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HR Weekly Digest – February 11, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Human Resources
No CommentsIn This Digest – Responding to the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak: Best Practices for Employers / Retailers Take Note – DOL Releases its “Joint Employer” Final Rule / Election season is here: Can your employees leave work to vote? / “OK, Boomer”: From Social Media to the Supreme Court /Exclusion for Gender Reassignment Surgery May Violate Title VII and the
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Employee Benefits Weekly Digest – February 5, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Employee Benefits
In This Digest – HHS Releases Proposed Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2021 / Deadline is Approaching for Group Health Plan Service Agreement Updates / ACA Litigation Round-Up: A Status Check / IRS Confirms That Cafeteria Plans Need Not Permit Midyear Election Changes / Supreme Court to Opine on ERISA Preemption as Applied to State Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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Benefits Brief – Individual Coverage HRA – A New Option for Employers – February 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Employee Benefits
Understanding the legislation that impacts employee benefits plans can be a challenge. That’s why we created a monthly education campaign on various compliance topics that affect these plans. We call these pieces, our Benefits Briefs.
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HR Weekly Digest – January 28, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Human Resources
In This Digest – Knock, Knock, Who’s There? OSHA Inspector! / Littler Lightbulb: Tips for Handling Workplace Issues Related to the Big Game and Other Madness / Chinese Coronavirus Outbreak – What Employers Need to Know / The New Year Brings New Guidance on FLSA Issues from the U.S. Department of Labor / “OK, Boomer” – What Amounts to Actionable
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Employee Benefits Weekly Digest – January 21, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform
In This Digest – Diverse Stakeholders Ask Supreme Court to Promptly Hear ACA Case / Health Plan Sponsors Welcome Repeal of Cadillac Tax / Employment Data, Employee Benefits and the CCPA / Budget Spending Deal Contains Changes That Impact Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans / Questions Employees Are Asking in 2020 About ACA 1095-Cs / Self-Funding Can Give Employers More Control
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HR Weekly Digest – January 14, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Human Resources
In This Digest – No Retaliation Where Documentation Supports Job Elimination and Termination for Performance / EEOC Rescinds Policy Statement Disfavoring Arbitration Agreements / NLRB Concludes Pending Workplace Investigations May Be Kept Confidential / Sitting On The Job: When Sitting Is Requested As An ADA Accommodation / No Magic Words Needed in Employee Requests for Leave That Might Be Protected
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Benefits Brief – 2020 Health Plan Compliance Calendar – January 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
Understanding the legislation that impacts employee benefits plans can be a challenge. That’s why we created a monthly education campaign on various compliance topics that affect these plans. We call these pieces, our Benefits Briefs.
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Employee Benefits Weekly Digest – January 7, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Employee Benefits
In This Digest – Democratic AGs, House Ask Supreme Court for Expedited Review of Texas v. Azar / Drugmakers Hike U.S. Prices on Over 200 Drugs / Several New Laws Affect ACA and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans in 2020 / Price Transparency: Agencies Issue Final Rule for Hospitals and Proposed Rule for Group Health Plans and Health Insurers / Text of
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Benefits Bulletin – ACA Developments – Updated January 7, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Human Resources
Please be advised, we have created an updated version of this Benefits Bulletin to include the extension of the PCORI fees. The original copy was replaced above by the revised version. As always, feel free to reach out to us with any questions. On Dec. 20, 2019, President Trump signed a spending bill into law
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2020 Compliance Webinar Calendar (1st Edition, Jan-April)
- May 12, 2020
- Posted by: Renee Crissie
- Category: .All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Events/Webinars, Human Resources
January: 2019 Recap – Significant Developments for Group Health Plans / February: Employee Handbooks: Best Practices for a Proactive Organization / March: Cafeteria Plan Election Change Rules / April: Hidden Pitfalls Under the FMLA.