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August 13, 2020
FFCRA Leave Department of Labor Temporary Regulations Update
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying ...
August 11, 2020
FFCRA Leave Department of Labor Temporary Regulations Part 2
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying ...
August 11, 2020
FFCRA Leave Department of Labor Temporary Regulations Part 1
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying ...
August 11, 2020
FFCRA Leave Department of Labor Temporary Regulations Part 3
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released temporary regulations implementing the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The EFMLEA provides qualifying ...
August 5, 2020
Compliance Recap | July 2020
July was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court) upheld the religious exemption and moral exemption final rules to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the indexed 2021 ...
July 23, 2020
Frequently Asked Questions about the Patient-Centered Outcomes / Comparative Effectiveness Fee
You have a PCORI filing and payment obligation if: You sponsor a major medical self-insured health plan You sponsor a fully-insured health plan and a self-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) You sponsor a health plan that meets minimum essential coverage only (MEC) Employer-sponsored ...
July 21, 2020
Proposed Rules on Grandfathered Group Health Plan Coverage
In response the President’s Executive Order 13765 “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal” issued on January 20, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury ...
July 14, 2020
Be Ready for ACA Penalty Letters
Employers should start gearing up for IRS penalty letters issued under the Affordable Care Act. According to an announcement posted on the IRS website, the IRS has “has postponed mailing and responding to Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (ESRP] related correspondence until after ...
July 13, 2020
Advocacy in Action | Deductible Credit Assistance
Tara’s work just got a new insurance carrier and what she had accumulated from her old plan had not transferred over to her new plan (deductible credit). Tara had some upcoming medical needs and wanted to make sure that she paid the least amount possible for it. Additionally, there were also ...
July 9, 2020
The CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program
In response to the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act is the third phase in Congress’ response to COVID-19 following the Coronavirus Preparedness and ...
