On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring businesses with at least 100 employees to...
In Revenue Procedure 2021-36, the IRS decreased the affordability percentage from 9.83% to 9.61% for 2021. This percentage determines which applicable large employers may face penalties under §4980H(b...
The Biden administration vaccine mandate announcement is obviously big news, and employers have many questions about how this will work. However, the compliance and legal issues raised by this mandate...
MLR season is upon us once again. This year is shaping up to be another interesting year with higher than expected MLR rebates than have been typical over the last few years. We have a guide that ...
The Administration issued a proposed Rule that addresses disclosures of broker compensation and air ambulance fees. The Proposed Rule is related to the No Surprises Act.
Carriers that offer in...
Amwins Connect has created an all-in-one cheat sheet on the Play or Pay Employer Mandate for 2022. You can easily find information on the penalties for not offering insurance or not offering affor...
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), also called the “No Surprises Act” required all health insurance carriers and employers that offer group coverage to provide increased transparen...
The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SF HCSO) requires employers with San Francisco employees to meet specific healthcare expenditure-related obligations. The San Francisco Office of ...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2021-31 (the Notice) which includes significant guidance regarding the American Rescue Plan (ARP) COBRA subsidy. The Notice answers some of the out...
Amwins Connect has created an online resource on COBRA and Cal-COBRA premium subsidies under the American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021 (ARPA ). You can easily find answers to your questions with our c...
Many employers have recently received a Letter 226J from the IRS proposing that an employer shared responsibility payment (ESRP) is owed for the 2018 calendar year, which means the IRS has wrapped up ...
Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, taxpayers no longer have to increase their tax liability by their excess advance payments of the Premium Tax Credit for tax year 2020. A taxpayer's exce...