Question of the Week
Q.- Can an employee be reimbursed from his health FSA for purchasing prescription drugs online?
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NIST Mobile Device Guidance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a guide on mobile device security. The guide targets medical information, but can be applied to all data ...
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BAS’ Retiree Billing in MyEnroll.com
Retiree billing can be challenging and time consuming for employers. To help employers save time and reduce costs, BAS and MyEnroll.com provide support for retiree ...
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Student Intern or Employee?
Recent court cases have illuminated the need to pay interns who act as employees. In Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided ...
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ALE Considerations
Employers that have 50 or more full-time equivalent employees, or those in a controlled group of companies that together have 50 or more full-time employees, must be ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- Our company purchased another company. All of the new employees are coming under our health plan. Do we have to send them a COBRA Initial Rights Notice, even if they ...
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Security Guidelines for Federal Contractors
The White House issued draft guidelines that will require federal contractors that handle sensitive data to meet certain security requirements and follow established ...
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Easy and Efficient Open Enrollment in MyEnroll.com
BAS through MyEnroll.com provides both employers and employees with an easy and efficient open enrollment experience.
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Distribution of Summary Annual Report
Health plans with 100 or more participants must file a Form 5500 informational return with the Department of Labor by the last day of the 7th calendar month after the ...
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Draft ACA 2015 Filing Instructions Released
The IRS released draft instructions for the 2015 Forms 1095-C/B and 1094-C/B. These forms must be filed in 2016 for compliance with health care reform. When released ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We are thinking about contributing to our employees’ health flexible spending account plans. Does our contribution count toward their $2,550 limit?
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File Sharing Apps Problematic Under HIPAA
A Massachusetts hospital was recently fined $218,000 for allowing employees to use a file-sharing application to store patient information.
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COBRA Compliance Module in MyEnroll.com
BAS' COBRA administration service through its subsidiary Cobra Control Services, LLC (CCS) provides a full-service COBRA administration solution using MyEnroll.com.
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Veterans Employment Reporting Due Now
The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) encourages affirmative action to advance the employment of covered veterans. All nonexempt Federal ...
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IRS Report on Health Care Reform
In a recent report to Congress, the IRS reviewed the first year of the individual mandate under health care reform.
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Question of the Week
Q.- An employee is having her 15 year old niece watch her children this summer while she is at work. Can she be reimbursed from her Dependent Day Care FSA for what she ...
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Large HIPAA Breach in California Hospital System
The UCLA Health System notified approximately 4.5 million patients that their information may have been compromised. This is one of the largest HIPAA breaches ever ...
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MyEnroll.com EDI Service Saves Employers Data Processing Time
BAS offers the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Service in MyEnroll.com to save employers data processing time and to keep employee data reliable and consistent.
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Guidance Issued on Independent Contractors
The Department of Labor issued an “Administrator’s Interpretation” informing employers that they must pay attention to the potential misclassification of employees as ...
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New Guidance on Cadillac Tax
The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2015-52 providing limited guidance on the “Cadillac Tax” under health care reform. The Affordable Care Act added a 40% excise ...
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