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Question of the Week

Q.- Did the IRS’ COVID-19 guidance extend the maximum COBRA duration period? I know it gives continuants a longer time to pay and elect coverage.
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Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information

HealthIT.gov offers a Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information which provides an overview of the HIPAA rules. The guide, which may be accessed by ...
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MyEnroll360 Services: ACA

Simplify Affordable Care Act administration with our cloud-based solution. Save time and resources with software and back office support that takes care of record ...
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Tracking and Paying for Remote Work

This week, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Field Assistance Bulletin directing employers to use reasonable diligence to track hours of work for telecommuting ...
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Nursing Mothers in the Workplace

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, a provision of ACA amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to require employers to give break times for nursing mothers. ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- I know the IRS issued a rule this year that allows health flexible spending accounts to reimburse over-the-counter drugs without requiring a prescription. Does this ...
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BAS HIPAA Training

BAS takes the privacy and security of information very seriously. As a trusted partner with our clients, each BAS employee is trained on HIPAA privacy and security ...
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MyEnroll360 Claim Submission Processes

BAS gives you the ability to make your employees happy with easy flexible spending account claim submission and timely & accurate claim processing.
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Timing for Dependent Care FSA Claim Submissions

The IRS issued an Information Letter confirming that sponsors of flexible spending account plans have discretion to set their own claim submission timing deadlines.
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ACA Full-Time Employee Calculation

Determining which members of your workforce are full-time is an important first step for ACA compliance. Applicable large employers must offer affordable health coverage ...
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15 Reasons You can Outsource Your Premium Billing: Part 3 of 3

Part 3 of 3: 15 Reasons Why You Can Outsource Premium Billing & Collections In Parts One and Two of this 3-part series, we advanced the first 10 of 15 reasons why ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- An employee who was terminated in April missed his 60-day COBRA election period. He wants to elect coverage now. Do we have to allow him to enroll in our plan under ...
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HIPAA Breach for Health System

A Rhode Island health system must pay a $1M fine after the theft of an un-encrypted laptop. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began investigating ...
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VETS-4212 Filing Open

The U.S. Department of Labor encourages affirmative actions to employ covered veterans and to advance covered veterans in employment. Federal contractors and ...
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ACA Compliance Continues in 2020

Even with the changes in this pandemic world, employer responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act move forward. All employers should be paying attention to ACA ...
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Login Notice in MyEnroll360

When users log into MyEnroll360, they are directed to a landing page with an information statement. Before users can move further into MyEnroll360, they must click a ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- Can the cost of COVID-19 testing be reimbursed from a health FSA?
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VPN for Remote Working

The Internal Revenue Service recommends the use of a virtual private network (VPN) to protect against cyber intruders when working remotely.
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New Plan Limits Announced for HSAs and HDHPs

The IRS released the limits for health savings accounts and high deductible health plans for 2021. These amounts take into account cost-of-living adjustments.
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California State ACA Reporting Requirements

When the federal Affordable Care Act tax penalty for not maintaining health coverage was reduced to $0, many states implemented their own mandates for residents to carry ...
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