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NONDISCRIMINATION RULES FOR BENEFIT PLANS

Many employee benefits are excluded from employees’ gross income and, thus, are not taxable when specific conditions are met. One of these conditions is often some type of nondiscrimination requirement, which ensures that the benefit plan does not discriminate in (…)

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PUBLISHED August 8th, 2025

DOL Issues Updated Model Employer CHIP Notice

DeAnn Deck

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), through its Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), has released a new model Employer CHIP Notice with information current …

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PUBLISHED August 7th, 2025

How Employers Should Handle MLR Rebates

DeAnn Deck

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established medical loss ratio (MLR) rules to help control health care coverage costs and ensure that enrollees receive value …

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PUBLISHED August 6th, 2025

ACA Affordability Percentage Will Increase for 2026

DeAnn Deck

The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2025-25 to index the contribution percentage in 2026 for determining the affordability of an employer’s health plan under the …

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PUBLISHED July 23rd, 2025

Trump Accounts: New Tax-favored Accounts for Children

DeAnn Deck

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill, commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” …

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PUBLISHED July 11th, 2025

OBBBA Expands and Makes Permanent Employer Tax Credit for PFML

DeAnn Deck

The budget bill President Donald J. Trump signed into law on July 4, commonly called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), affected a …

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PUBLISHED July 10th, 2025

HHS Revises Cost-sharing Limits for 2026 Plan Years

DeAnn Deck

On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule to implement new standards for the Affordable …

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PUBLISHED July 9th, 2025

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Includes Changes for Employee Benefits

DeAnn Deck

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill, commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” …

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PUBLISHED July 8th, 2025

Congress Permanently Extends Pre-deductible Telehealth Coverage for HDHPs/HSAs

DeAnn Deck

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill (commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) …

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PUBLISHED June 27th, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds ACA’s Mandate for Free Preventive Care

DeAnn Deck

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key component of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care mandate (Kennedy v. Braidwood …

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PUBLISHED June 27th, 2025

PCORI Fees Due July 31, 2025

DeAnn Deck

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees (PCORI fees). The fees …

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PUBLISHED June 26th, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors

DeAnn Deck

On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a Tennessee law banning certain medical care, such as puberty blockers and …

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PUBLISHED June 25th, 2025

U.S Supreme Court Declines to Extend ADA Protections to Retirees

DeAnn Deck

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, holding that a former employee does …

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