Employee Benefits Compliance

Reminder: PCORI Fee Is Due Aug. 1 for Self-Insured Health Plans

2025-01-02T23:40:55-05:00July 19th, 2022|2022, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Human Resources|

At the end of last year, the IRS raised the fee that insurers or sponsors of self-insured health plans pay annually to fund the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) trust fund. The new fee is $2.79 per covered [...]

Connecticut Increases Minimum Wage and Expands Employees’ First Amendment and Cannabis Rights

2025-01-02T23:40:56-05:00June 15th, 2022|2022, Connecticut News, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Employee Benefits Legislation|

The following laws take effect in Connecticut on July 1, 2022. They apply to employers of all sizes. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES Connecticut’s state minimum wage will increase to $14.00 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped service employees [...]

Connecticut Department of Labor Issues Final Proposed Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations

2025-01-02T23:40:58-05:00April 19th, 2022|2022, Benefits Administration, Connecticut News, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Employee Benefits Legislation, Labor News|

For months, employers have been eagerly awaiting updated regulations that address the revisions to the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act. At last, on March 22, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Labor released its final proposed amended FMLA regulations, answering questions [...]

US Department of Labor Announces Proposed Rule to Amend Occupational injury, Illness Recordkeeping

2025-01-02T23:40:59-05:00March 29th, 2022|2022, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits Compliance, Employee Benefits Legislation, Labor News, Legislative News, Safety Tips|

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR 1904.41. The current regulation requires certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information – that [...]

Human Resources: An Employee Can No Longer Lift 50 Pounds. Can We Terminate?

2025-01-02T23:41:01-05:00February 23rd, 2022|2022, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Human Resources|

Question: An employee in a job that regularly requires lifting 50 pounds now says they can only regularly lift 25 because of an off-the-job injury. Can we terminate? Answer: Possibly, but proceed with caution. The Americans with Disabilities Act [...]

Employee Benefits Compliance: How to Comply with the Affordable Care Act in 2022

2025-01-02T23:41:02-05:00February 4th, 2022|2022, ACA Compliance, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance|

We wanted to share with you this great content from the Society of Human Resources Management This guide is designed to help employers that sponsor group health plans review their compliance with key provisions of the Affordable Care Act [...]

Compliance Alert: Final 2021 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C Issued

2025-01-02T23:41:04-05:00January 4th, 2022|2022, ACA Compliance, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Legislative News|

The IRS released final Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C for calendar year 2021 reporting. Applicable large employers (“ALEs”) must furnish Form 1095-C to full-time employees and file Form 1094-C and all 1095-Cs with the IRS. ALEs offering a [...]