Technical Release No. 2012-01 Frequently Asked Questions from Employers Regarding Automatic Enrollment, Employer Shared Responsibility, and Waiting Periods February 9, 2012 Introduction Many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) that become effective beginning in 2014 are designed to expand access to affordable health coverage. These include provisions for [...]
Join eCOBRA for A One-hour Webinar on the New ARRA Extension On Saturday, December 19, the Senate passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. This Act includes an extension of the ARRA COBRA subsidy for qualified individuals. In this Webinar, our COBRA experts will walk you through the requirements for employers, brokers, and health plans and discuss [...]
ESA News Release: [11/14/2008] Contact Name: David James or Dolline Hatchett Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 Release Number: 08-1703-NAT U.S. Department of Labor final rule will expand FMLA for military families and clarify rules for workers and employers Final rule brings two-year public process to close with common sense reforms for modern workforce WASHINGTON — The [...]
Issue Number: IR-2008-118 Inside This Issue WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced cost‑of‑living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for pension plans and other items for tax year 2009.Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code provides for dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans. It also requires that the Commissioner annually [...]
By Ric Joyner I have received several calls in the last month from clients and past clients. They all had the same story. The DOL was in auditing, and was looking for several items such as plan documents, corporate resolutions, amendments, SPDs, communication pieces for employees, and many other documents. We were able to provide [...]
del.icio.us Tags: Heath Insurance,DOL,Department of labor,ERSIA Compliance,ERISA By Ric Joyner I was conducting research for a client on ERISA reporting, and came across this well done document by the Dept of Labor. This guide will provide you with most reporting requirements, and compliance answers. Enjoy! http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/rdguide.pdf To get a handy resource for ERISA go [...]
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