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Celebrating Construction Appreciation Week: Honoring the Builders of Our World
Blog 09/17/2023
Each year, during the third week of September, we celebrate Construction Appreciation Week—a time to honor the hardworking men and women who turn dreams into reality by building the infrastructure...
table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; } table, th, td { border: 1px solid black; } Health FSAs On November 9, 2023, the IRS announced in Rev. Proc....
With the enactment of the Illinois Transportation Benefits Program Act (HB 2068; P.A. 103-291), the state of Illinois has taken steps towards supporting more widespread use of public transportation...
What does the 2024 ACA Affordability Decrease to 8.39 % mean to you? How will it affect your health plans? As a result of the IRS’ updates released last week in Rev. Proc. 2023-29, here are the key...
Two new federal laws protecting pregnant and nursing mothers have recently gone into effect. Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Effective June 27, 2023, the PWFA amended Title VII of the Civil...
Changes for 2024 As 2024 approaches, employers should be aware of the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting changes on the horizon. Since 2015, the standard that employers have been able to...
On July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (collectively, “the Departments”) released guidance in an effort to clarify existing guidelines under the Mental...
Communicating is not Educating: Telling an employee when and how to enroll is not the same thing as insuring they understand their choices and the impact those choices have on them and their...
The Case of Rising Behavioral Health Claims: Identifying a mental health and wellness program that would be valued by employees and reduce the employer’s costs. The Investigation: Searching for a...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it many unique rules pertaining to health plans, many of which have now sunset. The latest pandemic-related guidance to go away is the special rule that enabled...