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Expanded Telehealth Relief and Student Loan Repayment Benefits
Expanded Telehealth Relief and Student Loan Repayment Benefits
Intuit Quickbooks
3 days ago1 min read


ACA Reporting Form Series Determination
The following steps will help guide you in determining whether you have ACA reporting obligations and which form series is required.
Intuit Quickbooks
Feb 181 min read


Blue Cross Small Group - 2025 ID Card Issuance
Blue Cross Small Group - 2025 ID Card Issuance
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 111 min read


Getting Started with Employee Benefits Compliance Obligations
This guide breaks down employee benefits compliance and how benefit plans are designed, administered, and maintained.
Intuit Quickbooks
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Upcoming Voting Leave Compliance Obligations
Election Day is almost here, so now is a good time to brush up on voting leave laws and make sure you’re posting any mandatory notices....
Intuit Quickbooks
Sep 4, 20242 min read


DOL Salary Rule in Effect for Private Employers
The first increase in the new minimum salary thresholds for exempt executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated...
Intuit Quickbooks
Aug 27, 20241 min read


July 2024 State and Local Minimum and Tipped Wages
This chart covers current state and local minimum wage rates, as well as tipped minimum wage rates, for 2024. It will be updated with any...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jul 2, 20241 min read


2025 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts for HSAs and HDHPs Released; ACA Out-of-Pocket Limits
Provided by: Intuit Quickbooks On May 9, 2024, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2024-25, announcing the 2025 health savings accounts (HSAs)...
Intuit Quickbooks
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Supreme Court Rules on Title VII Discrimination
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis Missouri. In this case, a...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 7, 20241 min read


2024 Health Plan Compliance Deadlines
With the new year approaching, it is important be reminded of the upcoming compliance requirements employer plan sponsors must comply...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 13, 20241 min read


Noncompetes Banned
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule which bans almost all noncompete clauses nationwide. The...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 8, 20241 min read


EEO-1 Reporting Opens April 30, 2024: Compliance Reminder
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will open April 30. The...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 1, 20241 min read


FAQs – Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the Department’s...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Mar 19, 202412 min read


Michigan: Hairstyle Discrimination Prohibited
As of June 15, 2023, the state’s employment discrimination law, which applies to employers of all sizes, defines race to include...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 7, 20231 min read


ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases for 2024 Plan Year
On August 23, 2023, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability threshold will be 8.39%, reduced from 9.12% in...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Oct 4, 20231 min read


ERISA: Form 5500 Introduction
Powered by: Mineral The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jul 26, 20234 min read


ACA: PCORI Fee
Powered by: Mineral The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study clinical...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 21, 20239 min read


New Consent Requirement For ACA Enrollments
Health and Human Services (HHS), the regulating body for the Individual and Family Plans (IFP), aka ACA, released their annual guidance...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 19, 20232 min read


First Gag Clause Attestations Due December 31, 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) prohibits employer-sponsored group health plans from entering into agreements that...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 24, 20234 min read


Michigan: Amended Protections Against Sex Discrimination
Effective March 31, 2024, Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act’s definition of sex, as a protected class, will be amended to include...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 23, 20231 min read
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