<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Expansion of Small Group Definition Thwarted!
On October 7, 2015, President Obama signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (“PACE”) which preserves the definition of small employer to mean an […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Section 6055 Proposed Regulations Coming
The IRS has released Notice 2015-68 advising taxpayers that they intend to propose regulations relating specifically to Section 6055 information reporting on minimum essential coverage. […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Final Forms 1094 and 1095
Depending on your area of the country, the leaves will soon be changing colors as they herald the arrival of fall and the start of […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> PROPOSED RULE: Section 1557 and Non-discrimination
On September 8, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act which […]
<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;">401(k):</span><b> Find and Fix – Hardship distributions weren’t made properly
You’ve been the benefit administrator with your current employer for a couple of years. During that time, there have been a handful of employees who […]
H.R. 3236 – New Bill Impacts Group Plans
On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3236, the “Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.” The new […]
Cadillac Tax. Who is Liable?
In a previous blog, we discussed IRS Notice 2015-16, in which the IRS laid out some of its thinking about the implementation of the ACA’s […]
<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;">401(k):</span> <b> Find and Fix: Elective Deferrals Weren’t Limited to the Allowable Limit and Excesses Weren’t Distributed
You have put extra effort into promoting the benefits of saving for retirement, and you are excited to hear that several of the participants in […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FINAL RULES: Religious Objection to the Coverage of Contraceptive Services
Final rules published on July 14, 2015 finalized the July 2010 interim final regulations related to coverage of recommended preventive services, the August 2014 interim […]