News Updates

IMPORTANT DATES
January 1, 2019
The new HSA limits become effective.
2019 Plan Years
The HDHP cost-sharing limits for 2019 apply for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2019.

OVERVIEW
On May 10, 2018, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2018-30 to announce the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and …

IMPORTANT DATES
October 1, 2019
Certain non-ACA compliant plans may continue to be renewed for policy years beginning on or before Oct. 1, 2019.
December 31, 2019
All noncompliant plans renewed under this extended transition policy cannot extend past Dec. 31, 2019.

OVERVIEW
On April 9, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services …

IMPORTANT DATES
January 22, 2018

President Trump enacted a continuing resolution affecting three ACA taxes and fees.
January 1, 2022
The effective date of the Cadillac tax was delayed until the 2022 tax year.

OVERVIEW
On Jan. 22, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law a short-term continuing spending resolution to end the …

IMPORTANT DATE
January 2, 2018
The increased penalty amounts became effective.

OVERVIEW
On Jan. 2, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that increases the civil penalty amounts that may be imposed on employers under various federal laws. The final rule increases the civil penalty amounts associated with:

Failing to …

IMPORTANT DATES
January 1, 2017
EEOC’s final wellness rules under ADA and GINA became effective.
January 1, 2019
District court’s ruling to vacate incentive limits under the EEOC’s final wellness rules takes effect.

On Dec. 20, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated key provisions of the Equal Employment Opportunity …