10 Jun Compliance Check – May 2021

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May 2021 was a somewhat busy month in the benefits industry. The absence of a significant of amount of agency guidance during the summer months is to be expected. However, the IRS finally issued guidance on the temporary 100% COBRA subsidy mandated...

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07 Apr Compliance Check – April 2021

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March 2021 was an eventful month with regard to new guidance on recently passed legislation and expanded provisions from the IRS to provide relief to individuals and businesses impacted by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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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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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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05 Aug Judge strikes down parts of DOL’s emergency paid leave regs

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DOL spokesperson told HR Dive in April that the agency took "quick action to implement paid sick leave and expanded paid family and medical leave provides necessary support for America's workforce in uncertain times."...

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17 Jan The Treasury Releases 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan

Posted at 10:00h in Benefits Administration, benefits compliance, cadillac tax, Compliance Alert, Compliance Recap, Default, DOL, IRS

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The US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan. The plan lists several priorities and guidance on the Cadillac tax. Read this blog post to learn more information. ...

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16 Jan DOL Releases Advance Copies of Form 5500 and Related Instructions for 2019

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Advanced copies of the Form 5500 Annual Return / Report and its related instructions have been released by the US Department of Labor. Read this blog post from UBA for more information. ...

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15 Jan DOL Releases Final Overtime Rule, Effective January 1, 2020

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America's workers have not had an update to overtime regulations in over 15 years. Effective January 1, 2020, the US Department of Labor's (DOL) final rule made 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Read this blog...

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28 Nov DOL, HHS, and Treasury Release Final FAQs on Mental Health / Substance Use Disorder Parity

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Final FAQs regarding mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation and the 21st Century Cures Act Part 39 has been released by the DOL, HHS and Treasury. Read this blog post from UBA to learn more....

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