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IRS Releases 2022 Rates for Healthcare FSA and Commuter Benefits
On November 10, 2021, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2021-45, which contains the 2022 limits for health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and commuter ...
No Expected Deadline Extension or Usual Penalty Relief for 2021 ACA Reporting
Employers should be aware of changes to 2021 Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting as they begin to prepare to comply with ...
Illinois Amends and Expands the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act
On August 20, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) effective January 1, 2022. ...
Sequoia Season of Giving
Sequoia was founded with the vision of creating a special company that takes care of people and makes a positive ...
IRS Clarifies Required COVID-19 Deadline Extensions for COBRA Elections and Premium Payments
On October 6, 2021, the IRS released guidance that clarified the application of the special COVID-19 deadline extensions for electing and paying ...
Compliance Considerations for Employer-Sponsored Coverage of Gender Reassignment Surgery and Other Gender-Affirming Care
Although the policies governing whether group health plans must cover gender reassignment and gender-affirming care continues to change, employers should ...
Washington D.C Temporarily Expands Paid Family Medical Leave Program
Effective October 1, 2021 the Universal Paid Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (“Amendment”) amends the D.C. Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act ...
Federal Agencies Release Guidance on Group Health Plan Premium Discounts for COVID-19 Vaccination
On October 4, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) jointly released an FAQ that ...
[Updated] Employee Vaccines & Healthcare Premium Surcharges
Some employers may be contemplating whether to offer a discount on healthcare premiums to vaccinated employees (or, put another way, ...