Thelma Ofori
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Effective January 1, 2015, group health plans and insurers are no longer required to issue a certificate of creditable coverage (“HIPAA Certificate”) to individuals who lost group health plan coverage. (See final regulations here). As a reminder, HIPAA Certificates were used by individuals to prove that they had continuous health coverage under a prior health … Continue Reading
Continuing its implementation of the United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2013-61, which provides guidance for employers to make claims for refunds or adjustments of overpayments of Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and Federal income tax withholding (employment taxes) for 2013 and prior years … Continue Reading
As we await the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Windsor, which may come as early as this week, many employers are considering the potential impact that the decision may have on the health benefits that they provide to their employees, regardless of whether they currently offer health benefits to their employees’ … Continue Reading
HIPAA Certificates Are No Longer Required As of January 1, 2015
By Roberta Chevlowe and Thelma Ofori on Posted in Affordable Care Act
Additional Post-Windsor Guidance – IRS Releases Optional Streamlined Procedures for Employers to Make Claims for Refunds or Adjustment of Overpaid Employment Taxes on the Value of Benefits Provided to Employees’ Same-Sex Spouses
By Tzvia Feiertag, Thelma Ofori and Abraham Gutwein on Posted in Defense of Marriage Act, IRS, Same-Sex Marriage
Health Benefits Provided to Same-Sex Spouses
By Thelma Ofori and Roberta Chevlowe on Posted in Defense of Marriage Act, Domestic Partners, Same-Sex Marriage
