In late 2020, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the Departments) released Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rules that put several new compliance burdens on group health plan sponsors. The next...more
Since 2015, federal agencies have been required to annually review the laws and regulations they enforce to adjust applicable penalties for inflation. The idea has been to provide increasingly greater incentives for plan...more
3/3/2022
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Failure to Notify ,
Failure-to-File ,
Form 5500 ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Penalties ,
SBC
A collection of federal agencies recently released guidance to assist group plan health sponsors navigate upcoming disclosure obligations. On November 17, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the...more
11/30/2021
/ Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
IRS ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Reporting Requirements
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides for 100% premium assistance to certain qualified beneficiaries for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) for periods of...more
5/21/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Eligibility ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee's Childcare ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Tax ,
Federal Taxes ,
Former Employee ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
IRS ,
Premium Assistance ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Relief Measures ,
Resignation ,
Retirement ,
Self-Certification ,
Severance Agreements ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Returns ,
Termination for Cause ,
Workplace Safety
The recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides for 100% premium assistance to certain qualified beneficiaries for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)...more