The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the deadline for group health plans to provide their 2014 transitional reinsurance fee (TRF) submission. Filing is now due by 11:59 p.m. on December 5, 2014. The January 15, 2015, and November 15, 2015, deadlines to pay the fee remain the same.
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April 2024 Compliance Recap
READ TIME: 7 MINUTES In April, a ban went into effect for most non-compete clauses, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) portal opened for RxDC reporting submissions due June 1, 2024. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released final regulations mandating how employers with 15 or more employees must handle accommodation requests […]
Read moreDo You Know Where Your Employees Are? Managing Taxes for a Growing Remote Workforce
READ TIME: 5 MINUTES Remote work remains a growing focus of employers with employees increasingly seeking jobs that permit remote or hybrid work arrangements. Though the flexibility and benefits of remote work for employees is highly desired, it comes with some additional considerations and potential tax complications for the employer. State Income Tax Withholding Considerations […]
Read moreGroup Health Plan Guide to COBRA
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits due to job loss, reduction in hours, death, divorce, and other life events the right to choose to temporarily continue health benefits provided by their group health plan. This guide includes: Employers required to offer COBRA Plan types […]
Read moreTimely Responses Required for Requests under HIPAA’s Right of Access Rule
READ TIME: 4 MINUTES On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Rule. This penalty illustrates that the Right of Access Rule remains a focus of HHS and that health […]
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