Client Alerts

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 COBRA PREMIUM SUBSIDY & OTHER COBRA RIGHTS It is not for all, but is for some. And compliance needs to be quick! Employees and…

Originally announced jointly by the IRS and DOL in March of 2020, (the “delay rule”), many deadlines applicable to ERSISA claims, COBRA, and other time frames were delayed until the…

If you are an employer that sponsored an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) during the 2020 calendar year, you are required to comply with the ACA annual filing requirements. …

EBIA Webinar 01/21/2021: :  Self-Audit Your Group Health Plan Compliance On Thursday, January 21, 2021, Darcy Hitesman and Jason P. Lacey (attorney – FOULSTON SIEFKIN LLP) will be discussing self…

December 31, 2020 The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA” or the “Act”) passed December 27, 2020, includes a number of measures intended to provide varying degrees of “relief” to plan…

EBIA Webinar 08/19/2020:  Wrap Documents and Bundled Plans: Pros, Cons & Logistics On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, Darcy Hitesman and Howard D. Bye-Torre (attorney – Stoel Rives LLP) will be…

EBIA Webinar 05/28/2020:  Cafeteria Plan Nondiscrimination Rules: Design and Testing Fundamentals On Thursday, May 28, 2020, Darcy Hitesman and John Hickman (attorney – Alston & Bird LLP) will be discussing…

The IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2020-32 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-20-32.pdf) regarding the inflation adjusted amounts applicable to health savings accounts (HSA) for the 2021 calendar year. The 2021 amounts will be as…

On May 12, 2020, the IRS released two notices (Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33) that provide COVID-19 related and other relief for cafeteria plans, health savings accounts (HSAs), health flexible…