Kelly Meyers

Sep 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jordan Harcombe |Kelly Meyers |Angela Roberts

On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released much-anticipated final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (the Mental Health Parity Act, or Act), specifically addressing the requirement that plans to document their compliance with the Act through a detailed written comparative analysis of each nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) that applies to mental health and...

May 31, 2024 | mondaq.com | Susan Atkinson |Carson Lamb |Kelly Meyers |Angela Roberts

Recent amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule strengthening the rule's protections for reproductive health care records require group health plan sponsors to update their HIPAA compliance materials by December 23, 2024. Limits on Use and Disclosure. Issued in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v.

Feb 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Laura Andrew |Don A. Mazursky |Kelly Meyers |Lisa Carrasco

History of 401(k) Plan Excessive Fee Cases. Once the Department of Labor's participant fee disclosure rules for retirement plans became effective in 2012, the plaintiffs' bar latched onto recordkeeping and investment fees paid by 401(k) plans, and the number of lawsuits claiming excessive fees exploded. In the early cases, participants filed lawsuits against the plans' recordkeepers claiming that they overcharged the plans.

May 1, 2023 | northwestsignal.net | Kelly Meyers

As I near the end of my time serving the Holgate Local School District, I have reflected on the many fond memories, relationships and accomplishments of the past 13 years. This stage of my career has also been a testament to how truly fast time flies the older we get.

Mar 28, 2023 | northwestsignal.net | Kelly Meyers

I came across an interesting TED Talk recently by Angela Lee Duckworth about a topic that is important for parents and educators alike — grit! No, not the residue you find in the pockets of your kids’ pants on laundry day. Ms. Duckworth’s five-minute video entitled “GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” is about that quality that keeps us striving forward for weeks, months and even years despite setbacks and failure.