Benefits Continuation During a Furlough or Reduction in Hours
Employers may be looking to reduce employee hours or mandate time off for (i.e. furlough) a part of their ...
Compliance (SCG)
Get Prepared for San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) Reporting
UPDATED 3/24/20: Due to COVID-19, San Francisco has cancelled the employer reporting requirement for the 2019 calendar year (originally due...
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....
Creditable Status Disclosure Due to CMS within 60 Days of Start of Plan Year
The Medicare Modernization Act requires all employers to complete an Online Disclosure to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services...
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ACA Updates: HIT and Cadillac Tax Repealed, PCORI Fee Extended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...
SF HCSO: Employers with Self-Insured Plans Must Submit any “Top Up” Expenditures by February 29, 2020
San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) requires Covered Employers to spend a certain amount on Covered Employees’ healthcare. ...
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 ...
[UPDATED] State Individual Mandates: Summary of Employer Obligations
Updated May 11, 2020 with additional guidance on the California employer reporting requirement. Updated April 24, 2020 with updated deadlines. ...
PCORI Fee Renewal
UPDATE 12/19/19: On 12/19/19 Congress passed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, which extends the PCORI Fee to 2029. This means...
IRS Releases Draft 2019 ACA Reporting Forms and Instructions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released draft forms and instructions for the 2019 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting. Employers...