Your Health Plan is the Latest Fiduciary Ticking Time Bomb

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) is the most significant compliance challenge employers have faced since the Affordable Care Act. New requirements are in effect now, including: Required review of plan contracts and removal of all “gag clauses,” Required determination of “reasonableness” of vendor fees and services, Required prescription drug reporting for plan years 2020, 2021, and 2022 (due Jan. 21, 2023), and Required analysis of parity between medical and mental health coverage. Failing to comply with the requirements of the CAA leaves employers at risk of fines and class-action lawsuits. But most employers are still in the dark,…

Declan Rice sends a public message overnight to Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka as Arsenal submit new club record bid for West Ham captain

Declan Rice is expecting to be an Arsenal player by the start of July as the Gunners prepare a second bid for West Ham’s captain. Mikel Arteta has made Rice one of his top targets for the summer transfer window and Arsenal are keen to quickly complete a deal for the England international. An offer of £80 million was rejected by West Ham last week, and the club are hoping to spark a bidding war between several teams. However, MailOnline reports that Rice is intent on joining Arsenal and expects to join the Premier League runners-up by the end of…