"Employers must notify current and new employees of the 2023 updates to contribution rates and weekly benefit amounts under the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Law. The Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has published an updated poster and updated template notice forms that employers can use."   MORE >>

"Some employers incorrectly believe that employees have 30 or 31 days after the start of the plan year to change their elections. This is not the case.... IRS officials have in the past reportedly commented informally that an election may be corrected but only if there is clear and convincing evidence that a mistake has been made ... In addition, IRS officials have reportedly said informally that an employer administration or clerical mistake in recording an election can be undone, again only if there is clear and convincing evidence that it was an employer error."   MORE >>

"Initially in issuing Notice 2022-41, the IRS seemed to believe mid-year election changes would only be relevant for non-calendar year plans because affected families covered by calendar year plans would be able to make the relevant elections during the plan's normal open enrollment period. In publishing the Notice, however, the IRS has made subtle changes to its language indicating that the provision allowing mid-year changes is applicable to calendar year plans as well."   MORE >>

"There is strong evidence that the ACA 'family glitch' reduces the likelihood that partners are covered by non-group coverage, especially among families with children. Women whose partner has group coverage are 2-3 times more likely to be uninsured than have non-group coverage.... Mothers are increasingly likely to be the provider of group coverage for the whole family and are replacing fathers as the providers of family coverage."   MORE >>

"What can employers learn from this case? First, monitor your TPAs. Make sure that the communications they are sending to your employees are comprehensible, and that any instructions are clear, easy to follow, and consistent with your policies and actual practices.... Second, don't be afraid to question or even overrule your TPAs.... Third, beware of being too rigid about FMLA intermittent leave." [ Render v. FCA US, LLC , No. 21-2851 (6th Cir. Nov. 16, 2022)]   MORE >>

"[In] 2022, 75% of large employers are offering access to lower- or no-cost mental health support through their telemental health provider and 33% are offering lower cost counseling services at the worksite ... Without an extension of current flexibility, employers would be required to charge employees more to access this care, creating another barrier to treatment."   MORE >>

"This FLSA definition also applies to the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.... For retirement plans and other employee benefit plans covered by ERISA Title I, ... the practical definition ... has been determined by the courts. Still, courts may rely on well-reasoned and highly vetted regulations, such as the new proposed FLSA rule, to inform their analyses when crafting common law rulings."   MORE >>

"This [list] describes annual cost-of-living increases ... [and includes] a summary table of penalties, percentages, and premiums under the employer shared responsibility requirements of Code Section 4980H."   MORE >>

12 presentation slides. "A plurality of voters (45%) trust employers the most to provide affordable, high-quality health insurance coverage, a rise from 39% in 2020. Further, a plurality of voters (46%) trust employers the most to help achieve a secure retirement.... A majority of voters (51%) trust their employer the most to ensure they have an adequate amount of paid leave from work, rather than federal or state government ... A majority of voters (53%) continue to believe standards for employer benefits should be set at the federal level, although there is some downward trend from 2018."   MORE >>