HR & Compliance

  • HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights (Part 2) by

    Posted on: May 28, 2015Categories: HR & Compliance

    Group health plans often provide eligible employees with two regular opportunities to elect health coverage—an initial enrollment period when an employee first becomes eligible for coverage and an annual open enrollment period before the start of each plan year. In addition, to make health coverage more portable, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires group health plans to provide special enrollment opportunities outside of the plans’ regular enrollment per ...

  • HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights (Part 1) by

    Posted on: May 26, 2015Categories: HR & Compliance

    Group health plans often provide eligible employees with two regular opportunities to elect health coverage—an initial enrollment period when an employee first becomes eligible for coverage and an annual open enrollment period before the start of each plan year. In addition, to make health coverage more portable, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires group health plans to provide special enrollment opportunities outside of the plans’ regular enrollment per ...

  • May 2015 Health Care Reform by

    Posted on: May 26, 2015Categories: HR & Compliance

    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created new reporting requirements under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 6056. These new reporting rules require applicable large employers subject to the ACA’s employer shared responsibility rules to report information on the health coverage offered to full-time employees to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and covered individuals. Related statements must also be provided to individuals. Click here to read the full legislative brief!    ...

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