by The Lawyers | Aug 28, 2023 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Plan Design, Plan Design
Compliance Alert: ACA Affordability percentage drops to a new low for 2024 Just when we thought benefits affordability percentages couldn’t possibly go lower than the 2023 rate of 9.12%, the Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedure 2023-29 declaring...
by Human Resources | Aug 14, 2023 | Compliance, Human Resources, Labor Law, Texas Law Alert
The following changes to Texas employment law take effect on September 1, 2023. Texas Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination Texas joins the growing list of states that prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle. The state’s employment discrimination law, which applies to...
by The Lawyers | Aug 10, 2023 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Medicare
Compliance Alert: Agencies call on group health plan sponsors to extend special enrollment period for Medicaid redeterminations Possible Employee Medicaid Redeterminations: With the ongoing issue of Medicaid redetermination taking place across the nation, the...
by Lian Loop | Aug 9, 2023 | Compliance
The overlap and differences between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are something we get asked about a lot. Our friends at BBP Admin provide a solid explanation of how to navigate them so please read on to learn more....
by The Lawyers | Aug 2, 2023 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Labor Law, Plan Design
Compliance Alert: Proposed regulations shine light on mental health parity Proposed regulations shine light on mental health parity. On Tuesday, July 25th, the federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (“the Departments”) introduced a...
by The Lawyers | Jul 24, 2023 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Plan Design
Compliance Alert: Proposed regulation issued about fixed indemnity plans The federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently issued a proposed regulation that would significantly change how many employer-sponsored hospital indemnity,...
