Employers with at least one employee working in DC are subject to the new Paid Family (and Medical) Leave (PFL) benefit, under the Universal Paid …
Individual Responsibility Under state health care reform enacted in 2006, all Massachusetts residents must have health coverage that is considered “creditable”. As proof of coverage, …
Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code created cafeteria plans, which enable employers to offer their employees a choice between taxable and qualified non-taxable benefits. …
As part of a severance or buy-out agreement, employers often pay for all or part of a terminated employee’s COBRA premium, for a defined period …
In the past, employers were able to reimburse employees for the cost of their individual medical policies, on a tax-free basis per Internal Revenue Code …
In an effort to promote health coverage for the uninsured, San Francisco passed a law called the Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) that went into …
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) contains Privacy and Security Rules. The Privacy Rule is intended to provide individual rights regarding …
Domestic partner coverage recognizes the same or opposite sex partner of an employee, usually without a legal relationship, as a dependent for employer-sponsored group health …
Why is it important to know who counts as an “employee” for health care reform? Starting in 2014, employers with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent …
A health savings account (HSA) is an individually-owned bank account which allows employees to save for out-of-pocket medical expenses on a tax-advantaged basis. Both the …