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- When COBRA coverage ends early, can the HIPAA certificate be sent with the COBRA termination notice?
- From the November 19, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We would like to provide the notice of termination of COBRA coverage together with the HIPAA certificate of creditable coverage. Is this permissible and, if so, are there any differences between the delivery requirements for COBRA notices of termination ...
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- Insurer's Untimely Claim Denial Leads to Loss of Deferential Review
- From the November 19, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The participant in this case sued the insurer of his employer-sponsored accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) plan after it denied benefits. The participant argued that the trial court should apply the nondeferential, de novo standard of review ...
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- DOL Announces Withdrawal of Final Investment Advice Regulations
- From the November 19, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has announced the withdrawal of its final regulations regarding investment advice for participants and beneficiaries of individual account plans (including 401(k) plans). The regulations, originally scheduled to be effective March 23, 2009, were intended to implement the ...
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- Attorney's Letter Stating "Intention to Appeal" Was Not an Appeal
- From the November 19, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The participant receiving long-term disability benefits in this case was notified by the insurer for her employer’s plan that benefits would be terminated because she was no longer disabled and that she had 180 days to appeal. ...
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- Will employees be taxed on our company's new wellness incentive?
- From the November 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: In 2010, our company will be offering a series of “healthy lifestyle” information sessions as part of its wellness program. Each employee who attends every session in the series will pay $250 less in 2011 for his ...
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- ERISA TPA That Is Not a Fiduciary Must Face State-Law Breach of Contract Claims by Plan Sponsor
- From the November 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The employer in this case sued the former TPA of its two self-insured medical plans for claims processing errors that allegedly created millions of dollars in additional costs for the plans. Asking the court to enter judgment in its ...
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- EFAST2 PIN for Form 5500 Electronic Filing Is Plan Administrator's Signature and Must Not Be Shared
- From the November 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- A new question has been added to the DOL’s webpage of FAQs on EFAST2, the all-electronic filing system for Form 5500 filings beginning with 2009 plan years. (For information about other topics addressed in the previous EFAST2 ...
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- IRS Explains How COBRA Premium Subsidy Is Reimbursed When Subsidy Exceeds the Employer's Payroll Tax Liability
- From the November 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), assistance eligible individuals pay a reduced COBRA premium equal to 35% of a plan’s COBRA premium. For COBRA coverage provided under federal law, the employer pays the other ...
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- IRS Releases 2009 Version of Form 2106 for Employees to Report Deductible Business Expenses
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the 2009 version of Form 2106 (Employee Business Expenses). This form must be attached to the Form 1040 of employees claiming a business expense deduction in three situations: (1) the expenses were for work-related travel, ...
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- Do the MSP mandatory reporting rules require that HICNs or SSNs be provided to CMS?
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’ve heard that the Medicare Secondary Payer mandatory reporting rules require that health insurance claim numbers or Social Security numbers be provided to CMS. In the past, it has been difficult to obtain those numbers for our ...
