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New regulations on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

Effective January 18, 2013: New regulations on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts The Department of Labor has announced that new regulations addressing the Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under... Read More

January 17, 2013
5 min read

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), W-2 Reporting Requirements

Government Service Administrators (GSA) is taking a proactive approach in assisting our clients in achieving compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirements for 2012 Forms W-2... Read More

November 16, 2012
5 min read

IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limitations for 2013

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the annual Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) for retirement plans and related limitations for the 2013 tax year. Several of the following limits have changed... Read More

November 12, 2012
2 min read

Guidance for Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates and Service Contract Act (SCA) Compliance

Government Service Administrators (GSA) is taking a proactive approach in assisting our clients in achieving compliance with the final interim rule released by the Department of Health and Human Services... Read More

October 1, 2012
7 min read

2012 Service Contract Act Health & Welfare Fringe Benefit Changes

Effective June 17, 2012, the Health & Welfare Fringe Benefit Rate issued under the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) increased to $3.71 per hour, as posted on the Wage Determinations... Read More

July 11, 2012
3 min read

Health Plans Must Pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Fees Beginning Plan Year 2012

Health insurance carriers and sponsors of self-funded group health plans will soon be subject to an annual patient-centered research fee, according to Section 6301 of the Patient Protection and Affordable... Read More

May 10, 2012
6 min read

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates

A key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) stipulates that insurance carriers must spend a cetain percentage – 85% on large groups and 80% on small... Read More

April 30, 2012
3 min read

W-2 Health Care Cost of Coverage Reporting Requirements

Beginning in tax year 2012 – and reportable on W-2s issued in early 2013 – employers will be required to provide their employees with the total cost of their group... Read More

April 12, 2012
5 min read

New $2,500 Limit on FSA Contributions Beginning 2013

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), health care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) will have a newly-imposed $2,500 maximum contribution limit effective January 1, 2013. Maximum contribution limits... Read More

April 4, 2012
3 min read
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