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White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection

  • BAS
  • 12.02.2015
Tomorrow, the White House will host a summit on Cyber Security and Consumer Protection at Stanford University.
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Statutory Damages and Failure to Provide COBRA Notice

  • BAS
  • 12.02.2015
In a recent case in the Eighth Circuit, a court did not award statutory damages when an employer failed to properly provide a COBRA notice. In Cole v. Trinity Health ...
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IRS Releases Final Health Care Reform Reporting and Transmittal Forms

The IRS released final Forms and Instructions for the 6055/6056 reporting required under health care reform. IRS forms 1094-C, 1095-C, 1094-B and 1095-B, along with ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 05.02.2015
Q.- An employee enrolled in family coverage under our High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account. She is now telling us that her husband has an FSA at his ...
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Anthem Data Breach

  • BAS
  • 05.02.2015
Anthem, one of the largest health insurers in the country, announced yesterday that it experienced a large data breach. According to Anthem’s website, they were the ...
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Identifying Eligible FSA Expenses

  • BAS
  • 05.02.2015
BAS offers a resource that identifies expenses eligible for reimbursement from a flexible spending account plan. In order to maintain its tax-favored status, a health ...
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Massachusetts Parental Leave Act

  • BAS
  • 05.02.2015
Male employees in Massachusetts will be entitled to parental leave beginning April 7, 2015.
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Plan Not Meeting Health Care Reform Requirements Could Be Taxed

Employers should confirm with their insurers and TPAs that their group health plan provides coverage consistent with health care reform.
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 29.01.2015
Q. - An employee did not elect to participate in the FSA this year, but he has a carryover amount from a prior year. He is terminating employment tomorrow. Does he get ...
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USPS Security Breach

  • BAS
  • 29.01.2015
The United States Postal Service reported a cyberattack that impacted the Social Security Numbers and health records of 800,000 USPS employees. A copy of the USPS ...
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