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Question of the Week

Q.- We have a few employees who were asked to leave their job last year. They were given the option to resign instead of being terminated. Do we have to offer them ...
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Cybersecurity Best Practices

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration posed an article discussing cybersecurity program best practices. The posting identifies the ...
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Premium Payment Reports in MyEnroll360

MyEnroll360 offers employers the ability to identify employee premium payments and fee details during a specific time period. This application within the MyEnroll360 ...
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Electronic Required Postings

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin providing guidance on when legally required notices may be posted ...
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Tax Credits for Emergency Paid Sick Leave

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”) provides a tax credit for private employers with fewer than 500 employee who decide to provide emergency paid sick and/or ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- If a family unit is eligible for subsidized COBRA coverage due to an employee’s involuntary termination of employment, and if during the subsidy period there is a ...
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User Authentication

All users of MyEnroll360 are subject to an interactive logon process to authenticate and control their application access. Regardless of a user’s MyEnroll360 roles and ...
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CCS Voluntary/Involuntary Module

BAS’ Cobra Control Services (CCS) is actively collecting qualifying event reasons for administration of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) COBRA premium subsidy. Certain ...
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EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will open the data collection portal for 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data on Monday, April 26, 2021. The ...
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Tax Credit for COVID-19 Vaccines

The IRS announced the expansion of tax credits under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) to cover paid time off for employees receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Employers ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We know a person who is entitled to Medicare is not eligible for the new American Rescue Plan Act COBRA subsidy. What about eligibility for Medicaid?
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Access Schedules in MyEnroll360

MyEnroll360 is available to employer administrators 24/7 from any Internet connection. At any time, administrators can log into MyEnroll360 and view employee ...
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MyEnroll360 Library for Open Enrollment

Many fiscal year plans are actively planning for an upcoming open enrollment. MyEnroll360 provides an easy way to gather and manage the distribution of important plan ...
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New COBRA Premium Subsidy and Notices

The American Rescue Plan Act provides a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for certain individuals entitled to COBRA due to reduction of hours or involuntary termination of ...
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Marketplace Enrollment Extended

The federal government has extended the Health Care Reform Marketplace special enrollment window. Individuals may enroll in Marketplace coverage or change their plans ...
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ARPA Premium Assistance and Offering Lower Cost Plan

Cobra Control Services is collecting information on employer decision regarding offering a lower-cost plan to ARPA subsidy eligible continuants. Under the subsidy rules, ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- A participant wants to enroll in our health FSA now but he didn’t make an election to do so during our open enrollment for the plan year starting 1/1/2021. He told ...
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MyEnroll360 Secure Communications

BAS offers three methods for clients to securely receive and send sensitive data:
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COBRA Premium Assistance Questions and Answers

The U.S. Department of Labor issued additional guidance about COBRA premium assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act. This guidance includes model notices and a ...
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ACA Information

IRS Publication 5187 “Affordable Care Act: What You and Your Family Need to Know,” explains the Affordable Care Act and what individuals should understand about how ACA ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- Last year, we amended our health FSA to allow reimbursements of menstrual products and over-the-counter drugs without a prescription. Was this allowed just for the ...
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MyEnroll360 Customizable Security Notice

When users log into www.MyEnroll.com, they are directed to a landing page with an information statement. Before users can move further into MyEnroll360, they must click ...
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COBRA Qualifying Event Reason Manager

CCS is actively collecting qualifying event reasons for administration of the ARPA COBRA subsidy. CCS has emailed employers asking them to log into MyEnroll360 to see ...
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PPE and Health FSA/HRA

The IRS announced that amounts paid for personal protective equipment such as masks, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes for the primary purpose of preventing the spread ...
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More Marketplace Subsidy Participants

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 increases the number of Americans who will be eligible to receive premium assistance to purchase health coverage through the ACA ...
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