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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 18.12.2014
Q.- Our health care FSA has a 9/1 through 8/31 plan year. I know the maximum contribution limit for health FSAs increases to $2,550 starting in 2015. Can we allow ...
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Laptop Theft Leads to HIPAA Fine

  • BAS
  • 18.12.2014
A Boston hospital had to pay a $100,000 fine for a HIPAA data breach resulting from laptop theft.
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BAS Launches Life Insurance Imputed Income Tool

  • BAS
  • 18.12.2014
Many employers provide life insurance as an employee benefit. The Internal Revenue Code allows employees to exclude the first $50,000 of group-term life insurance ...
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Department of Labor Releases Health Plan Compliance Tool

  • BAS
  • 18.12.2014
The Employee Benefits Security Administration division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued a self-compliance tool that plan sponsors can use to determine if their ...
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New IRS and Employee Filing Requirements Under Health Care Reform

Employers should be familiar with the new reporting obligations that are required under health care reform. All employers who offer medical coverage, regardless of size, ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 11.12.2014
Q.- A COBRA continuant did not pay all of the premium for October. She is now telling us that she was short on funds and wants to pay the premium to have October ...
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Shopping Safely Online

  • BAS
  • 11.12.2014
In the height of holiday shopping season, the government has reminded consumers to be wary of online scams. Recently, there have been increased incidents of fraudulent ...
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Reference Library in MyEnroll.com

  • BAS
  • 11.12.2014
MyEnroll.com provides employers the ability to create a comprehensive reference library for centralizing Human Resources documents. The Reference Library feature in ...
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New IRS Benefit Limits for 2015

  • BAS
  • 11.12.2014
The IRS announced the following cost of living adjustments for retirement plans, flexible spending account plans and other benefits in 2015:
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Pay or Play Penalties

  • BAS
  • 11.12.2014
Employers may be subject to two types of penalties under the employer shared responsibility (pay or play) requirements of health care reform. The first penalty under ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 04.12.2014
Q.- We have a calendar year FSA but our medical plan renews April 1. Can we extend our FSA this year so it lasts for 15 months?
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HIPAA Breach in Unauthorized Computer Access

  • BAS
  • 04.12.2014
A medical testing and screen company recently notified over 60,000 people that their protected health information was accessed by an unauthorized source. The company ...
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Grace Period or Carryover

  • BAS
  • 04.12.2014
Through MyEnroll.com, employers may structure their health flexible spending account plans to include either a grace period or a carryover. A grace period allows ...
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EEOC Challenges Wellness Programs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed two lawsuits against employers arguing that the employer wellness programs violate the Americans with ...
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Individual Mandate

  • BAS
  • 04.12.2014
Final regulations now provide guidance on what coverage individuals must maintain to meet health care reform’s individual mandate. Health care reform generally requires ...
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