Ability to Pend Dependents in MyEnroll
MyEnroll.com offers employers a way to “pend” a dependent in the system to obtain documentation of dependent status before enrolling the dependent for coverage. This ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We have a health flexible spending account that allows a carryover from year to year. If a terminating employee has an under-spent FSA and can continue FSA ...
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2017 Data Privacy Day
In 2014, the U.S. Congress adopted a resolution designating January 28 as “National Data Privacy Day.” This day is a national recognition of the importance of ...
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EBSA Resources
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is an agency under the U.S. Department of Labor that is tasked with administering and enforcing the fiduciary, ...
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Executive Order Asserts Policy to Repeal ACA
On January 20, 2017, his first day in office, President Trump signed an Executive Order “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- I heard that we have to report the cost of health coverage on an employee’s W-2. Is this correct?
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Late Breach Notification Leads to HIPAA Settlement
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services entered into its first settlement agreement with a covered entity for late notification of a HIPAA breach.
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Preventing Sexual Harassment
Employers must take steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
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Completing Line 16 of ACA Form 1095-C
Applicable Large Employers (those with 50 or more full-time/full-time equivalent employees in the prior year) should be in the process of completing their Form 1095 ...
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Add a Vow of Poverty in ACA Compliance Module
MyEnroll.com offers employers who have engaged BAS for health care reform data collection and reporting services the ability to add a Vow of Poverty for their eligible ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- Our plan year is 7/1 – 6/30. Is our health care reform reporting based on plan year information or calendar year information?
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NIST Cyber Attack Recovery Guidebook
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) prepared a document intended to be helpful with recovering from a cybersecurity attack. The document, titled ...
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be paid an equal amount for equal work. Almost all employers are subject to the EPA, and all pay is ...
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Line 14 Code Explanations
Applicable Large Employers (those with 50 or more full-time/full-time equivalent employees in the prior year) should be in the process of completing their Form 1095 ...
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Monthly COBRA Reports
Through BAS’ affiliated company, Cobra Control Services, LLC (CCS), BAS provides easy and efficient administration of COBRA and state continuation coverage. Part of this ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We offer benefits on a calendar year. Our open enrollment period closed in December. We have an employee who forgot to enroll for benefits and now wants to get ...
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New England University Settles HIPAA Investigation
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst entered into a resolution agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services settling alleged security violations.
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“Look Back Measurement Results” in MyEnroll
MyEnroll.com offers employers who have engaged BAS for health care reform (ACA) data collection and reporting services the ability to generate a report known as “Look ...
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New Guidance on National Origin Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance on national origin discrimination, replacing the EEOC’s 2002 compliance manual on the subject. Two ...
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Individual Mandate
The Affordable Care Act requires all individuals to have qualifying health coverage or pay a tax penalty. Specifically, the Affordable Care Act mandates that ...
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