Executive Order on Health Costs, Encouraging Employees to Use PTO, and Final Rule Expands Options for HRAs Read More

IRS Inflation-adjusted Limits for HSAs and HDHPs, Making Emotional Intelligence Work for You, PCORI Fees, and HR Action Steps for Employee Name Changes Read More

This month’s Benefits Buzz explains the next steps for employers that missed the Affordable Care Act reporting deadline, provides a brief overview of the 2018 Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits and examines a reference-based pricing lawsuit. Read More

This month’s Benefits Buzz discusses how to handle an ACA penalty letter, emphasizes the importance of reviewing your SPDs and offers tips for avoiding complex tax scams. Read More

This month’s Benefits Buzz examines the latest spending resolution’s effect on ACA taxes, provides details about new disability claim rules and looks at the new HHS secretary’s position on the opioid crisis. Read More

“People typically don’t go and shop, which is a huge mistake. You can save thousands of dollars by taking 15 minutes to look,” says Mike Embry, adviser to many employer groups about health options. Read More

This month’s Benefits Buzz provides an overview of two major employee benefits changes, highlights the Department of Labor’s annual inflation adjustments for civil penalties for 2018 and briefly explains a new tax credit introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Read More

This month’s Benefits Buzz examines the new rules for disability benefit claims, offers important Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting deadlines and looks at the latest tax bill’s potential impact. UPDATED: this newsletter was updated Dec. 20 to include the passage of the tax bill and again on Jan. 2 to reflect the extension of the […]

This month’s Benefits Buzz provides an overview of the updated 2018 benefit plan limits, discusses the IRS’ reversal of the individual mandate compliance policy and briefly highlights the growth of telemedicine. Read More

This month’s Benefits Buzz reviews the latest ACA repeal effort, explains why ERISA rules were delayed and provides an overview of insurance premium costs in 2017. Read More