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21st Century Cures Act

December 15, 2016

Compliance Alert, Employee Benefits, HIPAA, HRA

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 […]

Compliance Recap // November 2016

December 2, 2016

6055/6056 Reporting, COBRA, Compliance Alert, DOL, Employee Benefits, Health Savings Account, HHS, HRA, IRS, Notices

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 […]