On May 24, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a proposed rule to revise its regulations […]
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Keeping employees happy and healthy is the key to keeping them productive. Offering the right vision plan means meeting the needs and priorities for […]
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule and fact sheet for benefit payment and parameters for 2020. Although the […]
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As background, on June 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule that broadened the definition of “employer” and the […]
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As background, in the fall of 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a transitional relief program that allowed state insurance […]
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The workforce is changing and demanding a shift towards a more work-life balanced atmosphere. Take a look at the big companies like Google, Facebook, […]
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In more and more states, the legalization or impending legalization of cannabis requires HR teams to assess, and potentially continually reassess, company policies. In […]
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Generally, a person’s interest in a Health Savings Account (HSA) is nonforfeitable. However, in the past, the Internal Revenue Service’s Notice 2008-59 described limited circumstances […]
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DOL’s Annually Adjusted Federal Penalties
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule for benefit payment and parameters for 2020. CMS also released its draft […]
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released advance […]
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In any business, the workforce is almost always going to be composed of people from different generations and various backgrounds. One of the biggest […]
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