The Vita Blog

Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Limitations on FFCRA Paid Leave

San Francisco Enacts “Right to Rehire” Ordinance

401(k) Update: Q3 2020

Employee Benefits Security Administration FAQs Released

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of LGBTQ Employment Practices

COVID-19 Premium Rebates: What You Need to Know

New PCORI Fee Announced

2021 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits Announced

Leveraging Organizational Culture During COVID-19 [Podcast]

COVID-19 Employer Playbook Updates

401(k) Update: Q2 2020

Leveraging the Payroll Protection Program to Benefit Your Business

How the Family First Coronavirus Response Act Impacts Employers

Interaction of Group Health Plans and Medicare

CA SDI Waiting Period Waived for COVID-19 Exposure

Market Volatility Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

Employers' Medicare Part D 2020 Creditability Disclosure Due March 1

ACA Individual Mandate: State Status Updates

401(k) Update: Q1 2020

Changes to Domestic Partner Definition in California

ACA PCORI Fee Extended to 2029

Three ACA Taxes Repealed

SECURE Act Passes Congress

ACA Constitutionality Challenge Case Status

It's Time to Prep for Your 2020 ACA Reporting

IRS Announces Pre-Tax Contribution Limits for 2020

IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limits for 2020

DOL Proposes New Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbor for Retirement Plans

CA Law Requires Employers to Provide Notices to FSA Participants

401(k) Update: Q4 2019

CA Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirement Extended to 2021

Training Your Employees and Staying Compliant with ThinkHR [Video]

Preventive Care Expanded Under HDHPs

401(k) Update: Q3 2019

Some Clarity On Proposed Healthcare Regulations

Expanded HRA Offerings Coming in 2020

2020 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits Announced

LGBTQ-Inclusive Policies Benefit Employees and Business

6 Questions on Dependent Care Spending Accounts

401(k) Update: Q2 2019

Brace for Impact: ACA Held Unconstitutional by Federal Court

San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Reporting Due April 30

Shrinking Talent Pools Mean Shifting Hiring Strategies

Introducing Vita's New Look

Employers' Medicare Part D Creditability Disclosure Due March 1

401(k) Update: Q1 2019

Texas Court Ruling on Constitutionality of the ACA

San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Adjustments for 2019

IRS Delay in 6055 and 6056 Reporting for 2018

IRS Announces Pre-Tax Contribution Limits for 2019

Table I Reporting for Group Sponsored Life Insurance – 2018 Reminder

IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limits for 2019

New York Sexual-Harassment Prevention Mandates

New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law Required Employer Notification

401(k) Update - Fourth Quarter 2018

It's Time for the Medicare Part D Creditability Annual Employee Disclosure

IRS Begins to Issue ACA Penalty Letters

Destigmatizing the High Deductible Health Plan

Association Health Plans: What You Need to Know Now

401(k) Update - Third Quarter 2018

2019 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits Announced

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCORI) Fee Due By July 31, 2018

IRS Announces Relief to Taxpayers with Family HSAs

Another Step Toward Equal Pay

401(k) Update - Second Quarter 2018

Understanding Medicare Secondary Payer Rules

San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance: Are You in Compliance?

LOAs and the Employee Interactive Process

Cigna to Buy Express Scripts for $52 Billion

IRS Announces Family Contributions Changes for HSAs

Mental Health Considerations for the Workplace

Simplifying the “Simple Cafeteria Plan" for Small Businesses

Addressing Harassing Behavior in the Workplace

Know Your Language Requirements for Legal Notices

Managing Marijuana in the Workplace

Employers' Medicare Part D Creditability Disclosure is Due

Does Your Company Qualify for a New Paid Family Leave Tax Credit?

Will Your Job Descriptions Shield You in a Potential Wage Audit?

How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Impact Your Costs

Successfully Conducting an Internal Wage Audit

Can I Include “No Visa Sponsorship” in Job Postings?

Record Retention Best Practices for HR

Could New Wellness Program Rules Impact Your Company?

Congress Approves Delay of Cadillac Tax and Health Insurance Tax

Is It Time to Review Your Sexual Harassment Policies and Training?

Know Which Type of Leave of Absence (LOA) is Right for Your Employee

Which Health Care Delivery Model Should You Use?

New Federal Tax Credit for Employer-Provided Paid Family and Medical Leave

401(k) Newsletter - First Quarter 2018

Play or Pay Penalty Notices Are Coming

Navigating Out-of-Network Medical Claims

DOL Announces Annual Adjustments to Many Employee Benefit Plan Penalties

Expanding Internationally? Here's Your Initial Employee Benefits Checklist

Compliance Update: IRS Delays 6055 and 6056 Reporting for 2018

Tax Reform Legislation Alters Employee Benefits

Hey HR...Where Is My Medical ID Card?

