Ask the Expert: Grace & ‘Run Out’ Periods for FSA Claims
Our claim submission deadline for Flexible Spending Account claims is March 1. Are we OK to use this date since it’s reflected in our Summary Plan Description (SPD)?
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5th Circuit: Mandatory Wellness Programs Are Compatible with GINA
By Martin J. Regimbal, JD The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi–recently addressed the interplay between the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and mandatory wellness programs. The court considered an employee’s discrimination and retaliation claims and reached a commonsense conclusion regarding the lawfulness of mandatory wellness programs.
Cracking the ACA Code (Part 2): Tips for Filling out the 1095-C Form
By Jennifer Carsen, JD, Legal Editor Employers with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), in calendar year 2015 are required to fill out Forms 1094-C and 1095-C.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules against Vermont in Long-Awaited ERISA Case
By Jennifer Carsen, JD, Legal Editor On March 1, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of Vermont in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case that could have broad implications for states’ ability to regulate healthcare practices and reforms within their borders.
Cracking the ACA Code: Solutions to Your Most Vexing 1095-C Coding Challenges
By Jennifer Carsen, JD, Legal Editor Despite the extra time bestowed by the IRS to file and distribute 1095-Cs for the 2015 tax year, coding challenges abound. How do you account for folks on COBRA? Noncalendar-year plans? And what the heck is a “Limited Non-Assessment Period,” anyway?
A. Lincoln: Relax, Replenish, Go to the Field
By Catherine Moreton Gray, JD Senior Managing Editor President Abraham Lincoln appointed the best and brightest to his Cabinet, individuals who were also some of his greatest political rivals. He demonstrated his leadership by pulling this group together into a unique team that represented the greatest minds of his time, according to historian Doris Kearns […]
Workplace Violence: Where Would I Hide?
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD, Senior Legal Editor I had only been working for the federal government for about 6 months in 1991 when former postal worker, Thomas McIlvane, walked into the U.S. Post Office in Royal Oak, Michigan, and shot and killed four supervisors. He also wounded five of his former coworkers before killing himself.
Rethink HR: A changing world means new people practices
by Brad Federman It’s time to rethink HR. It’s actually way past due. Globalization, millennials entering the workforce, a shift to contract and part-time labor, an increase in diversity, technology that encourages networking, and open communications are just a few of the signs that illustrate the shift in the workplace. HR should be at the […]
Federal Laws that Affect Application Forms
Whenever you’ve got new applicants, you always want to start them off on the right foot. One of the most critical aspects of this is ensuring that your application form doesn’t put you in any legal trouble.
Study of Bullying Mouse Bosses Proves ‘Workcage’ Stress Bad for Memory
If you ever worked for a manager who was a stress-inducing rat, this study of the effects of bullying bosses done with mice will really interest you.