As awareness rises and stigma decreases, society is focusing on the urgency and importance of treating mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Does your employer-sponsored health plan comply with… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
May 15, 2019
Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental HealthMental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, MHPAEA, NQTL Parity
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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, better known as COBRA, became law on April 7, 1986. The law provides for continuation of health coverage from an employer-sponsored group health… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
February 13, 2019
Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health CareCOBRA, health savings account
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Happy 2019, Word on Benefits readers! We’ve got some great resources to help you get ready for the year ahead. Check them out below! Employee Benefits Desktop Wallpaper First the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
January 17, 2019
Compliance, Employee Benefitsreporting and disclosure calendars
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What You Need to Know On Friday, December 14, 2018 a judge in the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
January 7, 2019
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Regulatory
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We’ve heard some employers received 226-J notices from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) saying they could owe potential “play or pay” Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalties for 2015. Some of… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
April 5, 2018
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits226-J
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You wouldn’t think running wellness programs would be all that scary for employers, but Macy’s Inc., along with its subsidiaries Anthem and Cigna, are likely screaming in horror at a… Read more >
Adam Abelson, CEBS
October 31, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits, HIPAA, Wellness
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The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains uncertain, but employee benefit plan sponsors should be alert for compliance issues that aren’t going away. Scott Segal addressed common compliance… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
February 13, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, RegulatoryCompliance
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Naturally, we love to talk benefits here at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. So when a couple of our resident benefits gurus started presenting a monthly benefits update… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
February 10, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Compliance, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast
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President Trump’s January 20 executive order directed his administration to take steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Because ACA is law, the executive action itself cannot repeal the… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
January 26, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory
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As tree leaves start to turn colors in October here in the Midwest at the International Foundation headquarters, our minds are turning to other changes in the air for some… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
September 20, 2016
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Health Care, RegulatorySection 1557, transgender
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