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Question of the Week

Q.- We have an employee who reduced her hours and lost eligibility for our health plan. She enrolled in COBRA coverage and has elected to be treated as an assistance ...
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COBRA Subsidy Ending

The American Rescue Plan Act created a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for certain individuals entitled to COBRA due to reduction of hours or involuntary termination of ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We offer a self-funded health plan that covers employees in different states. A COBRA participant who lives in Connecticut thinks we have to offer him 30 months of ...
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NIST Small Business Information Security

The National Institute of Standards and Technology publishes a useful publication to help small businesses with their information security programs. The publication, ...
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EEOC Component 2 Pay Data Notice

The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs published a Notice reversing a previous administration’s decision to forego the collection of ...
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Affordability Percentage Decrease Will Impact Employee Contributions

The IRS changed the ACA affordability percentage to 9.61% for 2022. The affordability percentage was 9.83% in 2021. This change means employers may have to reduce the ...
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FSA Reimbursements After Termination

A recent IRS information letter confirms that a participant should elect COBRA continuation coverage, if offered, to get reimbursed from a health FSA for expenses ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- A former employee’s active coverage ended with us in June 2021. He did not elect COBRA coverage in the election period which ended in August because he started ...
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Question of the Week

Q.- We have an employee who wants to stop making contributions to her Dependent Care FSA now. She asked if she can start contributions again in the fall if she decides ...
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Multi-Factor Authentication

The IRS and its Security Summit Partners urge employers to use multi-factor identification for logins. Multi-factor authentication requires a second method of ...
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