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After a brief government shutdown, President Trump signed the Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (ECAA). The bill included provisions that suspend or delay three health-care related taxes imposed by the Affordable Care Act.

The IRS recently released the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments for certain plans. The table below compares the 2017 limits to the new 2018 limits for affected plans.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed what is popularly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “Bill”), overhauling America’s tax code for both individuals and corporations and providing the most sweeping changes to the U.S. Tax Code…

Many Applicable Large Employers (ALE’s) have already received Letter 226J from the IRS that indicates their proposed assessment of a penalty under the Employer Shared Responsibility provision of Section 4980H of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Small Business Health Plans, also known as Association Health Plans.

On December 20th, 2017, in American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) v. EEOC, the federal court in the District of Columbia vacated, effective January 1st, 2019, the portions of the final regulations that the EEOC issued last year under the Americans with…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2018-6, extending the deadline for furnishing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals from January 31, 2018 to March 2, 2018, as well as penalty relief for good-faith reporting errors. The due date for filing…

We are all aware of the snowballing accusations of sexual misconduct, and the backlash that they have sparked in the USA and abroad.  Companies that tolerate or cover up sexual harassment, perpetuate a culture that fosters it, or fail to provide proper avenues for…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility provisions – also known as the “pay or play” mandate. In particular, questions 55 through 58…

On October 20, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2017-58, which raises the health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit by $50 to $2,650 for plan years beginning in 2018. The Revenue Procedure also contains…