June 15, 2020
10 Resources for HR Departments to Foster a More Diverse Workplace
Fostering a just and equal work environment means more than a diversity seminar once a quarter. It takes work to cultivate a truly inclusive environment for all employees. Here are ten resources to help you get started. College & University Professional Association for Human Resources ...
June 15, 2020
CMS Letter Summarizing COVID-19 Guidance for Non-Federal Governmental Plan Sponsors
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter highlighting COVID-19 guidance relevant to non-federal governmental plan sponsors. The letter highlights guidance that has previously been released and does not issue any new requirements. Requirement to Cover COVID-19 ...
June 12, 2020
Should Your Company Keep Its Telework Option?
Across America, states, cities and counties are gradually easing stay-at-home orders and expanding the industries that can now reopen their doors or return to work on premises. After months of teleworking, many employees will soon find themselves able to return to the office: it’s just that not ...
June 9, 2020
Key Tips for Conducting Virtual Interviews
When quarantine officially came into effect, thousands of businesses with no remote work policy in place scrambled to piece together teleworking procedures robust enough to handle the complications of COVID-19. For many it was a learning process, a time of continual adjustment to find the right ...
June 8, 2020
The Patient-Centered Outcomes (PCORI) / Comparative Effectiveness Fee
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee initially applied from 2012 to 2019. However, in December 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 extended the fee to 2029. The fee is due based on plan/policy years ending on or after October 1, 2012, and before ...
June 5, 2020
Compliance Recap | May 2020
May was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued IRS Notice 2020-29 that provides increased flexibility for making mid-year elections or changes under a Section 125 cafeteria plan during calendar year 2020 and provides increased flexibility to apply ...
June 5, 2020
IRS Notice 2020-35
On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in response to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (Emergency Declaration). The Emergency Declaration instructed ...
June 3, 2020
IRS Extension of 2019 Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines
On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code), as ...
June 3, 2020
Advocacy in Action | Prescription Appeal Assistance
A member was having a problem filling a brand name prescription medication she had been taking for the last 4 years. A formulary pharmacy benefit change had been made to the insurance plan and the cost of the brand name prescription medication had risen several hundred dollars. Because of the ...
June 2, 2020
Can Companies Require Their Employees To Pass A COVID-19 Test Before Returning To Work?
As the country gradually begins to reopen, organizations loosen their teleworking mandates, and employees return to the office, it may be tempting for companies to pick up where they left off and consider COVID-19 a non-concern. But for HR teams, the workplace challenges presented by the ...
