Santa Barbara, CA
Employee benefits Lawyer at Santa Barbara, CA
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor
On December 28, 2015, the IRS gave Applicable Large Employers (“ALEs”) a last-minute extension of their 2015 ACA reporting deadlines via Notice 2016-4. The original and new, extended deadlines, which...
See Full GuideOn February 18, 2015 the IRS issued Notice 2015-17 which provides limited transition relief from $100 per day, per employee excise taxes under Internal Revenue Code § 4980D that otherwise would apply...
See Full GuideAs 2014 came to a close, the federal agencies charged with ACA implementation (the Treasury, Labor & Health and Human Services Departments) published proposed regulations governing the contents and de...
See Full GuideAs we posted a few days ago, some uncertainty remains for California employers regarding eligibility waiting period limits for “late renewal” insured group health plans that follow, most commonly, a D...
See Full GuideRecently enacted California Senate Bill 1034 prohibits California insurers and HMOs from imposing any waiting or affiliation period on group health coverage, other than that imposed by the employer sp...
See Full GuideEditor’s Note: Governor Brown signed SB 1034 into law on August 15, 2014. California Senate Bill 1034, which will remove the 60-day limit on eligibility waiting periods under California insurance an...
See Full GuideIn ACA Frequently Asked Questions Part XIX, issued on May 2, 2014, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (Departments) have extended transition relief with regard to Summari...
See Full GuideMost readers of this blog are aware that that the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department postponed the compliance deadline under the ACA’s employer shared responsibility rules from January 1...
See Full GuideCalifornia Senate Bill 1034 sponsored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) would repeal language in the Health & Safety and Insurance Code that currently limits waiting periods under small and large gro...
See Full GuideAugust 30, 2013 On August 29, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (Service or IRS) issued guidance on how same-sex spouses will be treated for Federal tax purposes, in the wake of the Supreme Courts r...
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