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On November 15, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2018-57, which raises the health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit by $50 to $2,700 for plan years beginning in 2019. The Revenue Procedure also contains…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2018-94, extending the deadline for furnishing 2018 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals from January 31, 2019 to March 4, 2019, including penalty relief for good-faith reporting errors. 

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows for employers to take time off to care for family during medical emergencies. But is it that easy? Not necessarily. Under this law, employers can require the employees to utilize their remaining PTO time while they are on…

Each year, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust conduct a survey to examine employer-sponsored health benefit trends such as annual deductibles, plan enrollment, and health and wellness programs.

Before we begin, lets agree that perhaps the worst venue for vitriol-laden political debate is our shared happy space, fondly referred to as Human Resources. And while taking partisan positions in said space, is highly discouraged from a best-practices…

The American Supply Management Institute points out in its September 2018 Report on Business that “economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September and the overall economy grew for the 113th consecutive month.” There are shortages of workers…

If you have Medicare and other health coverage, each type of coverage is called a "payer ." When there's more than one payer, Medicare Secondary Payer or "coordination of benefits" rules decide who pays first. The "primary payer" pays…

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter, FMLA2018-1-A on August 28, 2018. This letter looks at the interplay between the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and an employer’s use of a no-fault attendance policy.

Medicare can be confusing. The Fedeli Group is beginning an educational series to update plan sponsors and employees on this overwhelming, yet important, benefit. This article is the first in the series, answering several questions you may hear from your employees. Look…

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division, released a new set of notices and certification forms for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The new forms were issued on September 4, 2018. Three new forms can be found on the DOL website at: https://www…