2015 Employee Benefits Archive

BENEFITS BUZZ NEWSLETTER

• Benefits Buzz: January 2015 – HHS Issues Proposed Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016
• Benefits Buzz: February 2015 – New Regulations Proposed for Summary of Benefits and Coverage
• Benefits Buzz: March 2015 – Individual Mandate Penalty Cap
• Benefits Buzz: April 2015 – New Guidance for Employer Payments of Individual Premiums
• Benefits Buzz: May 2015 – HHS Issues Final Rule Affecting ACA for 2016
• Benefits Buzz: June 2015 – Agencies Plan to Issue Final Rules for SBC Requirements
• Benefits Buzz: July 2015 – Family Plans Must Embed Out-of-pocket Limits in 2016
• Benefits Buzz: August 2015 – U.S. Supreme Court Upholds ACA Subsidies in Federal Exchanges
• Benefits Buzz: September 2015 – Final Rule on Religious Exemptions to Contraceptive Coverage
• Benefits Buzz: October 2015 – Guidelines Finalized for Electronic Reporting Under Sections 6055 and 6056
• Benefits Buzz: November 2015 – ACA Small Group Market Rule Repealed
• Benefits Buzz: December 2015 – ACA’s Automatic Enrollment Requirement Repealed

Legislative Briefs

• January 2015 – HCR The Individual Mandate
• February 2015 – DOL Issues Final Rule to Expand FMLA Protections for Same-Sex Spouses
• March 2015 – HCR Certifications of Employee Eligibility for Subsidies
• June 2015 – IRS Releases 2015 Draft Forms for Employer Reporting of Health Coverage
• June 2015 – US Supreme Court Upholds ACA Subsidies in Federal Exchanges
• August 2015 – 2015 Draft Instructions for 6055 and 6056 Include Filing Extensions
• September 2015 – Final IRS Forms and Instructions for 2015 Section 6055 and 6056 Reporting
• October 2015 – Senate Passes ACA Small Group Market Rule Repeal

Quarterly Bulletins

• Q1 2015 – Agencies Prohibit All Employer Reimbursement of Individual Premiums
• Q2 2015 – IRS Invites Comments on Cadillac Tax Implementation
• Q3 2015 – Abercrombi Discrimination Case
• Q4 2015 – Q4 2015 Preparing for 2016 Open Enrollment