Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 12 Feb 2013
By off chance, a client sent me a letter from the Department of Labor conducting an audit of their self-funded health plan. While I have responded to…
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 28 Jan 2013
Earlier this month, Treasury and the IRS published a proposed rule regarding the shared responsibility penalty. The proposed rule describes how the…
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 2 Jan 2013
As we ring in 2013, employers should be focused on measuring their obligations under the shared responsibilities provisions of PPACA. On December 28, we…
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 5 Dec 2012
With all of the recent talk about calculating the number of employees and determining whether they are subject to PPACA compliance, employers are more and more asking whether they have to worry about discrimination in their health plans.
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 3 Oct 2012
For employers with around 20 employees, finding out whether they are subject to COBRA can be confusing.
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 22 Aug 2012
Many plan sponsors are unaware of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to health insurance.
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 17 Aug 2012
In conjunction with the passage of PPACA, certain employers are now required to report the "aggregate cost of applicable employer sponsored coverage" under Section 6051(a)(14) on W-2s.
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 14 Aug 2012
As we press forward with implementation of health care reform, one of the things that has not been fully discussed is the penalty for not having “minimum essential coverage.”
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 1 Aug 2012
As we have discussed previously, PPACA is going to require a number of important changes to plans over the next few years.
Fox Rothschild LLP | USA | 13 Jul 2012
Although it is not yet in effect, or fully defined, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act was revised under PPACA to provide that the anti-discrimination provisions of IRS Code Section 105(h) would apply to insured health plans.