<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W</span> Civil Penalties Update
On July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) jointly issued an interim final rule that significantly […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W</span> Haven’t Submitted Your ACA Returns? They Can Still Be Filed After Deadline
If you are an applicable large employer or self-insured employer, the deadline to electronically file ACA information returns with the IRS was midnight ET on […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W</span> Warning Signs when Determining Mental Health Parity Compliance
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires group health plans to ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations on […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W</span> ACA and the Reimbursement of Individual Policy Premiums
The IRS recently issued a series of information letters (Letter 2016-0023; Letter 2016-0005; Letter 2016-0021; Letter 2016-0019) discussing arrangements in which employers reimburse employees for […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W</span> Taxability of Wellness Incentives
If you offer a wellness program with incentives, are you taxing those incentives appropriately? The IRS recently released a memo that provides clarification with regard […]
<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 […]