Healthy Body, Happy Heart: Improving Your Heart Health

San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance and IRS Inflation Adjustments for 2018

Table I Reporting for Group Sponsored Life Insurance – 2017 Reminder

IRS Announces Pre-Tax Contribution Limits for 2018

IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limits for 2018

President Trump Ends ACA Cost Sharing Reductions

401(k) Newsletter - Fourth Quarter 2017

October 2017 Executive Order on Healthcare

IRS Releases Final Forms and Instructions for 2017 ACA Reporting

IRS Releases 2018 Affordability Rate

Medicare Part D Creditability Annual Disclosure Deadline Approaching

Facts About the Flu and How to Prevent It

Helping Employees Affected by Natural Disasters

Speaking Up or Speaking Out: A Review of Protected Concerted Activity

It's Time to Develop Your Open Enrollment Communication Strategy

Telecommuting Trends and Tactics

The New Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and You

Watch This: Managing Workplace Surveillance

Employment Verification: Pitfalls and Best Practices

Improve Your Posture to Prevent Pain

HR Requirements for Juggling Return to Work Laws

Keeping Mental Health Benefits and Document Requests in Compliance

Tai Chi: Modern Benefits of an Ancient Practice

Accommodating Service Dogs at Work

Conducting Better Performance Reviews: Try the Major League Baseball Method

Making a Healthy Home: Toss the Toxins

Key Compliance Considerations for Your Multi-State Employees

Outstanding Employee Satisfiers That Cost Little to Nothing

Top 7 Questions About Health Coverage for Domestic Partners

Delight Your Employees with a Solid Open Enrollment Communication Strategy

How Do Social Ties Affect Our Health?

Potent Plants: Partners in Health?

401(k) Newsletter - Third Quarter 2017

Under the Weather: The Current Status of Sick Leave Laws

IRS Announces HSA Limits for 2018

401(k) Newsletter - Second Quarter 2017

San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Annual Reporting

IRS Announcement on Health Coverage Reporting on Tax Return

Compliance Reminder: Medicare Part D Creditability Online Disclosure to CMS

Executive Order from President Trump on the ACA

DOL Announces Annual Adjustments to Various Employee Benefit Plan Penalties

Senate Budget Resolution

401(k) Newsletter - First Quarter 2017

DOL Launches Online Tool Highlighting Medical and Disability Leave Requirement

President Signs Legislation Authorizing Stand-Alone HRAs for Small Employers

Potential Impact of the 2016 Election on Healthcare

San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance and IRS Inflation Adjustments for 2017

Table I Reporting for Group Sponsored Life Insurance – 2016 Reminder

IRS Delay in 6055 and 6056 Reporting for 2017

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCORI) Fee Increase

Transitional Reinsurance Fee Deadline Reminder

401(k) Newsletter - Fourth Quarter

The Basics of a Midyear Benefits Enrollment

Medicare Part D Creditability Annual Disclosure Deadline Approaching

California Moves Forward with State Sponsored Retirement Plan

Ask Vita: What is the EEO-1 Report?

New DOL Overtime Rules Coming December 1, 2016

Should Benefits Be Offered to Variable Hour Employees?

Marketing Your Benefits During Open Enrollment

Crafting Compliant Job Descriptions Under the DOL

How to Avoid the ACA Minimum Essential Coverage Penalty

How to Manage Employment Eligibility and Worker Identity Issues

What the New DOL Compensation Standards Mean for Your Company

Your New Employee's Top Ten Benefits Questions

10 Fundamentals of a Sensational Wellness Program

How to Protect Your Workforce with Flu Shots

DOL Issues Interim Final ERISA Violations Penalties Rule

401(k) Newsletter - Third Quarter

Over 300 Professionals Attend 19th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium

2017 HSA Limits Announced

San Francisco Approves Fully Paid Leave for New Parents

401(k) Newsletter - Second Quarter

The 2016 Vita Excellence in Service Summit

HRAs, HSAs, and Health FSAs – What's the Difference?

California Employers Lead the Way with HSAs and HRAs

Top 10 Questions about the Minimum Value Penalty

Designing Your HRA or Flex Contributions to Meet Affordability Requirements

Compliance Reminder: Medicare Part D Creditability Online Disclosure to CMS

Minimum Value: HRA Contributions and Flex Credits

ACA Discrimination Regulations

IRS Issues Second Notice to Assist in Developing Cadillac Tax Regulations

Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies

Still Confused about PCORI Fee Details?

US Supreme Court Holds 401(k) Fiduciaries to a Higher Standard

IRS Announces HSA Limits for 2016

San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Annual Reporting

Employer Payment Plans and Cadillac Tax “Input”

6055 / 6056 Reporting Under The Affordable Care Act

Blue Shield and Sutter Health Sign New Two-Year Contract

Highlights of the Excise Tax (the "Cadillac Tax") on High-Cost Plans

California Implements New Sick Leave Law in 2015

Requirement to Obtain a Health Plan Identifier (HPID) Delayed

IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limits for 2015

Deadline Approaching for Larger Self-Funded Health Plans To Obtain a Health Plan Identifier Number

Medicare Part D Creditability Annual Disclosure to Employees