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Compliance Recap // June 2016

July 15, 2016

Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Compliance Alert, Employee Benefits, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, HRA, OSHA, Wellness

June was another quiet month for federal agencies in relation to employee benefits. A tri-agency proposed rule regarding expatriate health plans, excepted benefits, and essential health benefits was released. UBA Updates UBA’s Human Resources department released a checklist and advisor on new OSHA requirements: OSHA Reporting Changes: Employer Checklist OSHA’s Final Rule on Electronic Tracking […]

Compliance Recap // May 2015

June 3, 2015

6055/6056 Reporting, Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Compliance Alert, DOL, Employee Benefits, Employer Mandate, FMLA, Health Care Costs, IRS, Preventive Services

After a few quiet months, regulatory agencies have picked up steam, leaving employers with a significant amount of new information to digest and work through. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was busy updating FAQs relating to reporting under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and setting the 2016 high deductible health plan (HDHP) […]