On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the latest challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), leaving the law intact....
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With an estimated one in four workers considering leaving their jobs as the pandemic wanes, savvy employers are rethinking their benefits. At the top of...
What Is Voluntary Termination Under the American Rescue Plan Act?
A recent Employers Council article outlined the definition of gross misconduct under the new COBRA subsidies under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). ARPA provides...
Is It Time to Implement a Student Loan Repayment Benefit for Your Employees?
Student loan payments have been on hold since the beginning of the pandemic, thanks to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES...
IRS Announces 2022 Contribution Rates, Releases Guidance on Taxing Dependent Care Assistance
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided information for some 2021 and 2022 benefits in two separate announcements. On May 10, The IRS issued guidance...
DOL Updates COBRA Forms, FAQs
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, allows eligible individuals to receive COBRA coverage 100% premium...
COBRA Premium Assistance: What Employers Need to Know
The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, allows eligible individuals to receive COBRA coverage 100% premium free...
IRS Announces Greater Flexibility for Health and Dependent Care FSAs
On February 18, 2021, the IRS announced Notice 2021-15. The notice allows health FSAs and dependent care assistance programs to have additional discretion in 2021...
Benefit Trends to Watch in 2021
Even though the year 2020 has come and gone, it continues to teach us new ways of approaching the Human Resource function. The lessons we...
CAA Allows Temporary Changes in Flexible Spending Accounts
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed into law December 27, 2020, allows several temporary changes to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) in response to the COVID-19...