On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. The Cures Act has numerous components, but employers should be aware of the impact the Act will have on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, as well as provisions that will impact how small employers can use health reimbursement […]
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Compliance Recap // November 2016
November was a busy month for administrative rulemaking in the employee benefits world. The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released advance informational copies of 2016 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report. The government released annual benefit plan amounts for 2017. The IRS […]
Read moreACA Reporting Changes – What You Need to Know
This blog post is compliments of HR Service, Inc. (www.HRServiceInc.com). To learn more about HR Service, Inc. contact your Team BIM representative today. The Patient Protect and Affordability Care Act (“PPACA”) imposed strict, somewhat confusing reporting requirements last year which proved to be challenging for many organizations. In this bulletin, we focus on recent and […]
Read moreEnforcement Relief Extension for Higher Education Institutions Offering Student Premium Reduction Arrangements
On October 21, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released an FAQ to extend enforcement relief for higher education institutions offering premium reduction arrangements to its students. Background The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits group health plans from having […]
Read moreFinal Summary of Benefits and Coverage Template and Updates
A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) is two-and-a-half page (double-sided) communication required by the federal government. It must contain specific information, in a specific order, and with a minimum size type, about a group health benefit’s coverage and limitations. On April 6, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of […]
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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 nation’s leading employment and benefit law firms, Fisher Phillips. Best of all, you can take […]
Read moreCompliance Recap // July 2016
During the month of July numerous new regulations were issued or proposed by federal agencies, and existing forms and processes were updated. In particular, penalties for various ERISA violations were increased, a major overhaul to Form 5500 filings was proposed, and draft 1095-C and 1094-C forms were released. Proposed regulations were also released relating to […]
Read moreCompliance Recap // May 2016
After a quiet few months, federal agencies were quite busy during the month of May, issuing four important final rules that impact employers. Specifically, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the long-awaited revisions to the white collar exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final […]
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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 […]
Read moreCompliance Recap // March 2016
The government was busy during the month of March, issuing the massive Benefit Payment and Parameters rule in addition to numerous other updates. The IRS has added filing errors relating to Form 5500 to its project list, and multiple federal agencies confirmed that the just-announced templates relating to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage will […]
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