by Stacy Barrow | Jun 27, 2018 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Insurance
DOL Releases Final Rule Expanding Association Health Plans The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule expanding the opportunity of unrelated employers of all sizes (but particularly small employers) to offer employment-based health insurance through...
by Stacy Barrow | Nov 7, 2017 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance
IRS Updates Employer Mandate FAQs: Indicates that Penalty Letters are Imminent The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility provisions – also known as the “pay...
by JC Cole | Oct 24, 2017 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Plan Design
IRS Increases Health FSA Contribution Limit for 2018, Adjusts Other Benefit Limits On October 20, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2017-58, which raises the health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit...
by HR Expert from ThinkHR | Oct 21, 2017 | Human Resources, Labor Law
Terminating a Pregnant Employee Question: One of our new hires has already missed a significant amount of work, and we have been talking about terminating her employment for absenteeism. She told us today that she is pregnant and her medical condition is the reason...
by Stacy Barrow | Oct 16, 2017 | ACA, Compliance
Client Alert President Trump Issues Executive Order on ACA, Separately Attempts to End Cost-Sharing Payments to Insurers On October 12, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the federal agencies in charge of implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to...
by JC Cole | Aug 26, 2016 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance
Bad habits are easy to form (1095c). When the authorities that be (in this case the IRS) give us extensions or delay their own rules, we fall prey to our own human nature. We form bad habits before we ever get a chance to form a good habit. This is the case with the...
