On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed a joint resolution (H. Joint Resolution 7) to end the COVID-19 National Emergency. The National Emergency will now end on May 11, 2023. This means employers will no longer be required to extend…
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Some employees may be able to eliminate more taxes next year because the IRS has announced new increased contribution limits to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and commuter benefits for 2023. This is in addition to the Health Savings Account (HAS)…
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On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s restrictions on abortion, a ruling that may lead employers to revise their employee health care benefits to include medical travel benefits. The SCOTUS decision overturns Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,…
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Face masks FSA, HSA, and HRA eligible retroactively back to January 1, 2020 A new IRS Notice just made COVID-related personal protective equipment (PPE) like hand sanitizer and face masks FSA (flexible spending accounts) and HSA (health savings accounts) eligible,…
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The EBSA Disaster Relief Notice and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) brought 100% COBRA subsidies, an increase in the Dependent Care FSA maximum from $5,000 to $10,500, and a new timeline for benefit extensions. On February 26, 2021,…
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Answers to frequently asked CARES Act Questions On March 27, 2020, the federal government passed and signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, that includes a wide-ranging set of emergency funds and relief…
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Two new HRA plan types are available: Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA) and Excepted Benefit HRA (EBHRA). On June 13, 2019, the Treasury, Department of Licensing (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final HRA plan…
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