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New Rules Will Allow Employees to Buy Individual Health Insurance Plans Through HRAs

Date:

June 20, 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, employers will be able to use a new "Individual Coverage HRA" (ICHRA) to reimburse employees for their premiums for individual health insurance coverage on a tax-preferred basis, subject to certain conditions.
Nevada Sets Bar for Health Benefits Needed for Lower Minimum Wage

Date:

May 31, 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, Nevada's minimum wage law will be amended to specify exactly which benefits an employer must offer in order to pay a lower minimum wage.
DOL Plans to Allow Employers to Exclude Certain Perks From Overtime Calculations

Date:

March 28, 2019

The DOL intends to clarify that the cost of providing wellness programs, onsite specialist treatment, exercise opportunities, employee discounts on retail goods and services, and certain tuition benefits may be excluded from an employee's regular rate of pay.
Student Loan Repayment Legislation Proposed

Date:

March 18, 2019

Congress has introduced legislation to increase the ability of employers to provide student loan repayment benefits to their employees.
Judges Block Trump Administration's Attempt to Limit Contraceptive Coverage

Date:

January 18, 2019

A pair of federal judges have blocked enforcement of the Trump administration's revised rules that would have made it easier for employers to refuse to offer birth control coverage for moral or religious reasons.
ACA Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Judge, But Will It Stand?

Date:

December 17, 2018

A federal judge in Texas has ruled not only that the Affordable Care Act's individual coverage mandate is unconstitutional but that the entire ACA should be struck down. However, an appeal is a virtual certainty.
IRS Releases 2019 Inflation Adjustments to Fringe Benefits and Income Taxes

Date:

November 21, 2018

The IRS has released Revenue Procedure 2018-57, which lists the inflation adjustments for a variety of employer-provided fringe benefits for 2019.
DOL, IRS and HHS Issue Proposed Rules to Bolster Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Date:

November 2, 2018

The US Department of Labor, jointly with the IRS and the Department of Health and Human Services, released proposed rules for Health Reimbursement Arrangements intended to increase HRAs' usability.
New Executive Order Seeks to Expand Small Business Access to Retirement Plans

Date:

September 17, 2018

President Trump has signed an Executive Order instructing the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Treasury Department to consider regulations to make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement savings plans.
IRS Allows Student Loan Benefit in 401(k) Plan

Date:

September 4, 2018

In a private letter ruling, the IRS approved an employer's proposed program to add a student loan benefit to its 401(k) plan by making matching contributions for employees who make student loan repayments.

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New Rules Will Allow Employees to Buy Individual Health Insurance Plans Through HRAs

Nevada Sets Bar for Health Benefits Needed for Lower Minimum Wage

DOL Plans to Allow Employers to Exclude Certain Perks From Overtime Calculations

Student Loan Repayment Legislation Proposed

Judges Block Trump Administration's Attempt to Limit Contraceptive Coverage

ACA Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Judge, But Will It Stand?

IRS Releases 2019 Inflation Adjustments to Fringe Benefits and Income Taxes

DOL, IRS and HHS Issue Proposed Rules to Bolster Health Reimbursement Arrangements

New Executive Order Seeks to Expand Small Business Access to Retirement Plans

IRS Allows Student Loan Benefit in 401(k) Plan

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