by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | DOL
An audit by KPMG found security vulnerabilities in the IT systems at the Department of Labor (DOL), threatening the agency’s financial and support systems and increasing the risk that “current employees, separated employees, and/or contractors may obtain...
by admin | Nov 18, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform
The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) has extended its health plan enrollee report deadline until 11:59 p.m., Dec. 5. Originally due by Nov. 15, the report requires employers and insurers to indicate how many health insurance enrollees...
by admin | Nov 17, 2014 | OFCCP
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is sending out 2,500 Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) nationwide to notify employers that they are being slated for audits. Once a company receives one of these letters, it must submit detailed...
by admin | Nov 14, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, HHS
Marred by glitches in its inaugural year, HealthCare.gov will begin accepting enrollments for 2015 beginning tomorow, Nov. 15, and ending Feb. 15, 2015. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathew Burwell promises a much smoother operation this time as the site...
by admin | Nov 13, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
What are referred to as “minimum value” or “skinny” health plans have been ordered to include physician services and hospitalization by way of a new regulation, but the issuing federal agencies have now given a reprieve to certain plans already...