by Todd | Mar 22, 2010
Last night the House of Representatives voted and approved the health care reform legislation presented by the Senate. They also voted and passed a series of proposed changes to the Senate bill. Now the bill goes back to the Senate for approval of those changes. Once...
by Todd | Mar 12, 2010
The Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (the Act) was signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. The Act extends the COBRA subsidy eligibility period originally introduced under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), as amended by...
by Todd | Feb 22, 2010
On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111-3). CHIPRA includes a requirement that the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services develop a model notice for...
by Todd | Feb 13, 2010
Each year the plan contribution limits change for qualified plans, so here are the new amounts for 2010: 2010 401(k) limits: 401k Elective Deferrals: $16,500 Catch-up Contribution Limit: $5,500 Annual Compensation Limit: $245,000 Highly Compensated Employees: $110,000...
by Todd | Jan 28, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule to protect employee contributions deposited to retirement and health plans with fewer than 100 participants by providing a safe harbor period of seven business days following receipt or withholding by...
by Todd | Dec 30, 2009
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the federal government pays 65 percent of COBRA premiums for up to 9 months for Assistance Eligible Individuals who were involuntarily terminated between September 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009. An...
