HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Inflation is on the rise and so are the prices of everything, from gasoline to housing, with health benefits in the workplace the latest to report worrying numbers. Health benefits for employees are proving to be a huge investment for employers , with total health benefit cost per employee expected to rise 5.4%

Health and Welfare 85

Health and Welfare Employment Healthcare Pharmaceutical 85

Empuls

AUGUST 27, 2024

Take the example of a leading technology company where, by just introducing flex-time for its employees, allowing them to work from home, and far better health benefits, the whole approach toward implementing employee benefits was changed. Health insurance Arguably, this is the most important prerequisite of a good benefits package.

Family and Medical Leave Act 40

Family and Medical Leave Act Employee Benefits 401(k) Benefits Package 40

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! There have been various laws and guidance impacting HDHPs and telehealth since 2020 and most recently, new legislation extended relief for 2023 and 2024 plan years.

Deductions 40

Deductions Deductible Family and Medical Leave Act Health and Welfare 40

Benefits Notes

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

On November 1, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-75 , which sets forth the 2024 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified retirement plans. The following chart summarizes the 2024 limits for benefit plans. The 2023 limits are provided for reference.

401(k) 52

401(k) Health Savings Account Retirement Plan Deductions 52

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Important UpdatePre-Deductible Telehealth HSA Relief Ends on December 31, 2024 : As discussed in our post below, although extension of the telehealth safe harbor was included in various bill drafts, the year-end spending bill signed into law on December 21, 2024 (American Relief Act, 2025) does not include pre-deductible telehealth relief.

Deductions 40

Deductions Deductible Health Savings Account Taxes 40

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) generally requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to ensure that financial requirements (such as copays and deductibles), quantitative treatment limitations (such as visit limits), and nonquantitative treatment limitations (such as prior authorization and concurrent review) (..)

Health Insurance 52

Health Insurance Deductions Deductible Insurance 52

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-44. The Bulletin includes Notice 2024-71, which provides a safe harbor under Internal Revenue Code § 213(d), treating amounts paid for condoms as medical care expenses eligible for reimbursement under various health plans.

Medical 52

Medical Health and Welfare Deductions Deductible 52