Waiver of Out-Of-Pocket Costs for Coronavirus Testing
UPDATED October 20, 2020: HHS extended the COVID-19 public health emergency, effective October 23, 2020 for the following 90 days. UPDATED...
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Supreme Court to Hear Constitutional Challenge to the ACA
On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could potentially overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The...
2019 ACA Reporting and Distribution Deadlines
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to report certain information to the IRS and plan participants each year....
5th Circuit Declines to Decide Whether Entire ACA is Unconstitutional
On December 18, 2019, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate was...
ACA Updates: HIT and Cadillac Tax Repealed, PCORI Fee Extended
On December 19, 2019, Congress passed the 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (“Act”), which makes the following Affordable Care Act...
State-Mandated Short Term Disability Benefits: 2020 Rates
California, Hawaii, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York and Puerto Rico have mandated short-term disability programs which provide wage replacement...
Massachusetts Individual Mandate: Employer Reporting and Distribution Due January 31, 2020
The Massachusetts individual mandate requires most residents over the age of 18 to have minimum creditable health care coverage (MCC)...
Proposed Regulations for the Electronic Disclosure of Retirement Plan Documents
In October, the Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed regulations that would allow plan sponsors (i.e. employers) to furnish ...
Employer Deadline to Furnish Forms 1095-B/C to Employees Extended to March 2, 2020
The IRS recently released Notice 2019-63 (“Notice”), which extends the employer deadline to furnish Forms 1095-B/C to employees from ...