Jacob Mattinson
Subscribe to Jacob Mattinson's PostsJacob M. Mattinson focuses his practice on employee benefits and matters related to 401(k), 403(b), pension, executive compensation, health care reform, and cafeteria and welfare plans. Jacob assists clients in drafting employee benefit plan documents and amendments. He represents clients in matters before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), US Department of Labor (DOL) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to plain qualification issues. Read Jacob Mattinson's full bio.
New FAQs Released Regarding Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Mental Health Parity
By Jacob Mattinson on Jan 21, 2014
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans
Recent guidance clarifies important issues under the Affordable Care Act, including mental health parity requirements; coverage of preventive care services; cost-sharing requirements; and out-of-pocket maximums, wellness programs and expatriate plans. Click here to read the full article.
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View From McDermott: Employer Pay-or-Play Mandates Under Health-Care Reform
By Jacob Mattinson on Jan 14, 2014
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans
Open enrollment is well underway for individuals and small employers under the state and federally facilitated marketplace exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. As exchange coverage becomes available, many employers are in the process of evaluating whether, or at what level, to continue to offer health insurance benefits to their employees. Some employers are...
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New California Law Affects State Taxation of Employer Tax Gross-Ups for Domestic Partners
By Brian Tiemann, Jacob Mattinson and Todd Solomon on Nov 7, 2013
Posted In Employment, Health and Welfare Plans, Retirement Plans
The California state legislature recently enacted a law that may affect the taxation of benefits an employer provides to same-sex domestic partners in the state. California AB 362 excludes from gross income for California state income tax purposes the amount of any tax gross-ups paid by an employer to an employee for benefits for that...
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