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What We Know So Far: Understanding the $900B Stimulus Package
- December 29, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
No CommentsOn Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, Congress passed an emergency stimulus package designed to deliver approximately $900 billion in COVID-19-related aid. The bill, which was part of a $1.4 trillion spending package that will keep the government open for the fiscal year, has been sent to President Donald Trump. As a fluid situation, we will update
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Benefits Brief – 2021 Health Plan Compliance Calendar – December 2020
- December 29, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
Employers must comply with certain filing and disclosure requirements each year in connection with their group health plans. This Benefits Brief summarizes some of the key requirements and is designed to be used as a tool to help facilitate annual compliance.
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Benefits Bulletin – Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines — Agencies Issue Interim Final Regulations
- December 29, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed into law in March 2020, most group health plans are required to provide no-cost coverage for COVID-19 preventive services, including vaccinations. On November 6, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services (the
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Benefits Brief – 2021 Open Enrollment Checklist (Revised)
- December 29, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits
UPDATED Benefits Brief to Include Newly Released HSA and FSA Limits for 2021 – – Open Enrollment Checklist Many employee benefits (such as HSAs and health FSAs) are subject to annual dollar limits that are periodically updated for inflation. This Benefits Brief includes an updated chart of the inflation-adjusted limits for 2021.
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Benefits Brief – 2020 ACA Reporting
- December 29, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Human Resources
The reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been in effect since 2015. Many employers, mainly large employers, are already familiar with the rules. However, some employers, particularly those that have grown in size, may lack clarity regarding their reporting obligations under the law. As the deadlines for 2020 ACA reporting roll near,
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Legal Update – Health FSA Limit will Remain the Same for 2021
- October 27, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits
On Oct. 27, 2020, the IRS announced that, for taxable years beginning in 2021, the dollar limit on employees’ salary reduction contributions to a Health FSA limit will remain at $2,750. This ACA Compliance Bulletin explains the indexed Health FSA limit for 2021.
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Employee Benefits Weekly Digest – October 13, 2020
- October 13, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits
In This Digest – HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Determination Affecting Group Health Plans / No Extension of Time to Provide Medicare Part D Notices / Text of Executive Order: An America-First Healthcare Plan / What is a Typical Open Enrollment Period? / Supreme Court to Hear ERISA Preemption Dispute / 2020 ERISA Welfare Plan Checklist for Participant Disclosures
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In The Know: SBA Unveils PPP Forgiveness Application
- October 13, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) recently released a simpler Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application Form 3508S and instructions. This updated, simple two-page application is for borrowers of $50,000 or less, and is not for use by borrowers who received PPP loans totaling $2 million or more
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Benefits Bulletin – Extended Deadline for ACA Reporting, Final Extension of Good Faith Reporting Relief
- October 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Human Resources
On Oct. 2, 2020, IRS Notice 2020-76 extended the due date for furnishing forms to individuals under Sections 6055 and 6056 for 2020 to March 2, 2021. This Notice also provides a final extension of good-faith transition relief from penalties related to 2020 ACA reporting and provides additional penalty relief related to failures to furnish
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HR Weekly Digest – October 6, 2020
- October 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Human Resources
In This Digest – SEC Approves Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules and Issues Interpretive Guidance / Election Day is Fast Approaching – Have You Prepared? / OFCCP Opens Hotline for Complaints of Race and Sex Stereotyping in Workplace Training / Adjusting to New Economic Realities: Department of Labor Proposes Worker Classification Test / Managing Intermittent