COMPLIANCE ALERT – TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONTRACEPTION MANDATE ON THE HORIZON
On July 28, 2022, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the...
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———FAQ: TRANSPORATION HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENT (HRA) FOR MEDICALLY-RELATED TRAVEL EXPENSES
In response to the significant amount of interest regarding HRAs that reimburse travel-related...
RECENT FEDERAL EFFORTS TO AFFIRM ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,...
Compliance Alert – Implications of Abortion Decision for Employee Benefit Plans
On Friday, June 24th, the Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
Compliance Alert – Employers Take Note: State Leave Laws May Provide Employees with Additional Rights
Most employers are aware of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which provides for...
Compliance Alert – Delaware Passes Mandatory Paid Leave Law
On May 10, 2022, Delaware Governor Carney signed the Healthy Delaware Families Act establishing...
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COMPLIANCE ALERT – Philadelphia Commuter Benefits Ordinance
The "Employee Commuter Benefit Transit Ordinance" is a new law mandating that employers with 50 or more employees working in Philadelphia must offer employees a pre-tax commuter benefit by December 31, 2022. Read our full compliance alert for details.
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ISSUES FINAL RULE TO END THE “FAMILY GLITCH”
The Biden Administration issued a final regulation and a new IRS notice on October 11, 2022, which eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) “family glitch” beginning on January 1, 2023. The “glitch” refers to the fact that the ACA’s current affordability standard is...
MEDICARE PART D COVERAGE NOTICES DUE MID-OCTOBER
The October 14, 2022 deadline by which plan sponsors that offer prescription drug coverage to provide notices of creditable or non-creditable coverage to Medicare-eligible individuals is fast approaching. Coverage that is deemed creditable is expected to cover, on...
Birch Welcomes Joe Ross as Strategy and Consulting Leader
Birch Benefits, a full-service employee benefits firm based in Wayne, PA, welcomes Joe Ross as Strategy and Consulting Leader, a new role created to guide Birch’s strategic vision. As former vice president of underwriting at Equinox Benefits Consulting, Joe brings his...
COMPLIANCE ALERT – ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ISSUED ON SURPRISE BILLING PROTECTIONS
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) introduced numerous protections against surprise billing for plan participants that impact group health plans, health insurance issuers, and providers. The federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and...