THIS TIMELINE PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL BENEFIT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS. ADDITIONAL...

Currently, five states require employers to provide Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) wage replacement benefits to their employees who...

A spending bill signed into law on March 15, 2022, extends the ability of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide benefits for...

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released a fact sheet on 2021 enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction...

On February 18, 2022, President Biden formally extends the COVID-19 National Emergency, which was set to expire on March 1, 2022 for...

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently updated its preventive...

Effective November 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has increased the following key penalties affecting...

Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting under Section 6055 and Section 6056 for the 2021 calendar year is due in early 2022. Specifically,...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2022-04 to increase the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute...

On July 23, 2021, the IRS published a proposed rule that would expand the requirement to file certain information returns electronically,...

Employers now have some extra time to submit equal employment opportunity (EEO-1) workforce data from 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Equal...

On May 5, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a second Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for...

On May 10, 2021, the IRS released guidance on the taxability of dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs) for 2021 and 2022, clarifying...

On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) added new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to its...

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on March 11, 2021. The law generally provides financial...

In 2020, two bills were signed into Michigan Law to protect individuals from surprise billing from out-of-network providers. In...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently added nine new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to its existing...

On December 15, 2020, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (Departments) published a final rule that...

Many employee benefits are subject to annual dollar limits that are periodically updated for inflation by the IRS. The IRS typically...

The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments) issued a final rule that imposes new...