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May 3, 2021

FAQs Issued on FFCRA Leave Tax Credits

Beginning in April 2020, employers were entitled to payroll tax credits for paid leave required in response to the Coronavirus Disease...

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Mar 16, 2021

Welfare Plan Benefit Changes in the New American Rescue Plan

On March 11, 2020 President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, HR 1319). This mammoth relief and stimulus...

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Mar 1, 2021

American Rescue Plan Passed in the US House

The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan”. Republicans unanimously...

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Jan 11, 2021

COVID-19 Package: Summary of Temporary FSA Relief

On December 27, 2020, a major government-funding bill focused on COVID-19 economic stimulus issues became law as part of the Consolidated...

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Dec 28, 2020

New COVID Package Includes FSA Relief

Yesterday evening, President Trump signed the COVID-19 relief bill into law, extending billions of dollars in coronavirus aid and...

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Nov 3, 2020

Trump Administration Issues Final Rules on Transparency in Health Care Coverage

On Thursday, October 29th, the Trump administration issued its final rule requiring nearly all health insurers and self-insured plans to...

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Jun 30, 2020

Hospital Price Transparency Rule Survives Court Ruling

In late June, a federal court ruled in favor of upholding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) final rule issued last...

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Nov 22, 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...

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Oct 17, 2018

Proposed Legislation to Amend the ACA’s 30-Hour Rule

The US House of Representatives is planning to vote on legislation that would change the definition of a full-time worker under the...

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Oct 14, 2015

ACA Change to Small Group Market Definition

President Obama has signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act that amends the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

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Jan 9, 2013

2012 Taxpayer Relief Act - Benefit Provisions

The American Taxpayer Relief Act was signed into law by the President on January 2, 2013. The law includes a number of tax provisions for...

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Nov 8, 2012

Healthcare Reform Guidance Will Now Come Fast and Strong

President Barack Obama’s victory on Tuesday finally removes most of the remaining uncertainty about the healthcare reform law that has...

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Nov 1, 2012

Health Plan Compliance Websites

The healthcare reform law calls for guidance from various agencies (often jointly), including the Department of Health and Human Services...

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Apr 18, 2011

President Obama Signs Repeal of PPACA 1099 Provision into Law

On April 14, 2011, President Obama signed the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, (H.R.4) into law. This repeals the...

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Mar 29, 2011

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) - Impact on Benefits

The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) provides that for all purposes of federal law, such as the Employee Retirement Income Security...

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Dec 27, 2010

2010 Tax Relief Act Extends Tax Cuts and Includes Benefits Provisions

On December 17, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the...

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Dec 14, 2010

VA Federal Judge Agrees that the Health Insurance Mandate Oversteps Constitution

On December 13, 2010, a Virginia federal judge ruled that the individual health insurance mandate included in the new health care law is...

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Apr 20, 2010

Short-Term COBRA Subsidy Extension Approved

On Thursday, April15, 2010 President Obama signed into law the “Continuing Extension Act of 2010” (H.R.4851). The law temporarily extends...

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Nov 18, 2009

November 18, 2009Benefit Plans Need to Comply with Michelle’s Law, Grace’s Law & the Autism

There's been no shortage of news about healthcare reform lately, making it difficult to keep track of recently-enacted legislation. To...

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Jul 14, 2009

Introduction to Family Income to Respond to Significant Transactions Act and Healthy Families Act

Mid-June the House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on workforce protections met with various organizations to hear the pros...

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