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May 25, 2020
Additional Flexibility for Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Accounts
There have been many concerns and questions about whether employers have the ability to provide increased flexibility under cafeteria...
May 14, 2020
Updated COBRA Model Notices
A Department of Labor (DOL) Press Release announced the issuance of Frequently Asked Questions under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget...
May 6, 2020
DOL Extends Benefit Plan Timeframes Impacting COBRA Timelines
he US Department of Labor (“DOL”) and various other federal agencies have issued new final rules imposing mandatory timeframe extensions...
May 4, 2020
NJ Individual Health Mandate Employer Reporting - Now Due May 15, 2020
Effective January 1, 2019, New Jersey (NJ) requires its residents to maintain health insurance (minimum essential health coverage),...
Mar 19, 2020
HDHPs/HSAs and Expenses Related to Coronavirus
In response to growing concerns about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the associated expenses, the Internal Revenue Service...
Mar 10, 2020
HIPAA Privacy and Coronavirus
In light of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Mar 6, 2020
US Supreme Court to Rule on the ACA…Again
The US Supreme Court announced on March 2nd, that it will review the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)...
Mar 2, 2020
2020 Calendar Year Prescription Drug Report of Creditable Coverage Status Due to CMS by March 1
Group health plan sponsors that offer prescription drug coverage must, at least annually, notify Medicare Part D eligible individuals and...
Jan 24, 2020
NJ Family Leave and Disability Insurance Update
New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance (FLI) and Temporary Disability Insurance (TDB) laws were expanded in 2019 and the changes are phased...
Jan 21, 2020
NJ Individual Health Mandate – Employer Reporting Requirement (UPDATED)
Effective January 1, 2019, New Jersey (NJ) required its residents to maintain health insurance (minimum essential health coverage)...
Jan 17, 2020
Cadillac and Other ACA Taxes Repealed; PCORI Extended
The President has signed 2020 spending legislation (the 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act), repealing three Affordable Care...
Dec 23, 2019
IRS Extends Due Date to Issue Health Coverage Forms to Individuals in 2020
The IRS has announced a welcome extension of the 2020 due date for certain entities to provide 2019 health coverage information Forms...
Dec 11, 2019
ACA Reporting - Draft 2019 Forms and Instructions
The IRS has released draft versions of the Form 1094/1095 information returns and instructions for the 2019 tax year (for filing in early...
Dec 11, 2019
Final 2019 ACA Reporting Forms Released
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final 1095-A, 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C forms and instructions for employers, plan...
Dec 11, 2019
Updated SBC Templates for 2021
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued updated summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) templates, instructions, and related materials...
Dec 2, 2019
Nov 27, 2019
Rules Issued to Increase Healthcare Price Transparency
Insurers and employer-sponsors of non-grandfathered health plans may soon have to disclose extensive amounts of plan cost-sharing...
Nov 22, 2019
Drug Coupons and Employer Group Health Plans
An annual Health & Human Service (HHS) final rule issued earlier this year created confusion around the circumstances under which group...
Nov 14, 2019
Affordability and Nondiscrimination Rules for Individual Coverage HRAs
Some employers may be considering an offer of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) beginning January 1, 2020,...
Oct 21, 2019