Election Impact: Employee Benefits Rundown
With an administration change upon us, there is potential for impact and change to the employee benefits industry. As of ...
Sequoia One PEO Guidance
Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska – Paid Sick Leave Coming Soon
There are currently 19 states plus Washington D.C. that offer mandated paid sick leave or paid time off to employees. ...
DOL Confirms Cybersecurity Guidance Applies to All ERISA Plans
On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Compliance Assistance Release No. 2024-01 confirming that prior cybersecurity ...
California Imposes New Requirements on Companies Hiring Independent Contractors
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New IRS Guidance Impacts Preventative Care & Pre-tax Benefits
Recently, the IRS issued guidance in IRS Notice 2024-71 and IRS Notice 2024-75 expanding (1) expenses treated as amounts paid for ...
CMS Final Rules on Civil Monetary Penalties for Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting to be Applied on or after October 11, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued Final Rules on how and when civil monetary penalties may be imposed ...
California Makes Changes to State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave
On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved SB 1090, which makes changes to California state disability insurance (SDI) and paid family ...
Mental Health Parity Final Rules Released
On September 9, 2024, the Departments of Treasury (IRS), Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the “Departments”) published their ...
[Updated]: Delaware Passes Paid Family and Medical Leave
Recently, Delaware passed the Healthy Delaware Families Act, which creates a paid family and medical leave benefit (PFML or Program) ...
Employees’ Right to Vote: An Overview of Employer Voting Requirements
With the presidential election approaching on November 5th, employers should be aware of any state requirements to provide employees with ...
2025 ACA Affordability Rate Increases to 9.02%
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Rev. Proc. 2024-35, which sets the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability percentage to 9.02% ...
New Pay Transparency Laws: Maryland and Vermont
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