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Employee Benefits Weekly Digest – February 2, 2021
- February 10, 2021
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Employee Benefits
No CommentsIn This Digest – CMS Announcement: 2021 Special Enrollment Period in Response to the COVID-19 Emergency / Helping Consumers Afford Prescription Drugs: An Antitrust Agenda for the New Congress / Consolidated Appropriations Act Underscores Mental Health Parity Compliance / HHS Finalizes Exchange Rules for Premium Payments Made by ICHRAs and QSEHRAs / District Court Grants Catholic
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Benefits Brief – Opt-Out Arrangements: Employer Compliance Considerations – February 2021
- January 29, 2021
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Employee Benefits
Employers are often looking for ways to manage rising health care costs. One common approach they may consider is offering an opt-out arrangement to their employees. In such an arrangement, an employer offers a financial incentive or an opt-out payment to employees who waive employer-sponsored group health coverage. This Benefits Brief provides an overview of
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5 Steps for Year-Round Benefits Engagement
- January 29, 2021
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Employee Benefits, Events/Webinars, Human Resources
Open enrollment is something you probably only think about a few times a year. For employees, it might be even less often. And that’s unfortunate because that means employees may not be maximizing their benefits. That’s why it’s important to touch on benefits throughout the year—to ensure employees are making the most of them. This article
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Employee Benefits Weekly Digest – January 19, 2021
- January 22, 2021
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits
In This Digest – EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Wellness Program Rules / No Surprises: Congress Enacts Surprise Bill Law and Adds Mandatory Billing Transparency / Economic Report Card for the ACA’s Employer Mandate / State Policies to Make Health Care More Affordable During COVID-19 and Beyond / Congress Requires Health Plans to Accelerate Mental Health
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2021 Compliance Webinar Calendar (1st Edition, Jan-April)
- January 12, 2021
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Events/Webinars, Human Resources
We are excited to present the first edition (Jan-April) of our webinar series calendar for 2021. The calendar includes links to each of the webinar registration pages.
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Benefits Brief – Domestic Partner Benefits: A Short Course for Employers – January 2021
- January 7, 2021
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
As part of its Employee Benefits offering, an employer may choose to extend coverage under its group health plan to the domestic partners of employees. An employer may make this decision to more effectively recruit and retain talent, or it may do so based on society’s evolving views of marriage and relationships. Regardless of the
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Benefits Bulletin – New COVID-19 Relief Bill — Highlights for Employers
- December 29, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the much-anticipated COVID-19 relief bill (the “Bill”), which was approved by Congress a week earlier. The Bill, a follow-up to the March 2020 CARES Act, provides a second round of stimulus dollars and economic relief measures; it also contains several provisions of particular importance to employers.
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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.