FOCUS on Benefits Archive - 2008

March 2008

  • California: Retiree Healthcare Crisis
  • Oregon's Domestic Partnership On Hold
  • Dol Releases Ebsa Enforcement Results For Fiscal Year 2007
  • Nonprofit Hospital's Plan Is Not Erisa Exempt
  • Obesity: Generating Heavy Costs
  • Health Insurance Subsidies For Small Employers
  • Medicare Drug Benefit Fueling Healthcare Spending Increase
  • Insurance Carriers And Cobra Obligations
  • Older Workers Working Longer
  • Since You Asked: Can Fsas Pay For Medical Tourism?

February 2008

  • EEOC Releases Final Regulations on Retiree Health
  • State of the States: Selected Updates
  • Uncertain Future: San Francisco's Mandated Coverage Ordinance
  • IRS Sets 2008 Standard Mileage Rates: Rate for Business 50.5 Cents/Mile
  • Misclassified Workers to File New Social Security Tax Form
  • Workplace Blogging: Blessing or Burden?
  • Spotlight On: ERISA and "Payroll Practices"

January 2008

  • Form 5500 - California Wildfires Lead to Deadline Extension
  • Further Changes Are Coming
  • Medicare Eligibility and Benefits: What Should Employers Do?
  • States' Rights: More States Enacting Cafeteria Plan Requirements
  • Opt-Out Reminder to Eligible Government Entities
  • TRICARE: New Requirements Go into Effect January 1, 2008
  • FMLA Enforcement
  • Spotlight On . . . High Cost of Maternity in a High-Deductible Health Plan

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