thought About ... Who Will Pay for COVID-19 Testing for Employees?
Brownstein Client Alert, September 23, 2020
IRS Notice 2020-68: Implementing Long-Term Part-Time Employee 401(k) Elective Deferrals
Brownstein Client Alert, September 9, 2020
Key Issues to Consider as Businesses Continue to Navigate the Pandemic
Brownstein Client Alert, August 18, 2020
President Trump's Aug. 8 Tax Executive Orders
Brownstein Client Alert, August 11, 2020
State and Local Income Tax and Employment Law Implications for Remote Workers During COVID-19
Co-author, Law Week Colorado, August 3, 2020
HEALS Act Comparison to HEROES Act and Current Law
Brownstein Client Alert, July 31, 2020
PBGC Q&As: Impact of COVID-19 and CARES Act on Single-Employer Pension Plans
Brownstein Client Alert, July 22, 2020
IRS Guidance on 2020 RMD Waivers Includes Rapidly Approaching Rollover Deadline
Brownstein Client Alert, July 14, 2020
FAQs Part 43: Guidance on Health Coverage Issues Related to COVID-19
Brownstein Client Alert, July 8, 2020
Have You Thought About … How State and Local Income Tax and Employment Laws Apply to Remote Workers During COVID-19? (Part 1)
Brownstein Client Alert, June 29, 2020
Have You Thought About … How State and Local Income Tax and Employment Laws Apply to Remote Workers During COVID-19? (Part 2)
Brownstein Client Alert, June 29, 2020
Oh What A Relief It Is (Not): IRS Guidance on Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Midyear Amendments
Brownstein Client Alert, June 29, 2020
IRS Notice 2020-50: Guidance on Coronavirus Related Distributions and Loans
Brownstein Client Alert, June 24, 2020
Have You Thought About ... Who Will Pay for Asymptomatic Carrier Testing?
Brownstein Client Alert, June 10, 2020
Three Issues Businesses Should Be Thinking About for Reopening
Brownstein Client Alert, June 5, 2020
Have You Thought About ... How Reopening Affects Your Bonus, Equity-Based and Deferred Compensation Plans?
Brownstein Client Alert, May 28, 2020
Now on the COVID-19 Menu: Temporary Flexibility for Cafeteria Plans
Brownstein Client Alert, May 15, 2020
Analysis of Economic Provisions in HEROES Act
Brownstein Client Alert, May 14, 2020
Key Issues to Consider While Reopening or Partially Reopening
Brownstein Client Alert, May 7, 2020
For Whom the Timing Tolls: The COVID-19 Outbreak Period Extends Benefit Plan Deadlines
Brownstein Client Alert, May 6, 2020
CARES Act Employee Retention Tax Credit Guide for Employers
Brownstein Client Alert, April 8, 2020
UPDATED: Documentation Requirements for Payroll Tax Credits and Employee Eligibility Under FFCRA
Brownstein Client Alert, Updated on June 2, 2020
IRS FAQs Allow Taxes Withheld from Employees’ Wages to Fund Leave and Wage Payments
Brownstein Client Alert, April 3, 2020
Analysis of Senate-Passed CARES Act
Brownstein Client Alert, March 26, 2020
How Employers Can Assist Employees (Current and Former) Right Now
Brownstein Client Alert, March 24, 2020
Health Plan Coverage of Coronavirus Testing and Treatment
Brownstein Client Alert, March 12, 2020
“Actual Knowledge” Required to Apply ERISA’S Three-Year Statute of Limitations to Fiduciary Breach Claims
Brownstein Client Alert, February 27, 2020
Employee Benefits-Related Limits For 2020
Brownstein Client Alert, November 7, 2019
IRS Implements Prospective Expansion of Determination Letter Program to Merged Plans
Brownstein Client Alert, May 7, 2019
IRS Expands Self-Correction of Retirement Plan Errors
Brownstein Client Alert, April 25, 2019
2019 Increases for Employee Benefits-Related Limits
Brownstein Client Alert, November 16, 2018
IRS Revises Safe Harbor Explanations of Eligible Rollover Distributions
Brownstein Client Alert, September 20, 2018
IRS Guidance Clarifies Some TCJA Changes to the $1 Million Deduction Limit for Executive Compensation under Code Section 162(m)
Brownstein Client Alert, August 30, 2018
Revised Employee Benefits-Related Limits for 2018; Decreases in Family HSA Contributions and Adoption Assistance Require Action
Brownstein Client Alert, March 6, 2018
Updated Employee Benefits-Related Limits for 2018
