Groom: In Brief

On June 5, 2026, the Treasury Department and IRS issued IRS Notice 2026-36 (the “Notice”), announcing that proposed regulations under IRC...

On May 20, 2026, Governor Spanberger signed SB 199/HB 5, a new statewide Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”) program (“Act”). Virginia previously...

Today, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2026-24, which provides inflation adjustments for Health Savings Accounts ("HSAs"), Excepted...

On April 15, House Ways and Means Committee members Reps. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) introduced a bill, the...

On May 12, 2026, the Department of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2026-02 (“FAB”), announcing a temporary “non”-enforcement...

On May 8, 2026, Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel Aronowitz delivered remarks at The ESOP Association’s National Conference in...

A federal district court issued a mid-trial ruling in favor of the defendants regarding their use of forfeitures in Stephan v. Trader...

On May 4, the IRS released the 2027 employer mandate penalties under Code section 4980H. These amounts are indexed each year, and for...

On April 22, 2026, the Virginia General Assembly passed, and Governor Spanberger signed (following the acceptance of gubernatorial...

On April 14, 2026, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) No. 2026-01. The new...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) on April 2, 2026 that would remove the...

Treasury/IRS recently issued Notice 2026-23, which requests recommendations for the 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan (PGP).  Treasury/IRS...