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Shira is a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group. Her practice focuses on advising employers and plan sponsors on complex issues involving group health plans, health insurance coverage and regulatory compliance. She provides practical guidance on statutory and regulatory requirements under the Affordable Care Act, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, No Surprises Act and other federal mandates affecting health and welfare benefits.

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