Same Sex Marriage Archives

Same-Sex Marriages and Group Health Benefits

May 12, 2016

Compliance Alert, DOL, Flexible Spending Account, FMLA, Same Sex Marriage

From 2013 to 2015, a series of Supreme Court cases and government updates have changed the landscape of the way employers must consider same-sex spouses in relation to employee benefits. Most recently, in June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges, that the 14th Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between […]

Compliance Recap // October 2015

November 9, 2015

Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cafeteria Plan, Compliance Alert, ERISA, Same Sex Marriage

Compliance Recap October 2015 October was a relatively quiet month, although it began with a big shift for employers with the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act becoming law, which amended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and redefined small employers as those with 50 or fewer employees and gave states the […]

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August 7, 2015

Communication, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Human Resources, Same Sex Marriage, Webinar

Benefit Insurance Marketing is pleased to extend an invitation to attend our upcoming monthly compliance Webinar. In conjunction with our alliance with United Benefit Advisors, you have the opportunity to learn more about the latest compliance trends and regulations from one of the nations leading employment and benefit law firms, Jackson Lewis LLP. Best of all, you can […]

Open Enrollment for Same Sex Spouses

July 10, 2015

Communication, Compliance Alert, Human Resources, Same Sex Marriage

The latest information clarifies if an employer’s Section 125 plan document allows for spousal coverage, and does not exclude same-sex spouses, employers who include “spouses” on their health plans, will now have to offer coverage to same sex spouses. What does this mean? For individuals who were already married before the Supreme Court decision on […]

Compliance Recap // June 2015

July 6, 2015

6055/6056 Reporting, Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Compliance Alert, DOL, Employee Benefits, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Health Savings Account, IRS, Same Sex Marriage

June was a busy month, with multiple updates from regulatory agencies as well as two important Supreme Court opinions that impacted the world of employer benefits. As the Supreme Court wrapped up the October 2014 term, it has granted petitions for the October 2015 term, which will ultimately impact ERISA plans. The IRS updated its […]

U.S. Supreme Court Finds Same Sex Marriage Is Protected

June 29, 2015

Compliance Alert, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Same Sex Marriage

The Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges, that the 14th Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex, and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out of state. The decision was reached 5-4. Justice […]