Compliance

New rules take effect next month, and health advisers need to consider how the directives affect matters of plan design and operation.

Many of the ACA's nondiscrimination regulations will start to take effect this July, and employers that sponsor group health plans will need to consider the new rules and how they affect matters of design and operation.

The ACA’s waivers for small businesses are ending in 2017, so it’s time for companies to look more closely at their benefit programs, according to adviser Sue Wakamoto-Lee.

The ACA’s waivers for small businesses are ending in 2017, so it’s time for companies to look more closely at their benefit programs, according to adviser Sue Wakamoto-Lee.

Some insiders at big brokerage firms encouraged the DOL to maintain progress during the rule’s development, which Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi says “kept us going.”

Changes will be more substantial than previous updates, said Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, speaking this week during the IFEBP’s Washington Legislative Update.

Exclusions or limitations for all healthcare services related to gender transition are specifically characterized as discrimination under the new HHS rules.

The new rules were developed in consultation with the SEC, the Labor secretary adds.

Companies need to evaluate whether they will either raise salaries to maintain an exempt status, or begin paying overtime when the employee works more than 40 hours in a single week.

The DOL's overtime rule is out and all employers, both large and small, are sure to be affected, says lawyer John Schifino.

The DOL's overtime rule is out and all employers, both large and small, are sure to be affected, says lawyer John Schifino.

Employers can ensure their summer workforce plans are compliant by asking their benefit advisers for help, according to ADP’s Aldor Delp.

Benefit advisers can play a critical role in ensuring summer hiring compliance by communicating proper rules and classifications to employers, says ADP’s Aldor Delp.

Employers should start by establishing a registration and testing process for the Affordable Care Act’s mandated documents, says lawyer Carl C. Lammers.

The U.S. Supreme Court backed out of a divisive clash involving religious groups that object to contraceptive coverage under the ACA, issuing a compromise decision that said the two sides might be able to work out their differences.

Employers should start by establishing a registration and testing process for the Affordable Care Act’s mandated documents, says lawyer Carl C. Lammers.

In the midst of all the media coverage surrounding transgender bathroom policies, the EEOC has put employers on notice of its position that denying an employee access to a restroom corresponding to the employee’s gender identity is sex discrimination.

As the DOL prepares to release its regulations, Ceridian’s Jim O’Connell shares how advisers can assist employers with compliance.

Now that the sharply contested rule is the law of the land, a senior Labor Department official says the department looks to help with compliance, not find targets to sue.

Now that the sharply contested rule is the law of the land, a senior DoL official says the department looks to help with compliance, not find targets to sue.