On April 1, 2015, the IRS published its most recent Employee Plans Newsletter. You can access the newsletter at http://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Employee-Plans-News.
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A recent case illustration:
Leaves of absence can cause major COBRA headaches. In one recent case (Cole v. Trinity Health Corp., 774 F.3d 423, 8th Cir. Dec. 15, 2014), an employee exhausted all available short term disability leave and then applied for long term disability benefits (LTD). The LTD carrier reviewed her application for three months and ultimately denied LTD benefits.
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Stay tuned … the second half of this year could bring big changes for the Affordable Care Act.
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If you employ under 50 full-time employees and reimburse those employees for the cost of their individual health insurance, the IRS just cut you a (temporary) break. Just this week, the IRS issued guidance that wipes away potential penalties for 2014 and for the first six months of 2015.
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Do you know if any of your divorced employees are carrying a former spouse on your insurance plan?
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COBRA CONUNDRUMS is reprinted from the September 2014 issue of Health Insurance Underwriter Magazine featuring our very own Robert Meyers.
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It’s time again to bid farewell to another year and sing another chorus of Auld Lang Syne. And after the whirlwind of PPACA challenges in 2014, many employers are probably happy to move on.
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Today’s post comes to us compliments of Ken Mason at Spencer Fane Britt and Browne LLP.
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The office holiday party. It’s one of the most popular events of the season. It’s a great time for employees to socialize together away from work, and a chance for employers to give something back to their workers for their hard work throughout the year.
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Some say the recession is finally over. We’ll leave it to the economists to make the final call, but one thing we know for sure is that voluntary benefits continue to gain popularity – with employers and employees alike.
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