by Emerald Law | Jul 12, 2019 | Compliance |
California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont and Washington D.C. have passed individual mandates, which require their residents to maintain minimum essential health care coverage or pay a tax penalty. States began passing individual mandates after Congress reduced...
by Emerald Law | Jul 11, 2019 | Compliance |
California recently passed an individual health insurance mandate and expanded paid family leave in the 2019-2020 state budget (“bill”). Compliance Snapshot Starting in 2021, employers will have reporting and notice obligations under the new California individual...
by Emerald Law | Jun 27, 2019 | Compliance |
A final rule was recently released that creates two new types of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) that may be useful for certain employers: Individual Coverage HRAs (ICHRA) and Excepted Benefits HRAs. Employers will be able to offer the new HRAs starting...
by Emerald Law | Jun 27, 2019 | Compliance |
On June 24, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order which aims to provide patients with more transparency with regard to the cost and quality of health care services. The order entitled, “Improving Price and Quality Transparency in the American Healthcare to...
by Emerald Law | Jun 21, 2019 | Compliance |
Compliance Snapshot To comply with MA PFML employers must: Implement payroll deductions by October 1, 2019 or apply for a private plan exemption by December 20, 2019; Provide notice to employees and 1099-MISC contractors (as applicable) and collect signed...
by Emerald Law | Jun 21, 2019 | Compliance |
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML or Program) is set to take effect October 1, 2019. The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the Department) recently released the final PFML regulations, which is set to take effect July 1, 2019. Below...
