Comply on the Fly

S2-Ep36: FMLA & Serious Health Condition Definition

How do I know if an employee's situation qualifies as a serious health condition for FMLA purposes?
This Comply on the Fly dives into how FMLA defines a serious health condition to help employers understand when their employees qualify for leave.
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep35: COVID-19 Coverage & HDHPs

Can I continue to offer COVID-19 testing and treatment under my HSA, or Health Savings Account compatible high deductible health plan, or HDHP, now that the national emergency and public health emergency is over?
This Comply on the Fly episode covers guidance issued recently by the IRS in Notice 2023-37, which modifies how COVID-19 testing and treatment coverage works in regard to High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) deductibles.
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep34: Special Enrollment Options

I'm an employer that offers health benefit plan options. An employee would like to add his dependent child to the plan mid-year due to a loss of coverage under the spouse's plan. The employee is currently enrolled in our high deductible health plan option, but would like to switch to the HMO copay option when he enrolls his dependent. Is the employee allowed to switch plan options midyear due to the qualifying event? 
This Comply on the Fly answers an employer's question about coverage changes during a special enrollment event, as required under HIPAA.
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep33: ACA Lookback Measurement Method - Refresher Episode

How do I determine if an employee is full-time for ACA purposes? 
This episode of Comply on the Fly covers the look back measurement method in determining the number full time and full time equivalent employees for ACA compliance purposes.
(Season 1 - Episode 33 provides an overview of the monthly measurement method.)
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep32: 2023 PCORI Fees

What is the PCORI fee for this year and how do I pay it? 
This episode of Comply on the Fly covers the 2023 PCORI fees. These fees are paid annually and are due by July 31st, so it is a perfect time to discuss how the fees apply and where to pay them. 
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep31: 2024 HSA Limits for High Deductible Health Plans

Have the 2024 HSA or health savings account limits been released yet? 
This episode of Comply on the Fly details the new released 2024 single and non-single HSA and high deductible health plan limits.
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep30: ACA Temps & Interns Refresher

How do I handle temporary employees or interns for Affordable Care Act (ACA) purposes? 
Just in time for the summer months, this refresher episode of Comply on the Fly reminds large employers of how to remain compliant with their ACA shared responsibility provisions around seasonal employees & interns. 
Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. 
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Please note: This podcast and the contents herein do not constitute legal advice. Seek the advice of counsel for any benefit compliance related implementation guidance or strategy.

S2-Ep29: HSA Contribution Changes

If I allow my employees to contribute to their own HSA health savings accounts, do I have to let them change the amount they wish to contribute throughout the year? 
This episode of Comply on the Fly includes the newly released HSA contribution limits, and covers a Section 125 qualifying event that allows for employees to make HSA contribution changes in the middle of a plan year.
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep28: Non-FMLA Leave of Absence

I have an employee who has only been with us for six months and needs leave for a surgery. Can I keep this person on the benefits? 
This episode of Comply on the Fly covers how to handle a leave of absence for an employee who does not meet the eligibility requirements for FMLA.
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!

S2-Ep27: End of PHE and Notice Requirements

Do I have any notice obligations in relation to the end of the National Emergency or Public Health Emergency as it relates to COVID? 
This episode of Comply on the Fly covers employer obligations around notice requirements associated with the end of the COVID National and Public Health Emergency (PHE).
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Turn to M3 and Karen B. (Breitnauer) for quick and timely answers to the most common employee benefits compliance questions. Season 2 of Comply on the Fly focuses on actual client questions, so send your compliance question to AskKarenB@m3ins.com and we'll do our best to cover it in an upcoming episode!