<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 […]
<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 […]