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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 241: Fighting Nurse Burnout with Data-Driven Innovation with Dr. Ecoee Rooney of Indicator Sciences
Is the Four-Day Workweek Really a Benefit? What’s the Tea in L&E?
Work this Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 50: Creating a Competitive Advantage Through Employee Benefits with Connor Shaw of Gallagher
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 72 - Cultural Roots, Belonging, and the Fear of Change: What’s Next for Inclusion?
Summer Strategies for Work Success
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Gag Clause Prohibitions
Crafting Effective Flexible Leave Policies for Employers
Ampliación del fuero de paternidad
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Coffee Badging: Mastering the Art of Office Presence — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Navigating Legal Strategies for Covering GLP-1s in Self-Insured Medical Plans — Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Podcast
Exploring Carried Interest in Upper Tier Private Equity Structures — PE Pathways
Daily Compliance News: May 15, 2025, The Downfall in Davos Edition
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2025-25, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2026 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable...more
On April 10, 2025, a federal court in Texas issued an opinion in the case of Faulk Co. v. Becerra that significantly impacts how the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate can be enforced. The ruling effectively...more
On February 21, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2025-15, providing guidance to employers and insurers regarding the alternative manner of furnishing certain health insurance coverage statements to...more
Two new federal laws bring good news to employers subject to reporting and other requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). President Biden approved laws in December that not only ease the...more
On December 17, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee presented two bills – the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (HR 3797) and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (HR 3801) – to President...more
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. ACA affected health insurance coverage, costs and preventive care. It also established the Health Insurance...more
Open enrollment season can put a spotlight on the many complex rules applicable to employer-sponsored health and welfare plans. As you announce your benefit offerings for the upcoming plan year and tirelessly work to inform...more
As we’ve previously discussed, the IRS started issuing Letters 226J in late 2017. It continues to send these letters to employers each year proposing that the employer owes an Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (ESRP) for...more
The Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions (commonly known as the “employer mandate”) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) require covered large employers to pay an assessment under the Internal Revenue Code if they fail to...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently issued proposed regulations affecting certain reporting deadlines under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Specifically, proposed regulations would make...more
Insights December 3, 2021 /Employee Benefits On November 22, 2021, the IRS filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) that among other things, provides for an automatic 30-day extension of the deadline for...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently released a host of changes to Form 1095-C reporting required under the Affordable Care Act. This is welcome relief for large employers who struggle to deliver these forms to employees by...more
This Client Advisory summarizes developments in the law governing employee benefit plans prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We explain what these developments mean for plan sponsors and highlight the need to adopt plan...more
When it comes to complying with the law, the expiration of a statute of limitations can be a welcome relief for employers trying their best to be legally compliant, but discovering that they were not 100 percent correct with...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final regulations... that permit employers to set aside pre-tax funds into health reimbursement arrangements (“HRAs”) that can be used by employees to pay for premiums and other...more
You’ve been at this Affordable Care Act reporting for years and are cruising on autopilot, right? Regardless of your confidence level, all employers need to note the extended due date for furnishing Form 1095-C to individuals...more
Once again, the IRS has extended the deadline for furnishing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals. Reporting penalties will not apply to those who meet the applicable deadlines and complete the forms in good faith....more
The Internal Revenue Service has extended the due date for providing the 2019 Form 1095-C (applicable to large employers as explained below) and the Form 1095-B (generally applicable to insurance carriers) to participants...more
On September 30th, the IRS issued proposed regulations that establish safe harbors for compliance with the employer mandate in the context of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (or “ICHRAs”). These proposed...more
Within the last few days, we have received a number of emails and calls from public agency clients stating that the IRS wrote them to demand an Employer Shared Responsibility Payment amounting to millions of dollars. ...more
The IRS delivered welcome news to employers preparing to meet the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) information reporting deadlines in early 2019 for the 2018 calendar year. In Notice 2018-94 (the “Notice”), the IRS extended the...more
For the third consecutive year, the IRS has extended by 30 days the deadline for health plan sponsors to furnish Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals....more
With the 2016 employer mandate tax assessment letters hitting employer desks this week, it seems like a good time to summarize our experience with the 2015 ESRP process. ...more
Federal contractors subject to the Service Contract Act might appreciate knowing that the IRS understands that they must generally offer a cash payment to employees who decline coverage....more
If you believe your company was subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage requirements in 2015 (generally, all employers with 50 full-time or full-time equivalent employees), please take note that the Internal Revenue...more