19 Oct Initial 2016 Health Plan Survey Results Are Out: PPO Deductibles Increase Fifty Percent, Employer Costs Remain Steady

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Originally published by our partner, United Benefit Advisors on August 24, 2016.  The 2016 UBA Health Plan Survey contains the validated responses of 19,557 health plans and 11,524 employers, who cumulatively employ over two and a half million employees and insure more than five million total...

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17 Oct New ACA Reporting Guidance

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Just as employers are settling down after a hectic and often frustrating year of Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting compliance, the IRS is gearing up for next year, and just released the 2016 draft forms and instructions. Employers should spend a few moments becoming familiar...

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14 Oct ACA Reporting Error Messages: Handling Missing or Incorrect TINs

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Beginning in 2015, it first became mandatory for applicable large employers (ALEs) and self-insured employers of any size to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sections 6055 and 6056. For ALEs with more than 250 employees, the...

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13 Oct Compliance Recap: September 2016

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Compliance Recap Provided by our Partner, United Benefit Advisors September was not a very active month for administrative rulemaking in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) extended the public comment period for the...

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12 Oct Employer Exchange Appeals

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Over the last few months, employers have been receiving notices from the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace/Exchange regarding employees who applied for Exchange coverage and were determined eligible for a tax subsidy to defray part of the cost. These notices offer employers a first line of...

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11 Oct New FLSA Exemption Rules: Should You Take Advantage of the New Commission Provision?

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After years of anticipation, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) has finally released the revised regulations affecting certain kinds of employees who may be treated as exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and minimum-wage requirements. If you currently consider any of...

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11 Oct 2016 Draft Forms & Instructions Released: Affordable Care Act Reporting Update

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Great feature from The National Law Review by Damian A. Myers, Since our last ACA Reporting Update, the extended deadlines to distribute Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to covered individuals and employees and to file the forms with the IRS have passed.  The IRS has stated, however, that late...

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10 Oct Impact of Telemedicine on HSA Eligibility

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One of the hottest benefit trends in 2016 is the adoption of free or low cost “telemedicine” programs to provide employees easy and affordable access to medical care. However, employers adopting these programs alongside high deductible health plans (HDHPs) need to be sure that they...

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07 Oct Changes Coming to the EEO-1 Report: Check Your Payroll Now

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in coordination with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has proposed changes to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) affecting the 2017 reporting cycle. The proposal would require employers to report employee W-2 wage data...

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07 Oct Small businesses wait for verdict on 2017 health care costs

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Here's an informative article on healthcare costs, from San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) by AP Business Writer Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK (AP) — Autumn is an anxious time for many small and medium-sized business owners as they wait to learn whether their health insurance costs will...

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