Quebec recently passed Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, which modifies the Quebec Charter of the French Language. Designed to support and promote the… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
June 3, 2022
Canada, Compliance, Education, Employee Benefits, Legislativebenefits communication, canada, employee benefits, workplace wellness
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On March 29, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (HR 2954), otherwise known as SECURE Act 2.0, by a vote of 414-5…. Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
May 26, 2022
Communication, Compliance, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, Legislative, Public Plans, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S.DB plans, DC plans, defined benefit pension plan, defined contribution plans, employee benefits, retirement, retirement benefits, retirement security, SECURE Act
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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 was signed into law and included the No Surprises Act (the Act). With so much guidance already published addressing… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
January 25, 2022
Communication, DOL, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, Prescription Drugsemployee benefits, health care benefits, health insurance, self-funded health insurance plan, self-insured plan
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January 13, 2022, update on legal challenges: The Sixth Circuit lifted the stay on December 17, 2021, allowing the ETS to go into effect. OSHA posted modified enforcement deadlines stating, “OSHA will not… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
December 10, 2021
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Legislative, U.S.coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, OSHA
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In December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which dropped the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate penalty to $0, effective January 1, 2019. A group of… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
June 17, 2021
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, U.S.ACA, Affordable Care Act, California v. Texas, Health Care, individual mandate, minimum coverage provision, SCOTUS, supreme court
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The latest Talking Benefits podcast episode covers the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, signed into law by President Biden in March. There are huge implications for all Americans… Read more >
Anne Patterson
June 14, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Legislative, Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, COBRA subsidy, dependent care assistance programs, employee benefits, FFCRA, talking benefits podcast
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The 117th session of Congress began on January 3, 2021, and was marked with a flurry of newly introduced legislation. The past five months have seen the introduction of several… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
June 3, 2021
Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Legislative, Multiemployer, U.S.apprenticeship, apprenticeship bills, apprenticeship programs, recruiting apprentices
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Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) have the potential to help many single employer pension plan sponsors weather the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while providing time… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
April 23, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Legislative, Pensions, Retirement, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, pension, pension assets, pension plan relief, retirement, retirement benefits, retirement security
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) passed by Congress and signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021 contains various employee benefits provisions, including premium assistance for participants… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
March 25, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Legislative, Regulatory, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, COBRA, COBRA subsidy
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes an optional (but not required) temporary change for the calendar year of 2021 to increase the maximum pretax contribution limit from $5,000… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
March 24, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), Legislative, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, childcare, DCAP, dependent care, dependent care assistance programs, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA, IRS, tax credit
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