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Sarah Borders
- Jul 2, 2021
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Sarah Borders
- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min
What exactly did the SCOTUS say about the ACA?
Recently, for the third time, the supreme court has spoken on the Affordable Care Act. What's missing from the headlines though may be...
Sarah Borders
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1 min
PCORI fees coming due
PCORI fees are due July 31st, and they've changed! This is one of those things we need to keep coming back to - the calculations can be...
Sarah Borders
- Jun 9, 2021
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Sarah Borders
- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
Can an employer pay an employee to get the vaccine?
How can employers make sure their workforce is vaccinated? It's been a hot topic for months now. With the EEOC's recent guidance on...
Sarah Borders
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
Finally! IRS issues critical clarifications on many outstanding ARPA questions
Just last week, IRS issued notice 2021-31, which provided many key clarifications on the ARPA subsidies. There's far too many to cover on...
Sarah Borders
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
2022 HSA limits announced (and other helpful HSA tips)
The IRS recently announced the 2022 HSA limits - which have implications for employee handbooks, payroll, vendor management functions and...
Sarah Borders
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
IRS issues new key clarifications on ARPA FAQs (part 2)
In today's video, I continue coverage of a key notice recently issued by the IRS: IRS notice 2021-31, which covers many FAQs that were...
Sarah Borders
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
IRS Notice 21-16: Clarifications on DC FSA limit increases
The the IRS's recent notice 21-16, some greatly needed clarifications were provided on the recent increase to dependent care FSA limits...
Sarah Borders
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
ARPA tax credits available for voluntary paid leave
On April 29, 2021, the IRS issued guidance that gives clarifying information regarding employer tax credits available for voluntary paid...
Sarah Borders
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
ARPA subsidies and termination "for cause"
It's well understood that the ARPA subsidy applies to people eligible for COBRA who were involuntarily terminated or had a reduction in...
Sarah Borders
- Apr 8, 2021
- 1 min
IRS issues FAQs on Mental Health Parity Requirements
MHPAEA: Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act has been in the news for the last few months, with a large carrier being corrected...
Sarah Borders
- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
Tax-Free PPE?
The IRS recently issued Announcement 2021-7 called which allows amounts paid for personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, hand...
Sarah Borders
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
DOL releases ARPA COBRA subsidy model notices & FAQs
ARPA generated just as many questions as it did provide answers - and that's being generous. Luckily, the DOL recently released a set...
Sarah Borders
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Does ARPA apply for state continuation?
Although state continuation isn’t technically COBRA, ARPA clearly talks about several non-COBRA situations where the subsidy applies. In...
Sarah Borders
- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
ARPA & Dependent Care FSA impacts
In this follow-up to our recent video on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, we cover another very important piece of the legislation...
Sarah Borders
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
ARPA: A 100% COBRA subsidy?!?
On March 11, 2021, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) H.R.1319. Under the latest stimulus legislation,...
Sarah Borders
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Mid-year election changes...don't require qualifying life events?
Today's video covers an IRS notice included in the recent Consolidated Appropriations detailing some changes to mid-year election change...
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