<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;">401(k)</span> IRS Releases Updated Checklists for Retirement Plan Documents
On May 26, 2016, the IRS posted on its website a revised list of checklists that the agency has developed for use by its own […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Settlement Highlights Need for Business Associate Agreements
The HIPAA privacy rule (“Privacy Rule”) regulates how health information may be used or disclosed by certain organizations (“Covered Entities”) and protects the unauthorized disclosure […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 3
In our first two blogs regarding the newly issued ADA and GINA regulations, we discussed the ways in which the ADA constrains the use of […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 2
This is the second in a series of blogs on the new final ADA and GINA rules for wellness programs. In our first blog, we […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 1
The EEOC has issued final regulations on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) to employer […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> 2017 HSA Limits Released
HSA (health savings account) cost-of-living contribution and coverage adjustments for 2017 have been issued in Revenue Procedure 2016-28. The new 2017 HSA limits, minimum deductibles and maximum […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> DOL Releases New FMLA Poster
As part of The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), all covered employers are required to display and keep displayed a poster prepared by the […]
<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;"><b>401(k):</b></span> IRS Issues VCP Submission Kit for Failure to Adopt Pre-Approved Plans
On April 26, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the latest in its series of VCP submission kits, which are designed to help plan […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> OCR Announces Phase 2 HIPAA Audits
On March 21, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has begun to collect information on covered entities and business associates that […]