5th Circuit Reinstates ACA’s Preventive Care Coverage Mandate
On May 15, 2023, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay of enforcement of the District Court’s ruling in...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Due This Month
Powered by: MINERAL Federal employment law is about to give birth to some long-overdue requirements. As of June 27, 2023, employers with...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- May 30
- 2 min
HSA/HDHP Limits Will Increase for 2024
On May 16, 2023, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2023-23 to provide the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs)...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- May 25
- 1 min
Prescription Drug Report Is Due by June 1, 2023
The deadline for health plans and health insurance issuers to submit their second prescription drug data collection (RxDC) report is June...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- May 24
- 4 min
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...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Apr 14
- 1 min
COBRA Qualifying Events and Examples
Powered by: MINERAL The following chart and examples use the assumption that the employer is a covered employer subject to federal COBRA...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Feb 22
- 1 min
Five Key ACA Questions Answered
Powered by: MINERAL This guide answers five common questions regarding ACA reporting. Who Must Report What Forms Must Be Used When Are...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Benefit Notices for New Hires
Photo by: Pixabay Powered by: MINERAL Employers sponsoring group health plans are required by federal law to provide certain notices and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Feb 13
- 1 min
COBRA Model Notices Updated
On January 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor updated the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) model general and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Feb 9
- 2 min
White House announces COVID-19 PHE and National Emergency will be allowed to expire
On January 30, 2023, the White House announced its plan to allow the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Feb 7
- 5 min
FMLA Turns 30: Let’s Get Back to Basics
Powered by: MINERAL For 30 years, HR professionals have been working with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a federal law enacted...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Extension of the COVID-19 PHE and Upcoming Medicaid Redetermination
On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency (PHE) in the United States due...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
CAA 2021 Drug Reporting Requirement Update
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), Title II, Division BB included a new reporting requirement for group health plans and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
Federal: Minimal Essential Coverage Reporting Regulations Finalized
Effective December 15, 2022, the IRS’s regulations were finalized and published in the Federal Register. They provide an automatic...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
Federal: IRS Announces 2023 PCORI Fee
powered by MINERAL On November 14, 2022, the IRS released Notice 2022-59 with the 2023 adjusted applicable dollar amount—$3 per...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
What you need to know about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) marks the beginning of implementing many years of substantial change to...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
HHS Announces Proposed Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination in Health Care
On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Aug 12, 2022
- 1 min
Federal: ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases
On July 25, 2022, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) affordability threshold will be 9.12 percent, reduced from 9.61...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Jul 19, 2022
- 5 min
Employee Benefit Trends That Are Shaping 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted just about every aspect of our lives – including how we work, where we work, and what we want from our...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
- Jul 18, 2022
- 1 min
2022 State of HR Report
To understand how HR has navigated pandemic-driven challenges and what the outcomes were for business, in February 2022 Mineral surveyed...
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