16 Mar ARPA: What Employers Need to Know

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On March 10, 2021 Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, which was signed into law on March 11th. The ARPA attempts to address and help mitigate some of the far-reaching financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to those provisions, the...

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24 Feb IRS Update: Expanded FSA and Dependent Care Flexibility for Employee Benefit Plans

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On February 18th, due to the pandemic, the IRS provided greater flexibility to employee benefit plans offering health flexible spending arrangements (FSA) and/or dependent care assistance programs....

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27 Aug DOL Releases Updated COBRA Model Notices and FAQs

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The DOL released updated COBRA model notices and FAQs providing general information on the updated model notices. ...

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18 Aug Compliance Recap – July 2020

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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...

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25 Jun DOL Releases Updated COBRA Model Notices and FAQs

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The DOL released updated COBRA model notices and FAQs providing general information on the updated model notices. ...

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16 Jun IRS Issues Notice 2020-29

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The IRS issued IRS Notice 2020-29 (Notice) that provides increased flexibility for making mid-year elections. Read this blog post to learn more. ...

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12 Jun Compliance Recap – May 2020

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May was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued IRS Notice 2020-29 that provides increased flexibility for making mid-year elections or changes under a Section 125 cafeteria plan during calendar year 2020. Read this compliance recap to learn...

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12 May Final Rule on the Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Due to COVID-19

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The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a final rule that extends certain timeframes under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Internal Revenue Code (IRC)...

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15 Apr Compliance Recap – March 2020

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March was a busy month in the employee benefits world. Read this compliance recap from UBA to learn more. ...

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16 Oct DOL Issues Updated Medicaid / CHIP Model Notice

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released an updated Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Model Notice. Read this post from UBA to learn more. ...

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