Benefit Beat - 2011 through current

Benefit Beat - 2011 through current

Employers contracting with the City and County of San Francisco to perform services or construct public improvements are subject to the Health Care Accountability Ordinance (HCAO).
Unlike the cities of Bloomington and St. Paul which aligned its Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance with state law, Duluth’s City Council has voted to repeal its Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance effective January 18, 2024.
In 2019, the IRS began a pilot project effectively giving retirement plans a 90-day notice of a potential audit with the right to cure certain defects.
The Internal Revenue Service recently updated its publication relating to tax-favored health plans for use in preparing 2023 returns.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Revenue Procedure 2024-14 providing the employer shared responsibility indexed penalty amounts for calendar year 2025.
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recovered $1.435 in payments to plans, participants and beneficiaries in 2023 as a result of its enforcement actions and complaint resolutions.
We have our eyes on two court decisions that are moving fast. The following is a very brief overview of points of consideration from an employee benefit perspective.
On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in Watson v. EMC Corp., that an employer may be liable for the value of group life insurance benefits absent the employer’s failure to inform the employee of the plan’s conversion requirements.
A recent complaint filed by an employee of Johnson & Johnson warrants our attention.
In 2022, former Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation expanding state-based external review services for individuals who have been denied insurance coverage for a medical procedure or medication.
The New York Health Care Reform law which has been in effect for many years, funds indigent care and medical provider education.
On January 12, 2024, the Oregon Employment Department issued final rules clarifying its procedures and criteria for implementing Paid Leave Oregon.
DC’s paid family leave (PFL) provides up to a max of 12 weeks of leave in a year for parental leave, family leave, or medical leave. On January 12, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023 which amends the DC Wage Transparency Act of 2014.
Individuals employed in the state of California may be entitled to temporary benefits for a disability caused by non-occupational sickness or accident, including pregnancy and related medical conditions.
Individuals who are eligible for employer-sponsored group health coverage but are unable to afford the premium may be eligible to receive premium assistance from a state’s Medicaid agency or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).