compliance
January 23, 2019
Proposed 2020 Benefit Payment and Parameters Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule for benefit payment and parameters for 2020. CMS also released its draft 2020 actuarial value calculator and draft 2020 actuarial value calculator methodology. According to CMS, the proposed rule is intended to ...
January 12, 2019
Compliance Recap | January 2019
January was a relatively quiet month in the employee benefits world. The Department of Labor (DOL) issued its annual adjustment of federal civil monetary penalties. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule for benefit payment and parameters for 2020. The ...
January 3, 2019
Court Modifies Order Regarding EEOC Wellness Rules
In August 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) failed to provide a reasoned explanation for its decision to allow an incentive for spousal medical history and adopt 30 percent incentive levels for ...
January 1, 2019
Compliance Recap | December 2018
December was a relatively quiet month in the employee benefits world. A U.S. District Court issued an order declaring that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two final rules to remove certain ...
December 7, 2018
Compliance Recap | November 2018
November was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the due date for employers to furnish Forms 1095-C or 1095-B to individuals, extended “good faith compliance efforts” relief for 2018, and issued specifications for employer-provided substitute ...
October 31, 2018
An Employer’s Guide to Annual Group Health Plan Notices
Employers that sponsor group health plans are required to give eligible employees a number of notices each year. Some notices must be given by a particular date, and some must be given as part of the enrollment packet. (This means that non-calendar year plans may need to provide Medicare Part D ...
October 31, 2018
Compliance Recap | October 2018
October was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final forms and instructions for 2018 ACA reporting. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalty amounts. The Treasury, the Department of ...
October 8, 2018
How to Handle Benefits When an Employee is on Leave
Employers often have questions about what benefits they must maintain for employees who go on leave. Whether an employer must maintain a particular benefit will depend on a variety of factors, including the type of leave, the employer’s written policy, and federal and state laws. This chart ...
October 1, 2018
IRS Releases Final Forms & Instructions for 2018 ACA Reporting
Background Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health insurance while applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full‑time employees. Reporting is required by employers with 50 or more full-time (or ...
October 1, 2018
Compliance Recap | September 2018
September was a relatively busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released draft 2018 instructions for Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C. The IRS also issued an information letter regarding health flexible spending accounts and guidance on the ...
