22 Jun Compliance Recap May 2018

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May was a relatively busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the indexed threshold that employers will use in 2019 to determine coverage affordability. The IRS also issued inflation adjusted amounts that will apply to health savings accounts for 2019. The...

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21 May Compliance Recap April 2018

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Looking for the latest news in the employee benefits world? Get April's Compliance Recap on our blog....

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06 Mar Change to 2018 HSA Family Contribution Limit

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Yesterday, the IRS released a bulletin that includes a change impacting contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). The family maximum HSA contribution limit has decreased from $6,900 to$6,850. This change is effective January 1, 2018 and for the entire 2018 calendar year. The self-only maximum HSA contribution limit has not changed.  This...

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15 Feb Compliance Recap – January 2018

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January was a busy month in the employee benefits world. On January 24, 2018, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alex Azar as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed regulations regarding association health plans....

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15 Jan Compliance Recap – December 2017

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December was a relatively busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) delayed the reporting deadlines in 2018 for the 1095-B and 1095-C forms to individuals. President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

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28 Nov Take Steps to Protect your Company from Employee Opioid Abuse

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From SHRM, here is a helpful article for avoiding an opioid crisis within your business.   The opioid epidemic is now called the deadliest drug crisis in American history as each year more people overdose on these prescription painkillers – more than heroin and cocaine combined. In...

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16 Nov The Latest: House passes sweeping GOP tax overhaul

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on House consideration of the tax overhaul (all times local): 1:50 p.m. The House has passed a sweeping Republican tax bill cutting taxes for corporations and many people. It puts GOP leaders closer to delivering to President Donald Trump a crucial legislative...

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09 Nov Compliance Recap – October 2017

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October was a busy month in the employee benefits world. President Trump announced a new Acting Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Eric Hargan fills the position vacated by Tom Price, who resigned in late September 2017. The Internal Revenue Service...

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03 Nov Critical compliance changes for next year: An open enrollment checklist

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Keeping up-to-date with health care is one of our top priorities. From HR Morning, here is a comprehensive list of everything you need to know so far going into 2018. As HR pros immerse themselves in negotiating plan changes for this year’s open enrollment, it’s critical to...

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23 Oct Compliance Recap September 2017

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Download the full Compliance Recap here. September was a quiet month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final Forms 1094/1095, special per diem rates for 2017-18, and guidance on the tax treatment of leave-based donation programs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...

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