Compliance Updates

On May 24, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a proposed rule to revise its regulations under the […]

On Dec. 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declared that the ACA individual mandate is unconstitutional and declared that the […]

On August 20, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) posted the Association Health Plans ERISA Compliance Assistance fact sheet.

Short-term, limited-duration insurance is a type of health insurance coverage designed to fill temporary gaps in coverage when an individual is transitioning […]

In January 2018, the EEOC asked the court to reconsider the portion of the court’s order that required the EEOC to issue new proposed rules by August 31, […]

Under the ACA, applicable large employers are required to offer health benefits to their full-time employees and report on the health coverage they offer.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminates the business deduction for qualified mass transit and parking benefits starting in 2018.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes a new federal tax credit for employers that provide paid family and medical leave to their employees.

Interim Final Rules were released and became effective on October 6, 2017, allowing a greater number of employers to opt out of providing contraception to […]

November was a busy month in the employee benefits world.

On the evening of October 12, 2017, President Trump announced that cost sharing reductions for low income Americans in relation to the Patient Protection and […]

The order directs various federal agencies to explore options relating to association health plans, short term limited-duration coverage, and health […]

Reporting is required by employers with 50 or more full-time (or full-time equivalent) employees, insurers, or sponsors of self-funded health plans, on health […]

A dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for eligible dependent care services.

The COBRA payment process is subject to various rules in terms of grace periods, notification, premium payment methods, and treatment of insignificant […]

A health flexible spending account (FSA) is a pre-tax account used to pay for out-of-pocket health care costs for a participant as well as a participant's […]

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) allows qualified beneficiaries who lose health benefits due to a qualifying event to […]

On June 22, 2017, the U.S. Senate released a “Discussion Draft” of the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” (BCRA), aimed at "repealing and […]

The Department of Labor is requesting comment on a draft model form to request information regarding nonquantitative treatment limitations.

The rule amends standards relating to special enrollment periods, guaranteed availability, and the timing of the annual open enrollment period in the […]

A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) is four page (double-sided) communication required by the federal government. It must contain specific information, in […]

Entities such as employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to individuals that are eligible for Medicare Part D have two major […]

On February 17, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to stabilize the […]

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health insurance while applicable large employers (ALEs) are […]

On December 20, 2016, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued FAQs About Affordable Care Act Implementation […]