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IRS Announces 2022 Limits for Health FSAs and Transit Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced annual inflation adjustments for more than 50 tax provisions, including an increase in voluntary employee contributions to employer-sponsored healthcare flexible spending arrangements (HFSAs) to $2,850 for plan years beginning in 2022, up from the 2021 limit of $2,750. For HFSAs that include a carryover provision, up to $570 may [...]

IRS Announces 2022 Limits for Health FSAs and Transit Benefits2021-12-20T09:02:09-06:00

Four Misunderstood Terms in the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employers with 15 or more employees. Despite its broad coverage, there’s a lot of confusion about what the law requires and what its terms entail. A big reason for this confusion is the language of the law itself; the ADA speaks of nebulous concepts like undue hardship [...]

Four Misunderstood Terms in the Americans with Disabilities Act2024-12-17T14:33:55-06:00

The Root Cause of the Great Resignation Is Not What You Think

Theories abound about why workers are leaving their jobs in record numbers in 2021 and thus creating what pundits are calling the Great Resignation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August. These resignations continue to be higher in food service, retail, and education. One popular opinion [...]

The Root Cause of the Great Resignation Is Not What You Think2021-12-17T11:44:03-06:00

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

Many of us have heard of Alzheimer’s disease but may not know much more than it is a disease that causes memory loss.  Experts suggest that more than 6 million Americans, most of them age 65 or older, may have dementia caused by Alzheimer’s.  This disease is currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in [...]

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease2021-11-15T10:52:36-06:00

Biden-Harris Administration Issues Third Rule To Implement No Surprises Act

WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration – through the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management – today issued an interim final rule with comment period to continue implementation of the No Surprises Act, a consumer protection law that helps curb the practice known as “surprise billing” for medical care. The [...]

Biden-Harris Administration Issues Third Rule To Implement No Surprises Act2021-11-12T08:34:53-06:00

Spam and Phishing

Malicious Email A malicious email can look just like it comes from a financial institution, an e-commerce site, a government agency or any other service or business. It often urges you to act quickly, because your account has been compromised, your order cannot be fulfilled or there is another urgent matter to address. If you [...]

Spam and Phishing2021-10-28T14:18:12-05:00

The Affordability Test for 2022 Health Plans

The Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility provision — often called the employer mandate or “play or pay” — requires large employers to offer health coverage to their full-time employees or face a potential penalty. (Employers with fewer than 50 full-time and full-time-equivalent employees are exempt.) Large employers can avoid the risk of any play [...]

The Affordability Test for 2022 Health Plans2021-10-22T09:37:08-05:00

Employer Medicare Part D Notices Are Due Before October 15, 2021

Are you an employer that offers or provides group health coverage to your workers? Does your health plan cover outpatient prescription drugs — either as a medical claim or through a card system? If so, be sure to distribute your plan’s Medicare Part D notice before October 15. Purpose Medicare began offering “Part D” plans — [...]

Employer Medicare Part D Notices Are Due Before October 15, 20212021-10-04T09:55:39-05:00
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