
Presidential Administration and Employee Benefits
The International Foundation tracks
presidential administration developments to help educate the benefits community
and their plan participants. Executive orders, regulations and other guidance
will be posted here as they become available. A regulatory freeze order was issued on January 20, 2025.
Washington Legislative Update
Discover the key issues and players that are driving legislative and regulatory initiatives that impact your plans and plan participants. Walk away with actionable takeaways to keep your plan in compliance and strategically plan for the future. Engage with experts, insiders and your fellow peers as you learn best practices, solutions and the latest issues that will affect your plans. If you're in a leadership position and you are responsible for plan compliance, oversight and sustainability, this is a must-attend conference.
More InformationLegislative and Regulatory Update—What Could Be Coming in 2025?
This webcast will analyze possible regulatory and legislative activities that may shape your plan decisions in 2025 and beyond. Given the recent election, ever-changing challenges in the domestic economy, and global political and economic uncertainty, the new year will require careful attention by trustees and plan professionals. Topics discussed will include:
- Health care reform/Affordable Care Act
- Prescription drug reform
- Mental health
- ERISA preemption
- Tax advantages of benefits deductions
- Medicaid expansion
- Likely repeals of DOL's Retirement Security Rule, ESG regulation, guidance on alternative investments
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension
- SECURE 3.0 prospects
- Impact on Supreme Court/judicial branch
- Impact on IRS funding
- Future of PBGC's special financial assistance program.
Quick Links
Government Resources
- What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work [EEOC]
- The Administration and Cabinet Nominees [The White House]
- FAQs on Implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act [Social Security Administration]
- Protecting Women and Children [Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health]
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer Sworn in as 30th US Secretary of Labor [Department of Labor]
Analysis and Developments
- Trump Nominates Janet Dhillon as PBGC Head [Plansponsor]
- Trump Health Care Proposal Billed as Consumer Protection But Adds Enrollment Hoops [KFF Health News]
- Trump Health Transparency Order Sparks Hope of Enforcement Boost [Bloomberg Law News]
- Executive Order Creates Health Commission [Segal]
- The “Deregulatory Initiative” Executive Order: Impact on Employee Benefit Plans [JD Supra]
- Executive Order to Expand IVF Access: What Benefits Leaders Should Know [HR Brew]
- Trump Administration Rescinds HHS Guidance on Privacy of Gender Affirming Care Data [Quarles]
- Executive Order Tracker [Littler Mendelson]
- New Administration Resource Center for Employers [Fisher Phillips]
- Trump 'Two Sexes' Order Complicates Employers' Rules on Pronouns [Bloomberg Law News]
- Artificial Intelligence Executive Order: Workplace Implications [Mintz]
Podcasts
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