Groom: In Brief

Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent and Assistant Treasury Secretary Ken Kies managed to release the 2025-26 Priority Guidance Plan,...

Last Friday, the Department of Labor ("DOL") released a plan for its operations in the event of a shutdown. The plan indicates that...

On May 17, 2025, Governor Bob Ferguson signed HB 1213 into law, expanding protections under Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave...

On September 19, the House approved a stopgap funding bill (H.R. 5371) by a vote of 217-212 to fund the government at current levels from...

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has imposed hefty civil penalties up to $1.5 million each against digital health and wellness...

Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Beth Van Duyne, Claudia Tenney, and Kevin Hern introduced a new bill, the Small Business Health Options...

In a 52-47 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Daniel Aronowitz as assistant secretary to oversee DOL's Employee Benefits Security...

A recent Eleventh Circuit decision is worth noting for employers that sponsor SERPS and other “top hat” plans that provide annuity and...

It is going to be a BUSY Fall and Spring if the Department of Health and Human Services' ("HHS") regulatory agenda is any indication. HHS...

The final Treasury catch-up regulations published yesterday clarify that the 150% super catch-up limit for participants age 60–63 cannot...

The HIPAA Security Rule requires covered entities, such as group health plans and health insurance issuers, as well as business...

On September 8, a Senior Policy Advisor for EBSA delivered remarks critical of ESG investing at an OECD conference in Paris.  The...