Key Points That Employers Should Address With This Year’s Open Enrollment Period
Wrestling with the implications of the upcoming open enrollment period could be one of the most challenging in memory for employers due to the…
Medical Loss Ratio Rebates
Employers only have 90 days to complete distributions of Medical Loss Ratio Rebates. In August of this year, some employers with fully insured employee…
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers: ERISA Section 510 and Limiting Employee Hours
It is asserted that the strategy of capping the annual hours of new “variable hour employees” as a way to limit exposure under the…
EEOC Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance On Pregnancy Discrimination And Related Issues
Fact Sheet for Small Businesses and Question and Answer Document Also Released On July 14, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…
PCORI Filing and Payment due by July 31, 2014
What is the PCORI Fee? Under the Affordable Care Act, medical insurance plans and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) are subject to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research…
IRS Bars Employers From Dumping Workers Into Health Exchanges
Many employers had thought they could shift health costs to the government by sending their employees to a health insurance exchange with a tax-free…