PCORI Fee Due August 1
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees (PCORI fees). The fees are reported and paid annually using IRS Form 720 (Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return). The...
HDHP Deductible Waived for Telehealth Temporarily… Again
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (CAA) was signed into law on March 15, 2022 to avoid a government shutdown and includes a provision that reinstates relief for coverage of telehealth care under a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). The reinstatement is not...
Employee Leave – Retaliation Guidance
On March 10, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2022-02 (FAB) providing examples of prohibited retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Executive Order (EO) 13706, “Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal...
Supreme Court Rules on Vaccination Mandates
On Jan. 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued rulings on two vaccination (and testing) mandates. Private employers with 100 or more employees subject to Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccination (and testing)...