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A former podcast from Lockton’s ERISA Compliance Consulting team 

You’ve reached the home of ERISA is a Friend of Mine, an informal and informational podcast series that Lockton’s ERISA Compliance Consulting team produced from 2019 to 2022. Scroll down to view and listen to any of the podcast episodes. NOTE: These podcasts have not been updated since their publication dates.

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Mar 29, 2021

The recent American Rescue Plan (ARP) resurrected an old nemesis for employers: Employer-fronted, taxpayer-reimbursed COBRA subsidies. These subsidies, available from April through September of this year, are available to individuals who lost employer-based coverage due to a reduction in work hours or involuntary...


Mar 8, 2021

Employer group health plan sponsors are already choking on skyrocketing prescription drug costs, and now states are adding insult to injury. But wait, doesn’t ERISA’s thick shield of preemption deflect state laws that directly or even indirectly affect ERISA plans? What happens when states boldly go to bat...