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H&W: PROPOSED RULE: Section 1557 and Non-discrimination
On September 8, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in
401(k): Find and Fix – Hardship distributions weren’t made properly
You've been the benefit administrator with your current employer for a couple of years. During that time, there have been a handful of employees who have requested hardship distributions from their 401(k) plan which you have processed. It isn't until
H.R. 3236 – New Bill Impacts Group Plans
On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3236, the "Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015." The new law includes several changes that impact group plans. Employer Mandate: The new act impacts the
Cadillac Tax. Who is Liable?
In a previous blog, we discussed IRS Notice 2015-16, in which the IRS laid out some of its thinking about the implementation of the ACA’s tax on high-cost, employer-sponsored coverage (the “Cadillac tax”). The IRS has now issued a second