Brownstein Client Alert, November 30, 2017
New SEC Guidance on Safeguards to Protect Information Delivered to Holders of Securities Issued under Compensation Plans
Brownstein Client Alert, November 13, 2017
Employee Benefits-Related Limits for 2018
Brownstein Client Alert, November 7, 2017
Seasonal Hiring: Tips and Traps for Summer Employees
Co-author, ColoradoBIZ, June 5, 2017
Court Finds Faulty Funding Provisions in Affordable Care Act Affect Low-Income Affordability Provisions
Brownstein Client Alert, May 19, 2016
ERISA Plans Should Act To Reinforce Reimbursement Rights In Light Of Recent SCOTUS Decision
Brownstein Client Alert, February 2, 2016
Effectively Handling Beneficiary Designations
Co-speaker, Lorman CLE Live Webinar, November 18, 2015
Employee Benefits-Related Limits For 2016
Brownstein Client Alert, November 2, 2015
Employee Benefits Round-Up: Recent Supreme Court Decisions
Co-speaker, client seminar series sponsored by Brownstein, August 13, 2015
IRS Makes Significant Changes to Qualified Plan Determination Letter Program
Brownstein Client Alert, July 27, 2015
King v. Burwell: The ACA Survives Second Supreme Court Challenge
Brownstein Client Alert, June 26, 2015
Employee Benefits-Related Limits For 2015
Brownstein Client Alert, October 31, 2014
Affordable Care Act - What Employers Need to Know in 2015 and Beyond
CLE Live Seminar, Sterling Education, in Colorado Springs, June 12, 2014
Recent Decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit May Have Significant Implications for Private Equity Funds
Brownstein Client Alert, October 7, 2013
Dealing with Uncertainty: What Employers Need to Know About Healthcare Reform Now
Joint Quarterly Meeting of Mechanical Contractors Association, Inc. and SMACA, Las Vegas, NV, August 28, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Same-Sex Marriages Impact Employee Benefits
Brownstein Client Alert, July 1, 2013
Employee Benefits Issues in M&A Transactions
2012 Business Law Institute, Colorado Bar Association, Denver, CO, October 18, 2012
A Practical Guide To Covered Service Provider Fee Disclosures
Brownstein Benefits Client Update, June 11, 2012
Health Flexible Spending Account Annual Contribution Limit Decreases to $2,500
Brownstein Benefits Client Update, May 31, 2012
ERISA Fiduciary Duty and Required Disclosures
client seminar series sponsored by Aspen Group Benefit Advisors, LLC and Goldman Sachs, Denver, CO, April 18, 2012
Employee Benefits Aspects of Partnerships, Partnership Compensation: Payment and Profit Possibilities
Colorado Bar Association, Denver, CO, March 21, 2012
Circular 230 Practice Standards Apply To In-House Tax and Benefits Attorneys
Brownstein Tax Alert, December 6, 2011
Health Care Reform Update
10th Annual Employment Law Best Practices, Sterling Education Services, Inc., Cheyenne, WY, October 5, 2011
Guideline for Women's Preventive Health Services Updated
Brownstein Benefits Client Update, August 23, 2011
Tax-Qualified Plans Must Separately Report to IRS on Deferred Vested Participants
Brownstein Benefits Client Update, March 11, 2011
Employee Benefits-Related Limits for 2011
Brownstein Benefits Client Update, December 28, 2010
Hot Topics In M&A Practice: Executive Compensation Issues in M&A
sponsored by the M&A Subsection of the Business Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association, December 16, 2010
Over-the-Counter Drugs Purchased Without A Prescription Are Not Reimbursable After December 31, 2010
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, September 15, 2010
The Desire for Transparency and Disclosure
Speaker, Denver Chapter of Western Pension & Benefits Conference, August 26, 2010
Employers Must Give Reasonable Break Time to Non-Exempt Employees who are Nursing Mothers
Brownstein Client Update, August 6, 2010
Interim Final Rules Issued on Mandated Preventive Health Services
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, July 23, 2010
Grandfathered Health Plan Rules Issued
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, June 23, 2010
