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One mandate under the PPACA [1] required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they receive care (“Transparency in Coverage” or “TiC”). During his first...
When Life Happens During an Appeal – How Appellate Attorneys Can Take Care of Themselves and Their Mental Health Speakers: Katie Barrett Wiik, Saul Ewing LLP Joan M. Bibelhausen Erica A. Holzer
In the prior article we discussed the reasoning behind creation of a health and welfare committee to oversee administration of the health and welfare plans. In creating a charter, a plan sponsor will need to decide whether to include a work plan as an exhibit to that charter as a general guide to...
The FTC and DOJ have updated 2016 antitrust guidelines regarding antitrust issues implicated by certain kinds of agreements impacting employees and labor markets. Businesses and their HR personnel need to understand that the new guidelines are a source of explanation concerning how certain...
ALERT UPDATE: The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") published the annual revision to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") thresholds and filing fees on January 22, 2025. See Federal Register: Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act . The new thresholds and filing fee schedule...
Following the flurry of regulatory guidance and informal comments from officials at the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and other agencies of the Federal government, health and welfare plans should be a primary focus for plan sponsors in the upcoming year. Designating a Committee or...
Minneapolis Litigation Partner and Appellate Group Co-Chair Katie Barrett Wiik served as a Co-Editor of the 2024 edition of the Eighth Circuit Practice Manual, published by Minnesota CLE. This publication is designed to be a primary resource for attorneys representing clients in its namesake...
Thomas Cryan, a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will speak at the 59th Annual Southern Federal Tax Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. Hot Topics in Employment Taxes and Fringe Benefits This presentation will provide an overview of how the IRS computes employment tax liabilities during an audit and the...
With fall sports in full swing, it may be easy to miss the fact that the NCAA has also been busy competing in the courtroom. On the same day that a federal judge in California preliminarily approved a $2.78 billion settlement permitting college athletes to apply for payment for their on-field...
Kayleigh Keilty, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be one of the speakers at this month's ACC NTIH. This program will provide an introduction to antitrust concepts, how they impact businesses, and best practices to ensure compliance. Attendees will receive an overview of the federal antitrust laws and...
Katie Barrett Wiik and Doug Anderson will be co-presenting at a CLE seminar entitled “Appellate Practice for the Non-Specialist” through Minnesota CLE on August 29, 2024. The focus will be on state court (Minnesota) appeals. Their presentation is on “Overview of Appeals” and will cover the nuts and...
WASHINGTON, DC, (JULY 31, 2024) – Saul Ewing LLP is expanding its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice with two attorneys, Partner Thomas Cryan in the Washington, D.C. office and Counsel Katelyn Winslow in the Philadelphia office. Together, they bring clients 35 years of experience...
In an interview with Law360, Katie Barrett Wiik discusses a Supreme Court case in which the federal government is challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, as well as two related pending petitions from transgender adolescents and their families in...
Introduction On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) unanimously agreed to submit a comment supporting a recent proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) rule that would mandate the disclosure of all settlement agreements made between parties appearing before the Patent Trial...