by keyseradmin | Dec 14, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
A collection of federal agencies recently released guidance to assist group plan health sponsors navigate upcoming disclosure obligations. On November 17, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,...
by keyseradmin | Dec 14, 2021 | Compliance, HR Consulting, Human Resources
Although the fate of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) rules remains in limbo, many employers are moving ahead with efforts to comply with the OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) that requires employers with 100 or more employees to ensure...
by keyseradmin | Nov 19, 2021 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
On October 6, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-58, which provides guidance, including ten helpful examples, on the duration of certain COBRA deadlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Notice 2021-58 addresses: (1) the extension of deadlines for COBRA...
by keyseradmin | Nov 19, 2021 | Compliance
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 mandates that employers offering medical/surgical and mental health/substance use disorder coverage provide comparative analyses and any supporting documentation demonstrating compliance with parity requirements to the...
by keyseradmin | Nov 19, 2021 | Compliance
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”) is nothing new. For 28 years, it has granted unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. FMLA compliance issues are increasingly common, and during the pandemic we have...
