Each year, after the Healthcare Marketplace’s open enrollment period ends, employers often begin to receive Marketplace Appeal Notices. The letter notifies employers of employees who enrolled in Marketplace coverage and…
3.06.2019
Compliance Confidence
ACA and regulatory compliance today can be the source of great concern and frustration for plan managers. Our dedicated team of attorneys and experts is solely focused on analyzing and interpreting benefit regulations to provide you with the advice and actions steps you need to meet your regulatory responsibilities.
On February 25, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Department of Health and…
2.25.2019
ERISA requires plans to provide participants with (1) Plan information including important information about plan features and funding, (2) Provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets,…
2.23.2019
Compliance Confidence, News, Vibe
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Annette Bechtold Profiled in BenefitsPRO: Women in Leadership
OneDigital’s SVP of Regulatory Affairs and Reform Initiatives Annette Bechtold is one of two featured female leaders in the February edition of “What’s the good news, ladies?” published in BenefitsPRO.
2.22.2019
Compliance Confidence
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IRS Provides Examples of When an Employer Can Recover HSA Contributions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Information Letter 2018-0033, providing more clarification in regards to certain situations that would allow an employer to request the return of mistaken Health…
2.22.2019
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives employees and their dependents who lose health coverage benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group…
2.22.2019
Compliance Confidence
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[Webinar Playback] HIPAA Privacy & Security: Understanding the Basics of Complying with Group Health Plans
Erica Cordova Zinkie has experience practicing employee benefits law and employment law, serving clients with a variety of employment-related issues, including health and welfare employee benefits, employment discrimination and harassment,…
Determine how to identify a HIPAA privacy or security breach and what you need to know about performing a risk assessment. Understanding your obligations as a group health plan to…
2.12.2019
We cannot watch TV without a constant barrage of ads for prescription drugs. The ads depict thriving people able to overcome their ailment by taking some medication. The communication also…
2.11.2019
Compliance Confidence
3 min read
Failing to Provide Summary Plan Descriptions to Participants Can be Costly
Employers will want to take note that they are meeting their ERISA fiduciary duties. A recent case out of the Northern District of Iowa, Snitselaar v. Unum Life Insurance Company…
2.08.2019
Compliance Confidence, News
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OneDigital’s VP of Legal Counsel and ERISA Attorney Featured in SHRM
Changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which took effect in 2018, meant employees could be surprised to find their withholding does not offset income taxes this year. Alternatively,…
2.01.2019