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Health and Welfare Benefits

WebThe firm regularly counsels clients on health plans (including insured and self-funded plans), welfare benefit plan wrap documents, section 125 “cafeteria” and flexible benefit plans, …

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New Law Permitting Health Reimbursement Plans in some Small …

WebIn very general terms, these are reimbursement/payment arrangements maintained by “small employers” as defined under the ACA (those with fewer than 50 thirty-hour …

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IRS Guidance on Health Premium Reimbursement/Payment Plans

WebThe new relief provides that small employers with plans reimbursing or paying individual health policy premiums or Medicare Part B or Part D premiums will not …

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Employee Benefit Plan Year-End Considerations

WebThe CAA requires health plans and insurers that provide both medical or surgical and mental health/substance use disorder benefits to perform and document …

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COVID-19 AND THE NEW YEAR Vaccines, leaves of absence …

Web2. A health care provider has advised the employee to self-quarantine; 3. The employee has symptoms and is seeking diagnosis; 4. The employee is caring for an …

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New Addition to S&D and Recent Health and Welfare Settlement …

WebAmong other qualities, Lisa has tremendous expertise in all areas of health and welfare law. We view Lisa’s skill set to be critical as we believe the changing health and welfare …

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Health Plan Opt-outs and ACA Affordability

WebAn employee's required contribution for individual coverage under the employer's health plan is $90 per month. The employer offers a cash opt-out payment of $50 per month to the …

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Employee Health Plans

WebThe Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services has begun its previously-announced nationwide HIPAA audit programs of employers and their HIPAA …

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN LATE SUMMER CONSIDERATIONS

WebHealth & Welfare Issues. Health and welfare plans, and the service providers for these plans, are still in the roll-out phases of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), …

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Health Forum WEB Seminar of the American Hospital Association

WebBarry Downey spoke with MaxWorth Consulting at a Health Forum WEB Seminar of the American Hospital Association on the topic of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation as …

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Immediate Improvements and 2020 Changes

WebSince 2003, individuals covered solely by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) have been able to make and receive pre-tax contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA). The …

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Amended FFCRA Regulations

WebUnder the new regulations, a health care provider must: (1) meet the definition of the term “health care provider” under the existing FMLA regulations; or (2) be “employed to …

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Non-Calendar Year Health Plans and the ACA Employer Mandate …

WebThe employer mandate rules become effective for covered employers on January 1, 2015, regardless of the plan year of the health plan in question. Therefore, as a practical …

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Smith & Downey, P.A. Employee Benefits, Compensation & HR Law

WebSmith & Downey is one of the nation’s leading law firms concentrating in employee benefits, executive compensation, and human resources law. The firm’s attorneys are among the …

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New Maryland Paid Sick Leave Law

WebThe Maryland General Assembly voted on January 12, 2018 to override Governor Hogan’s veto of the “Maryland Healthy Working Families Act,” a bill that will …

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling May Cause More Fiduciary Lawsuits

WebAs we have discussed in past e-alerts, these lawsuits allege that plan fiduciaries (e.g., plan sponsors, plan decision makers, plan advisors) have permitted their …

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Health Plan Identification Number Filing Deadline – November 5

WebHRAs that are integrated with a health plan and pay only deductible amounts or out-of-pocket amounts that are not covered under that health plan also are not required to …

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