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Kristin Koenecke

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Kristin is counsel in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group. She advises employers on ensuring their employee benefits plans comply with ERISA and has extensive experience in health plan compliance, including the Affordable Care Act and MHPAEA. She also has broad knowledge and background with ERISA and Title I fiduciary responsibilities.

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The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) recently announced its 2026 national enforcement projects, signaling changes in the administration’s enforcement priorities for this fiscal year. The Department identified priorities both with respect to health and welfare plans and retirement plans, as well as cybersecurity, although the Department has clearly shifted significant resources to health…

With a potential government shutdown as early as October 1, plan sponsors and fiduciaries should be aware of how a lapse in federal funding could affect both retirement and health and welfare plan operations, IRS filings, and regulatory oversight of plans. While some government functions are expected to continue during a shutdown, others may be…