by Editorial Staff | May 21, 2024 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Latest News
On May 6th, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically, the HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) drafted the...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | ACA, EEOC, FLSA, reasonable accommodation, Title VII
On December 29th, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden signed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that included two pieces of legislation expanding pregnancy accommodations and protecting nursing mothers in the workplace. The two acts, the Pregnant Workers Fairness...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 16, 2022 | ACA, Employee benefit plans, IRS, Obamacare
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its 2023 indexing adjustments used with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when calculating ACA affordability for employer shared responsibility purposes. ACA affordability refers to the highest percentage of household income...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 9, 2022 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee benefit plans, HHS
In July 2022, federal agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury (the Departments) released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), specifically...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Association Health Plans, Employee benefit plans, IRS
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a revenue procedure regarding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) that provides 2023 HSA contribution limits adjusted for inflation. Additionally, the IRS’s revenue procedure communicates the maximum amount newly...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 8, 2022 | ACA, Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), HHS
On February 4th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Part 52 clarifying group health plan coverage of...