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Enhance Your Employee Benefits Package By Adding a Consumer Driven Account (CDA) by BASIC
DATE: Wed, Nov 02, 2022
TIME: 2:00pm EDT to 2:45 pm EDT
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Proposed Federal Paid Leave – American Families Plan
President Biden's American Family Plan would offer 12 weeks of…
DOL Revisits Overtime Rule in Proposal
On March 7, the Department of Labor released a proposed rule…
The FMLA assistance with the Ease you’ve been waiting for...
The ever-changing leave management landscape is proving to be…
FSA: Flexible Spending Accounts – What employers need to know
What is an FSA?
A flexible spending account (FSA) is an employer…
Have You Heard about BASIC’s Free Webinars?
It’s true, some of the best things in life are free. Here at…
New Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act
On September 5th,
2018 the Michigan Legislature adopted the…
Volunteer Time Off: A New Type of PTO
Volunteer time off is when an employer provides employees with…
HR Highlights of 2018
January:
With one year until the current wellness regulations…
Cafeteria Plan Election Changes
The New Year is here! That means calendar-year cafeteria plans…
IRS Issues a New Form W-4
There was much discussion about a completely new Form W-4 in…
An Overview of Wage Garnishments
A wage garnishment is a legal process that requires an employer…
The 2018 Tax Wrap-Up
The tax reform passed at the end of 2017 runs to about 70,000…
Qualified Small Employer HRAs Are Our Specialty
Since the long awaited passing of the 21st Century Cures Act…
IRS Releases New Cost-of-Living Adjusted Limits and PCORI Fees for 2019
Most people are aware that there are annual increases in Social…
ACA & the IRS – Pay or Play Penalties are here and most likely to stay.
The IRS is issuing ACA proposed Penalty Notices to employers.…
New AZ miniCOBRA
Starting January 1st, 2019, small employers in Arizona offering…
The IRS has just extended the ACA Form 1095 Deadline
Deadline for Furnishing Employee Statements Extended from
January…
Benefit Plan Limits Announced for 2019
The Internal Revenue Service announced in Revenue Procedure 2018-57…
IRS Updates PCORI Fee
In Notice 2018-85, the IRS that the adjusted applicable amount…
Investigating the Advantages of Outsourcing Payroll
As fulfilled and engaged as your employees may be with their…
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