The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and...

Updated COVID-19 from MetLife Summary of the New Federal Sick Leave Requirements of the Act Initially, the Act requires employers with fewer than 500 employe...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a final rule increasing the civil monetary penalties for violations of laws enforced by ...

Transitional plans can stay in force until December 2021. That is if states and carriers allow it! This marks the seventh extension of the transitional relie...

The IRS released an updated version of its Form W-4, also known as the “Employee’s Withholding Certificate.” Employers use IRS Form W-4 to determine each emp...

The same spending bill that repealed the Cadillac tax, the medical devices excise tax and the health insurance providers fee reinstated the annual Patient-Ce...

The federal spending bill signed into law at the end of 2019 repealed three taxes and fees under the Affordable Care Act (ACA): The Cadillac tax The medical ...

Does Your State Provide/Require SDI or PFL? In the United States, there are several states and one commonwealth that provide statutory disability programs, c...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule in October that would allow plan administrators to make retirement plan disclosures available on...

In November 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule to update the “fluctuating workweek” method for calculating employee overtime w...

On Friday, November 15, 2019, the Trump administration released its final rule regarding hospital price transparency. This final rule will take effect Januar...

Recently, the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an updated template and related materials for the summary of benefits and...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments recently regarding the discrimination of LGBTQ individuals under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The plaintiff...

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new final rule that updates the salary thresholds that some individuals must meet in or...

Each year, Medicare Part D requires group health plan sponsors to disclose to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D and to the Centers for Medicar...

Michigan residents, If you're planning on flying or need to enter a federal building, you have one year to update your Michigan driver's license or state I...

OVERVIEW On September. 11, 2019, the IRS updated their Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the employer shared responsibility rules under the Affordable Care Act...

In a previous AJM BLOG, we advised on the proposed new overtime rule announced on March 7, 2017, by the Department of Labor (DOL). On Tuesday, September 24, ...

Coming soon, small employer group's providing #healthcare medical coverage to their employees may be receiving a rebate check from their carrier mailed by Se...

To prepare for open enrollment, group health plan sponsors should be aware of the legal changes affecting the design and administration of their plans for pl...