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, June 10, 2010
DOL and SEC Explain Target Date Retirement Funds
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, May 14, 2010
REMINDER - April 30th Deadline for Annual Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Notice
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, April 27, 2010
COBRA Premium Assistance Extended Through May 31, 2010
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, April 16, 2010
Important New Federal and Colorado Legislation Affecting Employers: Tax Incentives for Hiring Unemployed Workers and Protections When Hiring Employees With Criminal Records
Brownstein Client Update, April 7, 2010
COBRA Premium Subsidy Eligibility Period Extended to March 31, 2010
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, March 18, 2010
Second Chance to Correct Deferred Compensation Failures
Brownstein Tax Alert, March 1, 2010
Haitian Earthquake Disaster Tax Relief
Brownstein Tax Alert, February 2, 2010
Revised COBRA Notices Now Ready for Immediate Use
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, January 21, 2010
COBRA Premium Subsidy Eligibility Extended to February 28, 2010
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, December 23, 2009
Deadline Reminder, November 15, Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Annual Notice
Brownstein Benefits Client Alert, November 9, 2009
Employee Benefits-Related Limits for 2010
Brownstein Client Alert, October 28, 2009
Focus on Employee Benefits and Compensation, Vol. 1
Brownstein Employee Benefits Newsletter, Volume 1, October 2009
ERISA Claims and Appeals Procedures
Brownstein Client Alert, September 17, 2009
Impact of the Economic Downturn on Plan Participation and Distributions
Presenter, Annual Conference of the Colorado Public Plans Coalition, September 10, 2009
403(b) Plans: Transition Relief for 2009 Form 5500 Filings
Brownstein Tax Alert, July 27, 2009
Shifting Sands: Healthcare Plan Rules, Requirements and Reform
Speaker, Brownstein client seminar series, June 11, 2009
Employers May Halt 401(k) / 403(b) Safe Harbor Nonelective Contributions Due to Business Hardship
Brownstein Tax Alert, June 5, 2009
What is an Involuntary Termination under ARRA's Temporary COBRA Premium Subsidy?
Brownstein Tax Update, April 20, 2009
DOL Publishes Model COBRA Notices Prior to Upcoming April 18 Deadline
Brownstein Client Update, March 27, 2009
New COBRA Rules Effective March 1 - Immediate Action Required
Brownstein Tax Update, March 10, 2009
Protecting 401(k) Plans During the Economic Downturn: A Roadmap for Fiduciaries
Speaker, Client Seminar Series sponsored by Brownstein, March 3, 2009
April 30 Deadline for Annual Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Notice
Brownstein Tax Alert, February 26, 2009
Satisfying Fiduciary Duty by Avoiding the Top Ten Mistakes Made by 401(k) Plans
Presenter, Client Seminar Series sponsored by ADP Retirement Services and Alliance Bernstein, February 26, 2009
March 1st Deadline for Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS
Brownstein Tax Alert, February 12, 2009
409A in Operation: Recent Guidance on Correcting Errors and Tax Reporting & Withholding
Speaker, Tax Section of the Colorado Bar Association, February 11, 2009
International Employees: Immigration, Tax and Benefits Issues
Speaker, Immigration Law Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, January 29, 2009
DOL Finalizes Rule on ERISA Civil Penalties for Certain PPA-Required Disclosure Failures
Brownstein Client Alert, January 8, 2009
409A Document Compliance Deadline is Dec. 31, 2008
Brownstein Tax Alert, October 28, 2008
Employee Benefits-Related Limits for 2009
Brownstein Client Alert, October 21, 2008
The Blue Plate Special: New Proposed Cafeteria Plan Rules
Presenter, BC Annual Meeting and ASPPA Summer Conference, July 13-16, 2008
Benefits and FMLA and Other Benefits Issues
Presenter, Employment Executives' Roundtable sponsored by Brownstein, April 15, 2008
Stock Option Reporting Requirements
Brownstein Client Alert, February 14, 2008