Monthly Archive:: July 2015

Look out world, there is a whole new group of Alabama Banking School graduates! Students traveled to Mobile last week for the week-long session which culminated with the graduation on July 24. Congratulations to both the valedictorian, Woody Odom with AuburnBank, as well as salutatorian, Matthew Oglesby with CB&S Bank ...Read More

By Tom Younger, J. Smith Lanier Many small businesses have in the past reimbursed employees for all or a portion of individual health insurance premiums. Long ago IRS determined that such arrangements are in fact employer-sponsored health plans, to be treated no differently for ...Read More

By J. Smith Lanier You have certainly heard by now that the Supreme Court in a narrow 5-4 decision has ruled that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry, citing the 14th Amendment. This will have an impact on employee benefit plans in the states ...Read More

The Alabama Legislature’s 2015 Regular Session ended on June 4, when the House and Senate decided to close the session on its 29th legislative day. By all accounts, the session ended too early – not only could legislators have met for an additional legislative ...Read More