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In The Soup: An alphabet of laws and regulations crowds the picture of compliance issues and...

By Lee, Karen
Publication: Employee Benefit News
Date: Wednesday, May 1 2002

Amid the swirl over the latest retirement reform bills and the Bush administration's vacillation on government-mandated privacy regulations, employers still need to pay heed to the letter of existing law and looming regulatory requirements.

Not only are plan amendments relating to last year's Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) due soon, employers also have less than two months left to comply with Department of Labor regulations for health claims and appeals processing. Revisions to group health and retirement plan summary plan descriptions also a

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