EBIA Weekly Archives
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- What are the eligibility rules for rehired employees?
- From the June 17, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our 401(k) plan requires completion of one year of eligibility service with 1,000 hours of service before an employee is eligible to participate in the plan. The plan has quarterly entry dates after the service requirement is ...
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- OPM Final Regulations Extend Leave Benefits for Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
- From the June 17, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has finalized regulations that specifically name domestic partners in the definition of “family member” and “immediate relative” for purposes of sick, funeral, and certain other types of leaves for ...
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- IRS Reviews Tax Levy Rules for Retirement Plan Funds and Income
- From the June 17, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- In this Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) memorandum, the IRS advised its revenue officers on the proper form for serving a tax levy notice on a plan administrator of a retirement plan. As background, one of the exceptions to the anti-...
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- Agencies Issue Joint Regulations to Implement Grandfathered Plan Rules; Provide Important Clarifications Regarding Other Exceptions
- From the June 17, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS, DOL, and HHS have jointly issued interim final regulations addressing the grandfathered plan rule, which excuses compliance with certain health care reforms for group health plans and health insurance coverage that had at least one participant on March ...
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- Can an employee pay for COBRA coverage on a pre-tax basis through our cafeteria plan?
- From the June 10, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: One of our employees just lost her coverage under our major medical plan when she went from full-time to part-time. Can she pay her COBRA premiums on a pre-tax basis through our cafeteria plan? ANSWER: Yes, ...
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- DOL Issues Final Regulations on Timing and Order of Domestic Relations Orders
- From the June 10, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has finalized its regulations on domestic relations orders (DROs) that were issued as an interim rule in 2007 (see our Checkpoint Newsstand article). The regulations were required under the PPA to clarify certain issues relating to the timing ...
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- Presidential Memorandum and OPM Final Rule Extend Certain Benefits to Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
- From the June 10, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- In June 2009, the President instructed federal executive departments and agencies to identify which benefits offered to federal employees and their spouses and children could be provided (consistent with current federal law) to the same-sex domestic partners of federal ...
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- FAQs and Draft Application Forms for Retiree Reinsurance Program Posted on HHS Website
- From the June 10, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Recent health care reform legislation created a program for the reimbursement of participating plan sponsors who provide health coverage to early retirees (“early retiree reinsurance program”). Under that program, plan sponsors who have been certified by HHS may ...
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- How can I find benefits-related information on the IRS website?
- From the June 03, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I know the IRS has a lot of useful information on its website regarding employee benefits issues, but I have trouble quickly finding what I want. Do you have a list of pertinent IRS links that I could reference? ...
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- CMS Issues Alert on MSP Mandatory Reporting Requirements for HRA Coverage
- From the June 03, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has issued a two-page alert on reporting for HRAs under the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) mandatory reporting requirements. As background, “responsible reporting entities” (RREs) must provide information to CMS to identify situations in which group health ...
