Compliant with Alliant

Join us for a special edition of Compliant with Alliant where our Compliance and Pharmacy practices team up to share some thoughts about the class action complaint filed against Johnson & Johnson. We'll go over what to consider as you evaluate not just your pharmacy benefits, but your benefit plan as a whole.

This episode is brought to you by the letter G! Listen as our employee benefits compliance experts discuss a number of hot topics including gender affirming surgery, gene therapy drugs, and gag clause attestations. Also, stick around for a health and welfare plan litigation update.

Earlier this year, the Biden Administration announced the end of the National and Public Health Emergencies effective May 11, 2023. Each of these emergency declarations created significant relief in terms of plan coverage and deadline extensions. Join our compliance attorneys as they go over what this means for employer sponsored group health plans and how to prepare the plan, its service providers, and participants for this upcoming change.

This episode covers the new pharmacy and healthcare spending reporting requirements. Alliant's compliance experts discuss challenges to be aware of, employer action items, and Alliant support solutions.

This episode is all about broker/consultant disclosures! Join Alliant's compliance experts as they discuss these new requirements for ERISA covered group health plans and what Alliant is doing to comply and support your ERISA plan compliance.

Listen as Alliant's compliance experts go over how to avoid sneaky compliance pitfalls when designing a fertility benefit. Spoiler alert: It's really simple! Certain tax implications and what to look for in a vendor partner will also be discussed.

Join Alliant's compliance attorneys as they parse out compliance issues and best practices when engaging vendors for remote care and benefit plan supplements (telemedicine, concierge care, etc.).

Compliant with Alliant: What’s the Deal with DCAPs? Join our compliance attorneys as they parse out confusing issues with dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs) and what the new $10,500 exclusion limit means in conjunction with the Appropriations Act guidance on grace periods and carryovers.

Join Alliant's compliance experts for a discussion of the American Rescue Plan Act and provisions impacting employers and group health plans, specifically the 100% COBRA subsidy and new COBRA election opportunities, increase in the DCAP limit, and FFCRA tax credit extension.

Listen in as Alliant's employee benefits compliance consultants discuss the latest proposed rules around wellness plan incentives under the ADA and how your wellness plan may need to adjust when, and if, these regulations become final.

The Appropriations Act includes key group health plan transparency requirements and protections against surprise billing. Join Alliant's employee benefits compliance consultants to discuss these and other transparency requirements that directly impact group health plans as early as January 1, 2022.

Join Alliant's Compliance Consultants for a discussion of the Appropriations Act and its impact on health flexible spending accounts, mental health parity rules, and pharmacy benefit plans.

Join our on-staff attorneys for a practical discussion on how to handle the COVID-related insurance premium rebates or credits. Learn what rules apply and how this process various from the medical loss ratio (MLR) rules and rebates.

Employees returning to work after furlough or unpaid leave inevitably create benefit plan and leave administration challenges. Join Alliant's employee benefits attorneys for a discussion of the rules and how to administer them in a compliant fashion as you bring benefits eligible employees back to work.

Join Alliant Employee Benefits for a discussion on Return to Work Compliance Issues including employee testing, privacy issues, and employees reluctant to return to work. Learn why reimbursement of testing through the benefit plan can create compliance issues for your return to work approach.

Join Alliant's compliance team for a discussion about the tax credits available under the FFCRA & CARES Act. They review the process for claiming those credits for employers that provide paid sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and those keeping employees on payroll, even where operations have suspended or there’s a serious decline in gross receipts.

Join Alliant’s on-staff compliance attorneys for a review of the FFCRA regulations, as well as several clarifications and changes on key topics such as use of PTO, eligible employee, and small employer exemption.

Join our dynamic employee benefits attorneys as they tackle compliance issues with cost containment measures such as changing employer contributions to premium and account-based plans.

Join Kristine Blanco, Director of Employee Benefits Compliance and Diana Craig, an Alliant compliance attorney, as they discuss the CARES Act (stimulus package), important DOL guidance on the FMLA expansion and paid sick leave provisions.

Listen in as our on-staff compliance attorneys discuss the unfortunate new reality of furloughs as well as employment law issues, COBRA, WARN Act implications and more.

Listen in as two of our on-staff compliance consultants dive into the practical implications of the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCA). Gain answers to common and complex questions to the granular issues employers are now facing.

Learn Alliant's perspective on the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act and its impact on employers, issues related to benefits during layoffs or furloughs, and more.

Join our on-staff employee benefits attorneys for a look at Medicare Secondary Payer Rules. Learn which plans pay first, what an employer is prohibited from doing, and more during this informative episode.

An employee’s eligibility for Medicare can create a number of compliance issues. If you have a high population of Medicare-age employees or retirees, you’ll want to listen in.

Join our on-staff attorneys as they take a look at ERISA Plan Document Requirements and provide some best practices that you don't want to miss.

Controlled Group rules add another layer of complexity to employee benefits compliance. Learn why you need to know what they are, the numerous parties that need to weigh in, and much more.

Alliant's on-staff attorneys discuss the Administration's surprising new position on invalidating the entire ACA. Learn what's happening and what's anticipated.

Learn the latest developments on the Single Payer landscape and Individual Mandates by state.

Healthcare delivery models like telemedicine and concierge care make sense for employers, but come with compliance strings attached.

Newly proposed regulations allow employers to pay for employees' individual market coverage with HRAs. Gain a better understanding of the regulations and learn what provisions you'll need to pay close attention to.

In this episode of our Compliant with Alliant podcast series, our compliance attorneys discuss the impending Washington state mandate and revisit provisions for New York and California. They also review the key components of each state’s requirement and address common pain points for employers. For more information about Alliant's compliance services, visit us at alliantbenefits.com.

If your business is considering a reorganization or consolidation, catch this informative session with two of our employee benefits compliance attorneys on the benefit plan issues that you'll want to pay attention to.

Join the Alliant Employee Benefits Compliance team as they discuss a hot employee benefits topic, wellness plan designs in light of recent litigation. Learn what’s changed, what’s permissible, and what your organization may need to watch for.

Join our employee benefits compliance attorneys as they take employers into plan affordability under Pay or Play. Employers learn the new IRS affordability thresholds, what they mean for your benefits plans, along with affordability safe harbors and impacts to ACA reporting. Employers also walk away with practical approaches to their employee contribution structure.

In this episode, our Compliance Attorneys review what causes penalty assessments and what employers can do to avoid them. You’ll learn how the IRS is handling employer responses to penalty assessments, how to respond to an assessment, and what you can expect to see over the coming months.

Health Savings Accounts continue to increase in popularity, but compliance can be tricky. This Compliant with Alliant Podcast reviews best practices.