<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(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 […]