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Don’t Forget to Consider the ADA! (Bideau v. Beachner Grain, Inc.)
In a September 2011 decision, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Kansas ruled that an employee covered under his employer’s health plan who was terminated about a year...
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Form 5500? Huh?
Are you tired and ready for the holidays? Almost 65% of you have recently completed your benefit renewals and hope to move forward in 2012 with a few less gray hairs. Once things get going in the...
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Employer-Sponsored Life Insurance Benefit May be Taxed
Did you know that if you provide more than $50,000 of employer-paid life insurance to your employees, that you must also tax the employees for the value over the $50,000? I know, I know. They didn’t...
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HIPAA and HITECH: Different, Yet Dependent
Until 2009, most employers had little to worry about complying with the privacy standards of HIPAA, short for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which protects the confidentiality...
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Moving Toward PPACA Compliance: Guidance for the Transition
The time is now for employers to make adjustments with major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), set to go in motion by the end of 2013. Assuming it does not change,...
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The Supreme Court and the Defense of Marriage Act
During the last week of March, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in United States v. Windsor. DOMA is a federal law that...
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What Do the Final Regulations Addressing Employee Wellness Programs Mean?
The IRS, DOL, and HHS (the Departments) have jointly issued final regulations addressing employee wellness programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These final regulations modify the proposed...
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How Will The Amendment One Ruling Impact Employer-Sponsored Health Plans?
On October 10th, a federal district court in the Western District of North Carolina struck down Amendment One as unconstitutional (Amendment One defined marriage in NC as only between one man and one...
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Compliance Court: Who Pays Your Temps’ Health Insurance?
Many employers are under the assumption that they're not responsible for temporary employees' health insurance. This is not always the case. Your company could be responsible if it is the common law...
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On-Call Scheduling And The ACA | Do You Comply?
Recently, New York made news when Attorney General Eric Schneiderman began investigating several national retailers for their practice of on-call scheduling. This is where employees must be prepared to...
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Cyber Threats & Security – Stay Safe & Stay Compliant
Credit cards with computer chips in them. New online passwords every 30 days with capital letters and numbers and symbols. Everywhere we turn these days, companies seem to be going to great new...
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Beware: Scammers Disguising As HIPAA Audits
As reported earlier this year, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has increased their audit efforts and are targeting covered entities and...
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Highlights from Gallagher’s 2017 Compliance Review
Earlier this month, Gallagher Benefit Services Compliance Advisors released their 2017 Year-end Review and Reminders technical bulletin. Highlighted below are a few items mentioned in the bulletin and...
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Top 5 Things To Do if You Receive IRS Letter 226-J
Although the current administration has directed the federal agencies to use their regulatory authority to simplify and delay certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
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Moving Toward PPACA Compliance: Guidance for the Transition
The time is now for employers to make adjustments with major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), set to go in motion by the end of 2013. Assuming it does not change,...
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The Supreme Court and the Defense of Marriage Act
During the last week of March, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in United States v. Windsor. DOMA is a federal law that...
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What Do the Final Regulations Addressing Employee Wellness Programs Mean?
The IRS, DOL, and HHS (the Departments) have jointly issued final regulations addressing employee wellness programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These final regulations modify the proposed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Will The Amendment One Ruling Impact Employer-Sponsored Health Plans?
On October 10th, a federal district court in the Western District of North Carolina struck down Amendment One as unconstitutional (Amendment One defined marriage in NC as only between one man and one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Compliance Court: Who Pays Your Temps’ Health Insurance?
Many employers are under the assumption that they're not responsible for temporary employees' health insurance. This is not always the case. Your company could be responsible if it is the common law...
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On-Call Scheduling And The ACA | Do You Comply?
Recently, New York made news when Attorney General Eric Schneiderman began investigating several national retailers for their practice of on-call scheduling. This is where employees must be prepared to...
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