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Question of the Week - Allowing a One-Month Premium Pause

Q: An employee said they want to save money in December to buy holiday presents. They don’t anticipate needing to use our health coverage. Can we let them stop paying ...
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Question of the Week - Maximum HFSA Contribution

Q.- We are going to offer a health flexible spending account plan to our employees starting 1/1/2026. We know there is a risk of loss if an employee gets the full ...
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Question of the Week - Dependent Care FSA Fiscal/Calendar Year

Q: Our Dependent Care FSA runs on a July 1-June 30 plan year. We have an employee who started participating in July 2025. She wants to make the full $5,000 annual ...
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Question of the Week - Parking Reimbursement Plan and Termination of ...

Q.- An employee resigned and still has a balance in her parking reimbursement account. Can she continue to use the account? What if she has a claim she incurred before ...
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Question of the Week - Dropping Spouse at Open Enrollment

Q: An employee is going to drop her spouse from coverage at open enrollment. We know they are in the process of getting a divorce. The spouse contacted us and demands to ...
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Question of the Week - COBRA Election

Q: Can an employee who was not enrolled in our health coverage elect COBRA?
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Question of the Week - FSA for After School Care

Q: Can I use my Dependent Care FSA to pay for my child's after-school program?
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Question of the Week - Return to Work Mandate and DFSA Election

Q.- We are requiring all employees to return to office work. Will this mandate allow dependent care FSA participants to change their election amounts?
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Question of the Week - Limiting Health FSA to Amount Contributed

Q.- Can we structure our health FSA so employees can only get reimbursed up to the amount they have contributed through payroll deductions at the time of the ...
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Question of the Week Using FSA Forfeitures

Q.- We received a report identifying the amounts that employees did not use in their FSAs from last plan year. What can we do with the forfeited amounts?
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