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Compliance Checkup—ACA, SPD, COBRA

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

13 Feb 201718 Aug 2017

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 errors during his presentation “Employee Benefits Compliance ‘Hot Topics’” during the 26th […]

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Talking Benefits—Legislative Limbo

Staff

10 Feb 201710 Feb 2017

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 for staff, the word got out. Each month, the audience (a.k.a. staffers […]

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ACA Executive Order and Employers: The Bottom Line

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS

26 Jan 2017

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 law. It essentially just made repealing ACA a priority. Even though it’s […]

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ACA: Carry On, Brace for Impact

Staff

24 Jan 201709 Aug 2018

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was first proposed in July 2009, the benefits industry has been working in a state of “hurry up and wait.” Hurry up to meet the compliance deadlines, while we wait to see what might change. From […]

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9 Pointers for Contacting Missing Pension Participants

Lois Gleason, CEBS

19 Dec 2016

The U.S. Department of Labor is actively investigating large defined benefit plans to make sure they are searching for and paying missing pension participants who’ve reached their required beginning date. The required beginning date is usually April 1 following the calendar year […]

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Possible ACA Repeal? Then What?

Justin Held, CEBS

02 Dec 201609 Jan 2017

The November 8th elections were defined by widespread Republican victories. In addition to winning the White House, the GOP has control over the House of Representatives (238-194) and Senate (51-48). In light of the news, analysts are revisiting President-Elect Trump’s campaign positions […]

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Trump + Employee Benefits: Washington Insiders Tell All

Anne Patterson

01 Dec 2016

What do the election results mean for employer-sponsored benefits? Which campaign promises will come into play and how? These pressing questions and more were answered during the International Foundation webcast Inside the New Administration & Congress: What’s Next? The webcast featured three […]

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Benefit Industry Views on the Trump Platform

Julie Stich, CEBS

09 Nov 2016

No matter your political bent, you’d have to agree the 2016 elections have been one for the record books. Now that we know the results, we can look ahead to what may happen in our world of benefits over the next few […]

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The Scoop on the New ACA 1094-C and 1095-C Forms

Lois Gleason, CEBS

24 Oct 201621 Nov 2016

Note: The IRS issued Notice 2016-70 extending the due date for certain 2016 information-reporting requirements. Updated deadlines are reflected below. The forms are here, the forms are here! The IRS released the final 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C forms and instructions to use in […]

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How Will the Election Impact Benefits?

Anne Patterson

20 Oct 201620 Oct 2016

The yard signs and bumper stickers are up, your prime time show schedules are getting juggled around to accommodate debate broadcasts, you’re noticing more donkeys or elephants than ever before: It’s election season. But one aspect you might not have considered is […]