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Surprise Billing From Out-of-Network Providers.
In 2020, two bills were signed into Michigan Law to protect individuals from surprise billing from out-of-network providers. In...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Mar 9, 20211 min read
EEOC Issues FAQs on Mandatory Vaccinations for COVID-19
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently added nine new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to its existing...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 16, 20211 min read
Final Rule Allows Greater Flexibility for Grandfathered Plans Under the ACA
On December 15, 2020, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (Departments) published a final rule that...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Employee Benefits Plan Limits for 2021
Many employee benefits are subject to annual dollar limits that are periodically updated for inflation by the IRS. The IRS typically...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Final Rule on Health Care Transparency Issued
The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments) issued a final rule that imposes new...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Medicare Part D Notices Are Due today - October 15, 2020
Each year, Medicare Part D requires group health plan sponsors to disclose to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D and to the...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Oct 15, 20201 min read
DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Hours of Work for Remote Employees
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5 to remind employers of their obligation to...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Oct 13, 20201 min read
ACA Pay or Play Penalties Will Increase for 2021
The IRS recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the pay or play penalties to include increased penalty amounts for the...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Oct 7, 20201 min read
QSEHRA and Transportation Plan Limit Projections for 2021
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (aka “Tax Reform”) enacted December 22, 2017, changed the measure of inflation to the average chained CPI-U...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Sep 29, 20201 min read
Health Care FSA Limit Projected to Increase for 2021
In 2013, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) put a cap on Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) salary reductions, subject to Consumer...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Sep 22, 20203 min read
Deadline Approaching for Medicare Part D Notice
Prior to the Medicare Part D annual enrollment period, and no later than October 14, 2020, employers that provide prescription drug...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Determining Whether a COVID-19 Case Is Work-related
Even as businesses reopen and employees return to their new normal, the risk of becoming exposed to and ill with COVID-19 is still...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Aug 31, 20201 min read
“Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Lawsuit Challenging ACA’s Constitutionality This Fall”
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in Texas v. Azar, the lawsuit arguing that the Affordable Care Act...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Reminder: COVID-19 Guidance for Section 125 Midyear Election Changes
The IRS released Notice 2020-29, which provides temporary flexibility for midyear election changes under a Section 125 cafeteria plan...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Aug 10, 20201 min read
DOL Revises the Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Method
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a final rule that allows employers to pay bonuses or other incentive-based pay to...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Updated Model COBRA Notices Available
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new model notices for group health plan administrators to use to comply with COBRA...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 22, 20201 min read
Federal Agencies Issue COVID-19 Relief for Employee Benefit Plans
The Departments of Labor (DOL) and the Treasury (Departments) recently issued deadline relief to help employee benefit plans, plan...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 10, 20201 min read
2021 HSA Contribution Limits & HDHP Requirements
In Revenue Procedure 2020-32, the IRS released the 2021 inflation-adjusted figures for contributions to HSAs. Most items are set to...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 28, 20201 min read
NLRB Issues New Joint-employer Final Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced a new joint-employer final rule, which becomes effective April 27, 2020,...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Apr 9, 20201 min read
Supreme Court Declines to Expedite ACA Case
The United States Supreme Court denied motions to expedite consideration of Texas v. Azar, the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality...
Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Apr 7, 20201 min read
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