by Scott Behrens | July 22, 2015 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Preventive Care
In regulations dated July 14, 2015, federal agencies took the next step in addressing religious objections to coverage of contraceptives by issuing final regulations under which certain closely held, for-profit businesses may avoid a requirement that their health...
by Mark Holloway | June 25, 2015 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform
The Supreme Court today concluded that the ACA’s reference to exchanges established by “the State” is ambiguous. Does it mean one of the 50 states? Does it include the federal government’s exchange? The Court applied long-standing rules for resolving or interpreting...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | January 15, 2015 | Compliance Services, Dollar Limits, Domestic Partners, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Essential Health Benefits, Form 5500s, Health Reform, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, HIPAA, Life Insurance, Medicare, Mental Health Parity, Misc Health Reform, Preventive Care, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure, Tax Issues
Compliance deadlines for health and welfare plans continue to abound as we start 2015. In the listing below, we focus on compliance deadlines during the first half of 2015. Although Jan. 1 has passed, we have also included items having compliance deadlines related to...
by Ed Fensholt | December 24, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Misc Health Reform
Posted on behalf of Ed Fensholt, J.D. – Senior Vice President and Director – Lockton Compliance Services Something worth noticing played out in the Green Mountain State last week. Vermont, no stranger to progressive politics, abandoned its single-payer healthcare...
by Jeannie Wilcox | December 2, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform
Mark your calendar: the Lockton Benefit Group Compliance Services Practice is hosting a complimentary webcast at 2 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Employers hoping to stay abreast of the latest health reform developments (and take a look at what lies ahead)...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | October 13, 2014 | CHIPRA, Compliance Services, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Form 5500s, Grandfathered Provisions, Health Plan Identifiers, Health Reform, Insurance Exchanges, Preventive Care, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure
In the world of employee benefits, one of the sure signs that fall has arrived is a flurry of articles regarding compliance deadlines to be met before the end of the year. To help you get a jump on next year’s issues, we have also included some of the compliance...
