Deadline Approaching for HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices Update
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Protections Act (HIPAA), all covered entities, including self-funded group health plans, must provide a ...
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IRS Notice 2026-5: Key HSA Updates for Employers
The IRS recently issued Notice 2026-5, clarifying new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that impact Health ...
Initial Guidance Released on Trump Accounts
On December 2, 2025, the Department of Treasury and the IRS released Notice 2025-68 (Notice), which provides initial guidance on the new ...
Beyond Attestation: What Employers Need to Know About Gag Clause Prohibition
Learn what the gag clause prohibition under the Consolidated Appropriations Act means for employer health plans, why compliance goes beyond ...
ACA Employer Mandate Penalties: Litigation Update
On April 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas decision in Faulk Company, Inc. v. Xavier ...
California Legislative Updates Impacting Group Health Plan Sponsors Taking Effect in Late 2025 and Early 2026
California has recently enacted several new laws that will impact employer compliance obligations over the next several months. These changes ...
New PCORI Fee Announced for Plan Years Ending Before October 1, 2026
The IRS recently released Notice 2025-61, setting the Patient-Centered Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plan years ending on or after ...
California Legislative Roundup: What’s New for 2026
Recently, California Governor Newsom signed several bills into law that will impact employer compliance obligations regarding paid sick leave, pay ...
Changes to Delaware Paid Family Leave Starting January 1, 2026
Delaware Lawmakers passed a law over the summer that revised Delaware’s Paid Family and Medical leave Program just in ...
Departments Release FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part 72: New Flexibility for Fertility Benefits
On October 16, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (jointly Departments) issued ACA FAQs Part 72, clarifying how ...
The Employer’s Guide to Statutory Disability and Paid Family Medical Leave Programs
Since 2020, eight states plus the District of Columbia have launched new, mandatory statutory disability and paid family medical leave (PFML) ...
[Updated] Prohibition of Gag Clauses: Attestation Guidance for Employers
Recently, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released guidance on the annual attestation ...