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Question of the Week

Q.- A former employee’s 18 months of COBRA will end 6/30/22. He will be going on Medicare 6/1/22. He thinks this is a second qualifying event and his spouse should be ...
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OCR Cyber Security Newsletter

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights quarterly newsletter provides helpful tips for defending against common cyber-attacks. According to ...
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FMLA Assistance

The U.S. Department of Labor offers resources to help employers navigate compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- An employee complained to us that we didn’t withhold enough taxes from his paycheck and he had to pay a lot of taxes this year. How do we respond to him?
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Refunding Unused Qualified Transportation Plan Contributions

The IRS confirmed that unused compensation reduction contributions to a qualified parking plan may not be transferred to a flexible spending account or returned to an ...
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Review Offers of Coverage

Employers should review their offers of coverage to ensure full-time employees are being offered the opportunity to enroll in health benefits. It is important to note ...
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EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Filing

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection tool will open April 12, 2022. The deadline to submit and ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We just started offering a high deductible health plan with a health savings account. One of our employees wants to change the HSA election amount he made during ...
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Affiliated Companies & ACA

Applicable Large Employers (ALE) with 50 or more full-time employees must provide affordable, minimum value coverage to full-time employees and their dependents or be ...
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Premium Tax Credit Affordability Determination

The IRS issued a proposed rule which, if finalized, would change eligibility for the premium tax credit when purchasing coverage through the Marketplace. The new ...
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