From an employee benefits perspective, medical marijuana, in a way, is in the same place same-sex marriage was not so long ago—Laws in a number of states said one thing… Read more >
September 1, 2015 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory Read more >
The IRS is continuing its “think out loud” approach to rule making for the Cadillac tax, and you’re invited to talk back. In a recent notice (IRS Notice 2015-52), the… Read more >
August 28, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory Read more >
The thought of facing a health risk assessment is unnerving for many. “What if I eat the wrong thing and throw my numbers off? What if my health care costs… Read more >
August 25, 2015 Disease Management, Employee Benefits, Wellness Read more >
Whose Social Security numbers must we report under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and what if we don’t have all the numbers we need? Beginning in 2016, the ACA requires most… Read more >
August 18, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory Read more >
What makes a good trustee? What’s the toughest part about being a trustee? What’s the motivation for becoming a trustee? These are questions members have been wanting the answers for,… Read more >
August 14, 2015 Canada, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer Read more >
The penalties for noncompliant ACA information reporting sharply increased due to the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015. The Act increased the IRS general information reporting penalty provisions under Internal… Read more >
August 13, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory Read more >
Possibly one of the most closely watched and anxiously anticipated provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the Cadillac tax. The tax implementation date of 2018 seemed like a distant… Read more >
August 11, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Employee Benefits, Health Care Read more >
Just two weeks until I’ll be heading to Vancouver for my first Employee Benefits Symposium. Bags packed. Check. Passport ready. Check. Reservations made. Check. Key sessions I don’t want to… Read more >
August 7, 2015 CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist), Education, Employee Benefits Read more >
On a beautiful summer day, January seems like a long way off. When you’re talking about an employer’s duty to report health care coverage information using Forms 1094 and 1095 under… Read more >
August 5, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Regulatory Read more >
As the economy improves, the construction industry and other apprenticeship trades are having a difficult time keeping up with the demand for skilled labor. An exodus of apprentices during the… Read more >
July 28, 2015 Apprenticeship Programs, Education, Employee Benefits Read more >