E-Alerts
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 — Maryland Wage Transparency Client Alert
September 24th, 2024
Employers with Maryland employees or those looking to hire employees working in Maryland should be aware of a new law that will go into effect on October 1, 2024: the Wage Ran…
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Categories: Legal Update
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN LATE SUMMER CONSIDERATIONS
August 28th, 2023
We hope all of our clients and friends are having a terrific Summer! As you know, we tend to keep our alerts to a minimum because we know your inboxes are regularly filled wit…
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Categories: Legal Update
Employee Benefit Plan Year-End Considerations
December 7th, 2022
We hope that this email finds all of our clients and friends enjoying the holiday season. We realize that you get bombarded with “updates” and “breaking news” regularl…
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Categories: Legal Update
Employee Benefit Plan Amendments/Disclosures Required This Year
May 5th, 2022
Sponsors of employee benefit plans should be aware of several rapidly approaching deadlines that require immediate action. As noted below, we request that you reach out to us…
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Categories: Legal Update
New Addition to S&D and Recent Health and Welfare Settlement Further Demonstrates Need for Compliance
April 4th, 2022
We wanted to alert you to a recent addition we have made at Smith & Downey in order to continue to provide best-in-class legal support to the wonderful clients we serve. A…
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Categories: Legal Update
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling May Cause More Fiduciary Lawsuits
January 26th, 2022
On Monday, January 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion (Hughes v. Northwestern University) on issues implicated by the avalanche of lawsuits over th…
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Categories: Uncategorized
Early 2022 To-do: Employer Fiduciary Responsibilities for Health & Welfare Plans
January 5th, 2022
New rules apply to health plan service provider compensation in 2022 that employers must know and be equipped to manage. This e-alert provides employers with background on the…
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Categories: Uncategorized
S&D Webinar: COVID-19 and the Workplace — Updated Agenda
November 5th, 2021
On Monday, Smith & Downey announced an upcoming webinar focusing on workplace accommodations and other COVID-19 related issues. Since that announcement, the Occupational S…
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Categories: Events
S&D Webinar – COVID-19 and the Workplace
November 5th, 2021
As employers continue to operate under the shadow of what seems like a never-ending a pandemic, the legal challenges associated with COVID-19 have become increasingly complex.…
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Categories: Events
Upcoming COVID-19 and the Workplace: How to Navigate an Evolving Landscape
August 4th, 2021
During the early part of summer, as COVID-19 was subsiding, a large number of employers across the country began to accelerate plans to fully reopen their offices, with many t…
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Categories: Uncategorized