2016 Employee Benefits Archive

BENEFITS BUZZ NEWSLETTER

• Benefits Buzz: January 2016 – ACA Repeal Passes Senate, Veto Expected
• Benefits Buzz: February 2016 – ACA Reporting Deadlines Delayed
• Benefits Buzz: March 2016 –  Recent Court Rulings Raise Questions about FMLA
• Benefits Buzz: April 2016 – ACA Litigation May Affect Employers
• Benefits Buzz: May 2016 – Supreme Court Hears Contraceptive Coverage Case
• Benefits Buzz: June 2016 – ACA’s Affordability Contribution Percentages Increases for 2017
• Benefits Buzz: July 2016 – DOL Issues New Overtime Payment Rules
• Benefits Buzz: August 2016 – U.K. Votes to Leave the European Union
• Benefits Buzz: September 2016 – Significant Changes Proposed to Form 5500
• Benefits Buzz: October 2016 – Get Ready for ACA Reporting Deadlines
• Benefits Buzz: November 2016 – Compliance Date Approaching for Employer-sponsored Wellness Programs
• Benefits Buzz: December 2016 – 2017 Marketplace Plan Premiums Rise 25 Percent

COMPLIANCE CORNER

• January 2016 – Annual Compliance Deadlines for Health Plans
• February 2016 – Health Savings Account Eligibility 050715
• March 2016 – COBRA Continuation Coverage
• April 2016 – Paying Employees’ Medicare Premium
• May 2016 – ERISA Compliance FAQs Reporting and Disclosure
• June 2016 – ADA Employer provided leave
• July 2016 – Cafeteria Plans Midyear Election Changes
• August 2016 – 2017 Open Enrollment Checklist
• September 2016 – Medicare Part D Notices Are Due by Oct 14, 2016
• October 2016 – Excise Taxes for Group Health Plan Violations
• November 2016 – Electronic Distribution of ERISA Disclosures
• December 2016 – Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2017

Legislative Briefs

• January 2016 – 2016 Federal Budget Delays ACA’s Cadillac Tax and Suspends Two Other Taxes
• October 2016 – Health FSA Limit Will Increase for 2017
• November 2016 – 2016 Election – Impact on Compliance Issues
• November 2016 – 2016 Furnishing Deadline for ACA Reporting Delayed
• December 2016 – New Law Allows Stand-alone HRAs for Small Employers