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 >
Chris Vogel, CEBS
September 1, 2015
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatorydrug policies, medical marijuana, VEBA
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
August 28, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryACA, Affordable Care Act, Cadillac tax, excise tax, health insurance, IRS
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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 >
Neil Mrkvicka
August 25, 2015
Disease Management, Employee Benefits, Wellnesshealth risk assessment, HRA
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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 >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
August 18, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryALE, Form W-9, MEC, section 6055, section 6056, Social Security Number, ssn
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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 >
Justin Held, CEBS
August 14, 2015
Canada, Employee Benefits, Multiemployertrustee orientation, trustee recruitment, trustee selection
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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 >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
August 13, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryForm 1094, Section 6721, Section 6722, Section 6724
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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 >
Julie Stich, CEBS
August 11, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Employee Benefits, Health CareCadillac tax
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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 >
Rachel Oliver
August 7, 2015
CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist), Education, Employee BenefitsEmployee Benefits Symposium, ISCEBS, Vancouver
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
August 5, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Regulatorye-filing, Form 1094, Form 1095, Internal Revenue Code, IRS, minimum essential coverage, minimum value, section 6056, social security numbers, ssn
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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 >
Bryan Zoran, CEBS
July 28, 2015
Apprenticeship Programs, Education, Employee Benefitsapprenticeship, construction, skilled trades, trades, training
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