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Date	Topic
05/24/2013	IRS issues guidance on how wellness incentives affect affordability and minimum value
05/21/2013	FAQs address annual limit waivers, provider nondiscrimination, clinical trials, and transparency in coverage reporting
05/20/2013	New York City passes paid sick leave bill
05/16/2013	IRS spotlights problematic compensation practices at colleges and universities
05/10/2013	DOL moves closer to lifetime income disclosure rules for defined contribution plans
05/10/2013	Departments issue updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage template and extend enforcement relief
05/09/2013	DOL issues eagerly anticipated guidance on Marketplace Notice requirement
05/09/2013	Supreme Court decision demonstrates need for clear plan documents
05/06/2013	2014 HSA/HDHP limits announced
05/02/2013	New York postpones caps on executive compensation and administrative expenses for state contractors
04/26/2013	Anti-cutback relief for certain Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) with publicly traded stock
04/26/2013	Temporary exemption from certain ACA provisions granted to insured expatriate plans
04/25/2013	Revised Form I-9 must be used beginning May 7
04/25/2013	FYI Roundup: Retirement plans Spring recap
04/23/2013	CMS publishes dates for termination of ERRP processes
04/19/2013	IRS proposes regulations on compensation deduction for health insurance providers
04/16/2013	New York City bans discrimination against the unemployed
04/09/2013	CMS releases 2014 Medicare Part D benefit parameters
04/09/2013	Guidance issued on waiting periods and certificates of creditable coverage
04/05/2013	PBGC reproposes reportable event rules
04/03/2013	IRS launches 403(b) opinion and advisory letter program
04/02/2013	OSHA regulations protect whistleblowers under the Affordable Care Act
03/29/2013	Final FMLA regulations take effect
03/29/2013	USCIS Revises Form I-9
03/22/2013	Monitoring service provider compensation is continued focus of audits and litigation
03/21/2013	Massachusetts health reform mandate and penalties to continue into 2014
03/18/2013	California pregnancy disability leave regulation changes and clarifications
03/15/2013	Additional guidance on preventive care requirements released
03/13/2013	Proposed regulations address contraceptive coverage mandate and religious organizations
03/11/2013	Instructions released for annual funding notice MAP-21 disclosures
03/08/2013	The wait is over...HHS releases final omnibus HIPAA privacy and security regulations
02/27/2013	Final guidance issued on essential health benefits and cost-sharing requirements
02/21/2013	ACA FAQs address HRAs, hospital indemnity plans, and PCORI fee
02/12/2013	2013 pension plan funding stabilization rates released
02/08/2013	FYI Roundup: Health and welfare benefits – a look back at 2012
02/01/2013	Deadline to submit creditable coverage disclosures to CMS is March 1
01/31/2013	HHS releases new guidance on use of ERRP reimbursements and correction of data inaccuracies
01/31/2013	IRS updates EPCRS plan correction program
01/30/2013	Guidance issued on employer shared responsibility requirements
01/29/2013	Puerto Rico retirement plans: Puerto Rico Treasury extends deadlines — but US transfer extension expires
01/25/2013	Agencies issue FAQs addressing Exchange Notice, HRAs, and PCORI fees
01/24/2013	US Supreme Court may review rule on excluding SUB payments from FICA
01/23/2013	IRS issues final regulations on PCORI fees
01/21/2013	Final HIPAA privacy and security regulations released
01/17/2013	Proposed rules address increased Medicare and investment taxes on high-income individuals
01/17/2013	IRS releases 2013 transportation and adoption benefit limits and guidance on retroactive increase to transit benefits
01/15/2013	California inches toward mandatory automatic IRAs
01/10/2013	HHS issues guidance on essential health benefits and actuarial value
01/07/2013	Puerto Rico Treasury announces key benefit plan limits for 2013

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