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Federal Agencies Clarify Pathways for Fertility Benefits Offered by Employers
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Federal Agencies Clarify Pathways for Fertility Benefits Offered by Employers

The Departments issued the FAQs in response to a February 2025 Presidential Executive Order (EO 14216), which directs the Assistant to the President for the Domestic Policy Council to submit policy recommendations to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment.
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SECURE Act 2.0: IRS Issues Final Regulations on Catch-Up Contributions
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SECURE Act 2.0: IRS Issues Final Regulations on Catch-Up Contributions

Recent IRS regulations under the SECURE 2.0 Act significantly affect retirement plan catch-up contributions. Learn about the new Roth rules, “super” catch-up limits and key compliance deadlines for plan sponsors.
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Insurers across the nation continue to file motions to dismiss COVID-19 cases brought by policyholders on three primary grounds.
Karin O'Connell
Of Counsel
The US Patent and Trademark Office issued Examination Guide 3-20 on Oct. 28 to clarify procedures that trademark examiners should follow in view of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2020 ruling.
The first reported substantive ruling by a judge sitting in Illinois on the legal implications of whether COVID-19 and the resulting governmental shelter-in-place orders
Paul Carroll
Partner
As we wrote about in a recent article, the trends in insurance coverage for COVID-19 related losses are: 1) so far insurers are winning, and 2) the cases are fact intensive and turn on policy and pleading language.
Karin O'Connell
Of Counsel
The stark effects of the coronavirus pandemic are conspicuously clear in downtown Chicago: Shuttered businesses that once catered to throngs of commuters and office workers loom over bare sidewalks
Karin O'Connell
Of Counsel
Under established Illinois law, an insurer must defend a legal action filed against its insured unless it is clear from the face of the underlying complaint that the allegations fail to state facts
Karin O'Connell
Of Counsel
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced on Sep. 14 that it plans to conduct a statewide investigation into the presence of per- and polyfluororalkyl substances (PFAs) in the state’s community water supply.
Karin O'Connell
Of Counsel
David Michael
Managing Partner
Chair, Human Resources and Employment Law Practice
In this first episode of our podcast series, we discuss the origin of Business Courts, the background and genesis of the Benchbook, and how our guests became involved in Business Courts.
Vanessa Tiradentes
Partner
As employers and employees alike shift to new protocols and procedures amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Department of Labor (DOL) reminded employers about their continuing responsibilities.