Lauren Nelson

Aug 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Richard Birmingham |Lauren Nelson

Fallout from SCOTUS decisions in Loper Bright and Corner Post could be widespread in the benefits space, from the IRS to the Labor Department to the Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationSince 1984, citation to Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council ("Chevron") has meant that courts should defer to an agency's interpretations of an ambiguous statute—as long as the agency's interpretation is "reasonable," even if not the "best" in the court's view.

Aug 27, 2024 | today.westlaw.com | Lauren Nelson |Richard Birmingham

(September 25, 2024) - Lauren Nelson and Richard Birmingham of Davis Wright Tremaine discuss the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions Loper Bright and Corner Post on the employee benefits regulatory landscape. Fallout from SCOTUS decisions in Loper Bright and Corner Post could be widespread in the benefits space, from the IRS to the Labor Department to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Since 1984, citation to Chevron v.

Feb 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Dipa Sudra |Lauren Nelson

The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Labor recently issued guidance on various aspects of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, commonly referred to as SECURE 2.0. Below is a summary of key provisions that plan sponsors should review. IRS Guidance in Notice 2024-2 (Notice)Automatic enrollment mandate.

Sep 1, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Eric Gilman |Milani Chaloupka |Nathan Taylor |Lauren Nelson

1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. METHODS 3 2.1. Regions, countries and territories with NPOAs 3 2.2. Exploring potential explanatory predictors of NPOA status 3 2.3. Specific, measurable and timebound process, impact and outcome objectives and activities 5 2.4. NPOA performance assessments, progress and challenges 5 2.5. NPOAs' chondrichthyan bycatch mitigation methods 5 3.

Aug 1, 2023 | forrester.com | Sharyn Leaver |John Arnold |Lauren Nelson

Business and technology leaders are entering a new planning season with tempered expectations. The bullish optimism that preceded 2023 has faded, as the higher budgets that many anticipated never materialized. While leaders in most industries expect some increase in overall spending next year, these expectations are generally more modest than they were a year ago, as a recent Forrester survey of US business and technology decision-makers found.