Apr 25, 2022

In the larger scheme of corporate mergers and acquisitions, benefits issues are just nuisance issues ... until they're not. Buyers in stock and asset purchases are often stunned to learn that they may own COBRA liability related to the seller's former employees (and their dependents). And they might be required to open...

Apr 11, 2022

When a home’s circuitry goes bust, sometimes you have to rip into the walls to reveal the source of the problem. So too, with medical insurance.

With the cost of medical care, and thus medical insurance, trending relentlessly higher, Congress decided it was time to bust into the walls to figure out why. Enter a new...

Mar 28, 2022

In the ERISA world, the collision of COBRA with Medicare is about as brutally taxing mentally as an ultramarathon is physically. Lucky for Ed and Scott, Courtenay Brummer from Lockton’s Mylo division joins the show to help us understand some of the convoluted nuances we encounter when COBRA and Medicare collide. In...

Mar 14, 2022

If ERISA compliance were as easy as baking a cake, the establishment of a plan document would be an essential step in the recipe before it goes in the oven. Plan documents are critical to permit proper administration of the plan and, thusly, keep employers out of trouble. In this episode, Ed and Scott welcome back their...