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MyEnroll Leave of Absence Billing

BAS can administer billing and collection of benefit premiums for employees on short-term, unpaid leaves of absence.
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Question of the Week

Q.- An employee is having his daughter take online tutoring in the afternoon. He says that she is online so he is able to work. Is this expense eligible for ...
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Tools for HIPAA Compliance

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides several tools to help employers and covered entities comply with HIPAA. These tools should be reviewed and ...
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Employers Requiring COVID Vaccines

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance for employers to use when considering requiring COVID-19 vaccines for employees. The guidance says ...
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ACA Information for Workers and Families

The U.S. Department of Labor’s webpage provides information about the Affordable Care Act for Workers and Families. The webpage may be accessed by clicking here.
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Question of the Week

Q.- A COBRA continuant is in the final stages of her divorce. Her 18-month COBRA period ends 1/31/2021. She said the divorce decree won’t be signed by the judge by then, ...
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Government Concludes Many Covered Entities Don’t Comply with HIPAA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is required to periodically audit covered entities and business associates to determine if they comply with the ...
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MyEnroll360 Username and Password Retrieval

These days, the number of usernames and passwords that any given worker needs to keep track of is astronomical. Safely resetting a username and password has become a ...
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Child and Dependent Care

The Congressional Research Service released a report on child and dependent care tax credits explaining how they work and who receives them. There are two separate tax ...
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California ACA Reporting

The State of California requires residents to maintain health coverage or pay a tax penalty. This requirement is in addition to the federal Affordable Care Act mandate. ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We have an employee who is enrolled in Medicare and is participating in our health FSA. Can he be reimbursed from the Health FSA for his Medicare premiums?
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IRS Warning for Small Businesses

The IRS issued a warning to small businesses to increase their security standards. According to the IRS, more than 70% of cyberattacks are aimed at businesses with 100 ...
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New ACA Issues Dashboard

BAS has launched a new ACA Issues Dashboard in MyEnroll360 for our ACA clients. This Dashboard captures an account’s invalid or incomplete ACA data in MyEnroll360 on an ...
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PCORI Fee for 2020-2021 Issued

The IRS released the PCORI fee amount that must be paid by insurers or self-funded health plans for 2020-2021 coverage. The fee for plan and policy years ending on or ...
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Measuring Hours for ACA Compliance

At the start of the new year, it is important to remember to measure employee hours for ACA compliance. An applicable large employer (one with 50 or more employees in ...
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MyEnroll360 Library Documents

MyEnroll360 provides employers the ability to create a comprehensive reference library for centralizing Human Resources documents. The Reference Library feature allows ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We started our company in 2020 and just hired our 20th employee who will begin at the end of January. Since we have 20 employees, do we now have to offer COBRA?
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Annual Breach Notification Report

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued its 2018 HIPAA breach report. The report provides an overview of the HIPAA breach notification requirements and ...
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Temporary FSA Changes Permitted for Plan Years Ending in 2020 and 2021

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Stimulus Bill) passed at the end of last year allows flexible spending account plans to temporarily change their design to ...
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Large Employers Must Offer Health Coverage in 2021

The Affordable Care Act requires employers that are “applicable large employers” (ALEs) to offer health coverage to their full-time employees or pay a penalty. Employers ...
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