by Lisa L. Carlson | December 11, 2017 | Paid Leave Laws, State and Local Issues, Tax Issues, Uncategorized
As employers are setting up 2018 payroll, the critical question has become, “How on earth are we supposed to tax premium payments and benefits under the New York Paid Family Leave (NYPFL) law?” While New York has addressed some tax issues, so far there has been no...
by Ed Fensholt | April 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
A federal appeals court has ruled that the federal prohibition on employment discrimination based on an employee’s sex extends to discrimination based on sexual orientation. The ruling has implications beyond hiring, firing and compensation. It will also affect how...
by Ed Fensholt | February 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Isobel Crawley: “What else could we drink to? We’re going forward into the future, not back into the past.” Dowager Countess: “If only we had the choice.” — The last lines spoken in the hit series, Downton Abbey ...
by Lisa L. Carlson | December 15, 2016 | Excepted Benefits, Health Reform, Uncategorized
Part I – Traditional Excepted Benefits The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has prompted employers to provide more tailored health coverage options to their workforce. Some employers have turned to offering medical benefits that are intended to qualify as “excepted...
by Ed Fensholt | October 28, 2016 | Compliance Services, Health Reform, Individual Mandate, Insurance Exchanges, Uncategorized
It could not have been more obvious. When we were on Capitol Hill in 2009 and 2010 talking to members of Congress about the impending Affordable Care Act, we told anyone willing to listen, “If you’re going to federally subsidize individual insurance coverage in new...
by Mark Holloway | July 5, 2016 | Compliance Services, Uncategorized
The Office of Civil Rights of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has issued new, final regulations that will prohibit discrimination in health activities and programs (including some employer health plans) for plan years beginning in 2017. The...
