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New Health Savings Account

June 4, 2013 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

New Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits The IRS announces HSA Limits for 2014 The IRS announced the limits for 2014 for Health Plans that have a Health Savings Account. IRS Notice 2014 HSA Annual Contribution Limit Individual (self-only coverage) – $3,300 (For 2013 the limit is $3,250) Family Coverage – $6,550 (For 2013 the limit […]

Filed Under: HR Express Tagged With: Health Savings Account, HR Express, HSA, IRS

HR Q&A: COBRA and PPACA

December 13, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

Cobra and PPACA

HR Q & A COBRA and PPACA This week’s question has to do with COBRA and the impact of PPACA. We have received a number of questions on COBRA regarding adult dependents. While the answer seems to be straight forward, some employers and employees are confused by the new regulation’s impact on COBRA. Q. Does […]

Filed Under: COBRA, HR Q&A, PPACA, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cobra, HR Express, HR Q&A, PPACA

Education Assistance Benefits

November 13, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

HR Express November 13, 2012 Section 127 Education Assistance Benefits May Fall Over the Fiscal Cliff The Future of the Popular Employee Education Expense Reimbursement Benefit is Unclear… Since its inception in 1978, many employers have taken advantage of the $5,250 tax free Education Assistance Benefit available under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code. This […]

Filed Under: HR Express Tagged With: Education Assistance Benefits, Fiscal Cliff, HR Express, Section 127

NLRB(National Labor Relations Act) Poster Requirements Are Still Pending

September 18, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

NLRB POSTER REQUIREMENT STILL PENDING… Oral Arguments in the D.C. NLRB Poster case is scheduled for September 11, 2012 This month oral arguments in the NLRB poster requirement will begin. Originally the NLRB rule would have required most private sector employers to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations […]

Filed Under: HR Express Tagged With: HR Express, National Labor Relations Act, NLRB, Unions

Time for your ERISA Check up

August 30, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

TIME FOR YOUR ERISA GROUP HEALTH PLAN CHECK-UP! The DOL provides a check-list to help Group Health Plan verify compliance with Part 7 of ERISA. In order to assist employers and other benefit administrators with the complex area of compliance with various regulations under Part 7 of ERISA, the DOL has compiled a check-list. The […]

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HHS State Exchange

August 29, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

PPACA

State Exchanges March On or do They? States are moving ahead on building State Exchanges, but… Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the following states have received new grants to establish State Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: California Connecticut Hawaii Iowa Maryland Nevada New York Vermont “We continue to […]

Filed Under: Affordable Healthcare Act, HR Express Tagged With: Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA), HR Express, State exchanges

The Family Medical Leave Act(FMLA)

July 20, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

fmla

DOL Employee FMLA Guide is Available Department of Labor’s Plain Language FMLA Guide provides insight for employers The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently released The Employee’s Guide to The Family Medical Leave Act to assist employees in understanding their rights under the law as well as what is required by both employees and employers. […]

Filed Under: HR Express Tagged With: FMLA, HR Express

PPACA HR Helper

July 20, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

PPACA

PPACA RULING A DEATH SENTENCE FOR THOUSANDS? We still don’t have a final ruling on PPACA and the political spin continues. A recent report released by Family USA called “Dying for Coverage,” revealed that more than 26,000 Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 died prematurely in 2010 because they did not have health […]

Filed Under: HR Express, PPACA Tagged With: HR Express, PPACA, Supreme Court ruling

Military Fair Spouse Equal Treatment Act of 2012(MSET)

July 18, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

MSET

Military Fair Spouse Equal Treatment Act of 2012(MSET) HR 6046 seeks to ensure that spouses of the same gender are eligible for key military benefits. The Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN) (http://www.sldn.org/news/archives/sldn-praises-bill-to-extend-benefits-and-support-to-all-military-spouses/) recently applauded the introduction of HR 6046, The Military Spouse Equal Treatment Act of 2012 (MSET). The act, if passed, would change […]

Filed Under: HR Express Tagged With: DOMA, HR 6046, HR Express, MSET, Same-Sex spouse, Spouse Definition

PPACA Coming Soon

July 16, 2012 by Robin Benton Leave a Comment

PPACA

HR Express on PPACA PPACA Taxes will be Here Sooner Than You Think Employers may want to warn their Highly Compensated Employees of the new tax impact of PPACA. Beginning with the tax year 2013, there will be new tax liabilities for highly compensated employees and their families under the PPACA. Employers may wish to […]

Filed Under: HR Express, PPACA Tagged With: HR Express, PPACA

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