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- IRS and Treasury Officials Provide Informal Views on COBRA Premium Subsidy Issues
- From the September 24, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 2009 Q&A session with IRS and Treasury officials. Highlights include unofficial, nonbinding remarks about two COBRA premium subsidy issues. (For more ...
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- IRS and Treasury Officials Provide Unofficial Views on Imputing Income for Health Coverage and More
- From the September 24, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 2009 Q&A session with IRS and Treasury officials. Highlights include unofficial, nonbinding remarks about the following topics covered by our Cafeteria ...
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- IRS Announces Retirement Plans Navigator Website for Small Businesses
- From the September 17, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has announced a new website to encourage small businesses to establish retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, for their employees. The website, called the IRS Retirement Plans Navigator, is designed to help employers choose the right retirement plan ...
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- Are our benefit plans affected by state laws recognizing same-sex marriage?
- From the September 17, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I’ve been reading about all the states that have recently recognized same-sex marriage or given spousal equivalent status to registered domestic partners. Our company has locations in some of those states. We already provide health benefits ...
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- OPM Proposes Long-Term Care and Leave Benefits for Domestic Partners of Federal Employees
- From the September 17, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- In June 2009, President Obama directed that benefits for federal employees be expanded to include same-sex domestic partners to the extent consistent with federal law. The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has now issued proposed regulations that would (...
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- SPD and Denial Letters Adequately Disclosed One-Year Limitations Period
- From the September 17, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The employee in this case sued her employer’s self-funded short-term disability plan after her claim for benefits was denied. Her lawsuit was dismissed, however, because it was filed 20 days after the plan’s one-...
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- CMS Proposes Changes in Disclosure to CMS Form Instructions and Revises Guidance on Disclosure to Part D Eligible Individuals
- From the September 17, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Most entities that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals must disclose to CMS (using a web-based Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS Form) whether that coverage is creditable coverage. CMS has proposed changes to the Form ...
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- Tax Court Rules That Amounts Paid for Prostitutes, Pornography, Sex Therapy Books, and Magazines Are Not Medical Care Expenses
- From the September 17, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The issue in this case was whether a tax attorney could deduct as medical expenses on his federal income tax returns amounts paid for prostitutes, pornography, books and magazines on sex therapy, and videos. The attorney did not visit the ...
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- Can we withdraw an offer of COBRA?
- From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We incorrectly offered a former employee COBRA coverage. Can we withdraw the offer now that he has elected and is receiving COBRA? ANSWER: It depends. Before attempting to withdraw COBRA coverage that should not have been offered, you should ...
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- DOL Approves Use of a Summary Prospectus to Comply With ERISA Section 404(c)
- From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- In this Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB), the DOL concludes that a mutual fund “Summary Prospectus” could be used to comply with the requirement in the ERISA 404(c) regulations that a plan fiduciary provide a prospectus to a ...
