California Individual Mandate – Impending Reporting Deadline for Employers
Starting on Jan. 1, 2021, California (Calif.) enacted its own individual mandate similar to the repealed federal individual …
Flexible Spending Account News: Overview of Employer Options Due to COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Editor’s note: President Trump has signed the latest COVID relief bill into law on Sunday, Dec.27. Ultimately, the …
COVID-19 Bill Passes Congress—Here are the Benefits-Related Highlights
Congress has passed the next stimulus package, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, which Trump is expected to …
The End of 2020 Brings The Flexible Spending Account Dilemma Forward
As the end of 2020 draws near, the Bolton Compliance Team has received numerous emails from employers asking …
IRS Maintains Health FSA Contribution Limit for 2021, Adjusts Other Benefit Limits
The 2021 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) limits have arrived along with other dollar limitations …
2020 Employer Reporting – Slight Extension & Transition Relief
IRS Notice 2020-76 once again extends the due date to March 2nd, 2021 for providing Form 1095s to …
California SB 1159 Expands COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Liability Presumption, Creates New Requirements for Employers
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed senate bill 1159 into law on 9/17/20 codifying his previous executive order and …
New Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for California Signed into Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1867, which establishes COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for certain …
San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance Requires New Contribution Rates for 2021
Employers in San Francisco should be aware of a rate change in the Employer Spending Requirement (ESR) effective …
Medicare Part D Advisory: Sponsors of Prescription Drug Plans Must Provide Notices by October 15
Who must comply: Regardless of size, employers that sponsor a group health plan that covers prescription drugs.
Deadline …
2021 Affordable Care Act Affordability Percentage Increases
In Revenue Procedure 2020-36, the IRS increased the affordability percentage from 9.78 percent to 9.83 percent for 2021.
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Supreme Court Ruling: Return of Expanded Exemptions for Contraceptive Coverage
After several years of debate, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the The U.S. Department of Health …
