Article
September 04, 2024
September 2024 Employer Regulatory and Legislative Update
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September 04, 2024
September 2024 Employer Regulatory and Legislative Update

​This regulatory and legislative update covers issues involving USERRA, Employer Plan Contributions, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and more.

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Article
September 04, 2024
San Francisco HCSO Expenditure Rates for 2025
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September 04, 2024
San Francisco HCSO Expenditure Rates for 2025

The health care expenditure amounts for San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance have been adjusted for 2025. These expenditure rates do not apply to businesses with 19 or fewer employees, or to nonprofits with 49 or fewer employees.

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Article
September 04, 2024
Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Premium Rate Stays the Same for 2025
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September 04, 2024
Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Premium Rate Stays the Same for 2025

The Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) has announced that there will be no change to the premium rate for 2025.

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Article
September 04, 2024
Updates to Civil Monetary Penalties for HIPAA, SBC, and MSP Violations
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September 04, 2024
Updates to Civil Monetary Penalties for HIPAA, SBC, and MSP Violations

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued civil penalties specific to HIPAA privacy, summary of benefits and coverage, and Medicare secondary payer compliance.

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Article
September 04, 2024
Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
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September 04, 2024
Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

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).

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Article
September 04, 2024
Flexibility Afforded Employer Plan Contributions
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September 04, 2024
Flexibility Afforded Employer Plan Contributions

A recently issued Private Letter Ruling indicates that an individual can make an irrevocable election to have employer dollars allocated to the program or programs of individual’s choice prior to beginning of plan year.

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Article
August 08, 2024
August 2024 Employer Regulatory and Legislative Update
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August 08, 2024
August 2024 Employer Regulatory and Legislative Update

As businesses are increasingly focused on reopening and rebuilding, it’s important to stay on top of regulatory and legislative matters to ensure continued compliance.

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Article
August 08, 2024
Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave Law Changes Again
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August 08, 2024
Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave Law Changes Again

Michigan’s Supreme Court opines that the state legislature violated Michigan’s constitution when it adopted and amended two ballot initiatives in the same legislation session. The opinion reinstates the Wage Act and the Earned Sick Time Act. Employers have to comply by February 21, 2025.

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Article
August 08, 2024
Minnesota Pregnancy and Parental Leave
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August 08, 2024
Minnesota Pregnancy and Parental Leave

Beginning August 1, 2024, a pregnant employee can take leave for prenatal care medical appointments without it counting against an employee’s pregnancy and parental leave.

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Article
August 08, 2024
Massachusetts: 2025 Minimum Creditable Coverage Amounts
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August 08, 2024
Massachusetts: 2025 Minimum Creditable Coverage Amounts

Massachusetts has issued the minimum creditable coverage cost of living adjustments for the 2025 tax year.

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Article
August 08, 2024
The Telehealth/HSA Romance Comes to an End
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August 08, 2024
The Telehealth/HSA Romance Comes to an End

For plan years beginning in 2025, telehealth services will be subject to the minimum HSA statutory deductible in order to preserve HSA-eligibility.

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Article
August 08, 2024
It is Creditable Coverage Time
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August 08, 2024
It is Creditable Coverage Time

Employers offering prescription drug coverage must provide annually to Medicare-eligible individuals a Notice of Creditable Coverage. Beginning in 2025, the Inflation Reduction Act changes the nature of Medicare Part D which may impact the creditable status of an employer’s prescription drug program.

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Article
July 02, 2024
July 2024 Employer Regulatory and Legislative Update
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July 02, 2024
July 2024 Employer Regulatory and Legislative Update

As businesses are increasingly focused on reopening and rebuilding, it’s important to stay on top of regulatory and legislative matters to ensure continued compliance.

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