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A 2023 Compliance Calendar

An HR compliance calendar is a valuable tool to help your business stay on track with key employment-related deadlines throughout the...

2023 Benefit Plan Limits

Many benefit plan limits have changed for the new calendar year. Here are some limits to review for 2023:

Year End Checklist for HR

2022 Health Plan Compliance Deadlines

This Compliance Overview explains key 2022 compliance deadlines for employer-sponsored group health plans. It also outlines group health...

PCORI Fee Amount Adjusted for 2022

The IRS has issued to increase the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee amount for plan years ending on or after Oct....

Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2022

Increased Limits • HSA contributions • HDHP out-of-pocket maximum limit • Health FSA limit for employee pretax contributions • Health FSA...

Health FSA Limit Will Increase for 2022

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes a dollar limit on employees’ salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending accounts...

IRS Clarifies Application of Deadline Extensions to COBRA

COBRA post 📌 Instead of only having 60 days to elect COBRA, due to the Pandemic, you now have 1 Year and 60 days to choose to elect...

IRS Reveals 2022 HSA Contribution Limits

The annual contribution limits for HSAs goes up in 2022 for both self-only and family coverage. For those with self-only coverage, the...

Affordability Percentages Will Decrease for 2022

On Aug. 30, 2021, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-36 to index the contribution percentages in 2022 for purposes of determining...

Medicare Part D Notices Are Due Before Oct. 15, 2021

Group health plan sponsors must provide the annual Medicare Part D creditable coverage disclosure notices to Medicare-eligible...

COBRA Subsidy Notice Due by Sept. 15 (Sooner for Some)

The American Rescue Plan Act provides COBRA premium assistance to eligible individuals and imposes notice requirements on health plans....