<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 […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Expiration of Shared Responsibility Transition Relief
In its final rule on employer shared responsibility under the ACA, the IRS granted several temporary exceptions to the requirements of the rule in order […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> IRS Releases Publication 502 and Publication 503 for 2015 Tax Returns
The IRS released Publication 502 and Publication 503 for use in preparing 2015 tax returns. Publication 502 includes medical expenses that are deductible on a taxpayer’s […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Subrogation Rights
The United States Supreme Court recently decided the case of Montanile v. Board of Trustees. This case will be of interest to employers with self-insured […]