<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(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;"><b>401(k):</b></span> DOL ISSUES FINAL FIDUCIARY RULE
On April 8, 2016, the U. S. Department of Labor released long-awaited final regulations that implement significant changes to the definition of “fiduciary” for brokers […]
<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 […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> 2017 Cost-sharing Limits
The Department of Health and Human Services released finalized regulations establishing limits on annual out-of-pocket maximums for 2017. The regulations set the 2017 out-of-pocket maximum limit […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> ERISA Preempts Claim Reporting Law
The United States Supreme Court recently decided the case of Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. This case will primarily interest employers with self-insured health […]
2015 Form 5500 – IRS Recommends Not Answering Proposed Questions
Late last year, the U.S. Department of Labor released the 2015 Form 5500. See our earlier blog here. This new form included proposed compliance questions […]