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 […]

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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 […]

Compliance Recap // January 2015

February 5, 2015

Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Cafeteria Plan, Compliance Alert, Employee Benefits, ERISA

IRS Releases Information and Forms for Satisfying the Individual Mandate and Claiming 2014 Premium Tax Credits Although employers are not required to offer coverage during 2014, individuals are generally required to have health coverage during 2014 and must report on that coverage through their 2014 federal income tax return. In many cases, the employee will […]