compliance
January 3, 2020
Proposed Rules on Coverage Transparency and Final Rules on Hospital Price Transparency
Updated January 2020 On November 15, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, Departments) released proposed rules on coverage transparency. The proposed rules seek to give an estimate of plan ...
December 27, 2019
Overtime Rule Goes Into Effect January 1, 2020
For many employers, overtime is a tricky issue. Should you offer it to all employees? Only hourly employees? How much time should they work before they are eligible? Effective January 1, 2020, this will be decided for any employers struggling to classify overtime status. Last September, the ...
December 27, 2019
Federal Tax Credit for Employer-Provided Paid Family and Medical Leave
In December 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 included a one-year extension of the federal tax credit for employers that provide paid family and medical leave (FML) to their employees. As background, in December 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act) included the new ...
December 16, 2019
IRS Releases Final Forms and Instructions for 2019 ACA Reporting
Background Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full‑time employees and individuals are required to have health insurance, although the penalty is $0 for individuals who fail to have minimum ...
December 6, 2019
Compliance Recap | November 2019
November was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released draft 2019 instructions for Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C. The IRS also released health plan limits and various compensation, benefit, and contribution levels under qualified ...
December 2, 2019
IRS Releases Draft Forms and Instructions for 2019 ACA Reporting
Background Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full‑time employees and individuals are required to have health insurance, although the penalty is $0 for failing to have minimum essential ...
November 4, 2019
Compliance Recap | October 2019
October was a relatively quiet month in the employee benefits world. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated portions of the current rule implementing Section 1557 that prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and pregnancy termination. The U.S. Court ...
October 21, 2019
Update on Nondiscrimination Regulations for Health Care Providers
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 provides that individuals shall not be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any health program or activity which receives federal financial assistance from the Department ...
October 4, 2019
Compliance Recap | September 2019
September was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The U.S. Senate confirmed Eugene Scalia as the new Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed rules regarding affordability safe harbors and Section 105(h) nondiscrimination rules ...
September 13, 2019
Final FAQs, Model Disclosure Form, and Enforcement Fact Sheet Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity
The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) released final FAQs About Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Implementation and the 21st Century Cures Act Part 39. The Departments respond to FAQs as part of ...
