Employee Benefit Compliance Chart: Notice and Disclosure Rules
This Compliance Overview summarizes a number of the notice and disclosure requirements that apply to group health plans and employers under federal laws.
Stimulus Bill Includes Ban on Surprise Medical Bills
On Dec. 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 into law. The Act includes a $900 billion coronavirus relief package that provides funding for unemployment benefits, direct economic payments to individuals, vaccine distribution and rental assistance. It also includes the No Surprises Act, a ban on surprise medical bills, which takes effect beginning in 2022.
Stimulus Bill Extends FFCRA tax Credits
A stimulus bill, which was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020, does not extend the leave mandates created by the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA), which expire on Dec. 31, 2020.
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Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Eligible Expenses
Your Health Care Reimbursement Flexible Spending Account lets you pay for medical care expenses not covered by your insurance plan with pre-tax dollars.
HSA and HDHP Limits for 2021 Announced
The IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2020-32 to provide the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) for 2021.
Affordability Percentages Will Increase for 2021
The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2020-36 to index the contribution percentages in 2021 for determining affordability of an employer’s plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
DOL Q&As Employee Leave Under the FFCRA
Since the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in March 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued—and added to—a lengthy series of questions and answers (Q&As) about employee leave under the Act.
Encourage your employees to adopt healthy, well-balanced diets
The most effective way to minimize many of these health risks is to encourage your employees to adopt healthy, well-balanced diets. Good nutrition can positively affect their performance in a variety of ways.
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