Virtual Event - Compliance Ofc Hrs - EB Year in Review (5)

Join us for our annual one-hour year in review covering what you need to know about employee benefits issues from 2025 and heading into 2026.


This session of Newfront Office Hours addresses the how the OBBB changes the EB landscape, the potential additional Trump administration legislative and regulatory EB ambitions heading into 2026, key ACA and CAA matters going forward, the HIPAA reproductive health rules and new MHPAEA rules on the cutting room floor, changes to Medicare Part D creditable status determinations, COBRA’s 40th birthday, and more! 


Reserve your spot now to stay ahead of evolving benefits compliance requirements.

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT 

Topics for Discussion

 

  • The biggest legislative news of 2025 was the passage of the massive OBBB reconciliation bill. With respect to employee benefits, the changes are less dramatic, but certainly meaningful overall.  Includes HSAs, DCFSAs, Trump Accounts, and student loans.
  • ACA employer mandate penalties continue to be enforced to a greater degree (and cost) than most H&W rules. We review the steps employers need to take to avoid them. Plus, the latest in ACA reporting with the recent changes that no longer require distribution to employees.
  • As we head into year six of the CAA, we review the remaining action items for fully insured and self-insured employers, including the delay of the new MHPAEA employer certification requirement.
  • A review of all the EB-related news that matters, from the elimination of the HIPAA reproductive health rules to new California IVF and PBM rules, the J&J fiduciary cases, and new Medicare Part D creditable coverage rules, always with an eye to the key action items for employers.
  • COBRA turns 40! We cover the issues still relevant for employers all these decades later. 
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Brian Gilmore

Lead Benefits Counsel, VP

Brian Gilmore is the Lead Benefits Counsel at Newfront. He assists clients on a wide variety of employee benefits compliance issues. The primary areas of his practice include ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125 Cafeteria Plans, and 401(k) plans. Brian also presents regularly at trade events and in webinars on current hot topics in employee benefits law.