Emerson Reid
The ACA Undergoes a New Legal Challenge
Several states have lodged a legal challenge to the entire Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) on the basis that the lack of an Individual...
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Emerson Reid
- Jun 12, 2018
- 2 min
NJ Governor Signs Bills to Stabilize Individual Market
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills into law in response to the repeal of the federal Individual Shared Responsibility...
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Emerson Reid
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
Proposed Rule Expands Required Electronic Filing of IRS Forms
Currently, employers must file certain types of forms electronically (not via paper) only if they file 250 or more of the same type of...
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Emerson Reid
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
IRS Announces 2019 ACA Affordability Indexed Amount
The IRS recently announced in Revenue Procedure 2018-34 that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability indexed amount under the...
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Emerson Reid
- Jun 1, 2018
- 2 min
NYC Paid Sick Leave Law Now Includes Safe Leave
Due to an amendment made to the Earned Sick Time Act, covered employers must provide their employees working in New York City for more...
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Emerson Reid
- May 31, 2018
- 3 min
IRS Explains Letter 227
The IRS recently published additional guidance explaining the Letter 227, which is an IRS acknowledgement letter regarding an Applicable...
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Emerson Reid
- May 22, 2018
- 7 min
MHPAEA Enforcement Update, Compliance Tools Released & Proposed FAQs Issued
DOL and HHS Enforcement Highlights The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) recently released its...
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Emerson Reid
- May 15, 2018
- 2 min
IRS Restores Original 2018 Family HSA Contribution Limit
On April 26, 2018, the IRS announced relief associated with the decrease from $6,900 to $6,850 for 2018 HSA contributions tied to family...
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Emerson Reid
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
PCOR Fee Filing Reminder for Self-Insured Plans
The PCOR filing deadline is July 31, 2018 for all self-funded medical plans and HRAs for plan years ending in 2017. The plan years and...
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Emerson Reid
- May 14, 2018
- 1 min
2019 Inflation Adjusted Amounts for HSAs
The IRS released the inflation adjustments for health savings accounts (HSAs) and their accompanying high deductible health plans (HDHPs)...
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Emerson Reid
- May 8, 2018
- 3 min
New Jersey Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law
On May 2, Governor Murphy signed the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act into law, requiring New Jersey employers to provide up to forty (40)...
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Emerson Reid
- May 7, 2018
- 3 min
New FAQs Address Tax Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave
On April 9, 2018, the IRS released its first round of guidance in the form of FAQs concerning the new employer credit for paid family and...
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Emerson Reid
- Apr 4, 2018
- 4 min
Final DOL Disability Benefits Claims Procedures Effective April 1, 2018
The Department of Labor (the “Department”) announced a final rule on December 16, 2016, revising the claims procedure regulations under...
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Emerson Reid
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
Relief for HDHPs Required to Provide Male Contraceptives
Certain state laws require insured medical plans to cover male sterilization or male contraceptives (jointly referred to here as “male...
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