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BenefitsLink Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter
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[Guidance Overview]
Paid Sick Leave Mandated for Many Employers in Philadelphia
"The [new sick leave ordinance] applies to the following group of employers: (1) The City of Philadelphia, including all its agencies, departments, and offices; (2) For-profit Service Contractors . . . ."
(Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
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[Guidance Overview]
Health Care Reform and W-2 Reporting: IRS Provides Details
"The IRS emphasizes that what must be reported includes both employer and employee contributions, including for example, employer and employee portions of major medical insurance premiums."
(Ceridian Corporation)
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[Guidance Overview]
IRS's New Guidance on ACOs for Tax-Exempt Organizations
"This [IRS] Fact Sheet confirms the IRS' current attitude towards participation in new CMS programs: if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us, as long as you meet all the usual requirements for tax-exempt entities as well."
(SNR Denton)
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Supreme Court Health Law Ruling Could Be Pivotal Political Issue
"If the Supreme Court next year gets rid of the health reform law's requirement to buy insurance, Republicans could gain momentum to get rid of the rest of the law . . . . But Democrats and supporters of the law also see a silver lining: If the least popular part of the law goes away, they think what's left could become stronger and more popular with the public."
(POLITICO LLC)
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Disability Insurance Plan Claims: Red Tape and Paperwork Major Hurdles
"It's important to understand that disability insurers do approve the majority of claims they receive, says Whit Cornman, a spokesperson for the American Council of Life Insurers. 'A 2010 industry study, conducted by Gen Re and representing the majority of group disability carriers, indicated that 75.9% of submitted long-term disability claims were approved,' he says."
(NYDailyNews.com.)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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[Guidance Overview]
Executive Remuneration Perspective: Global Perspective on Say on Pay
"With say-on-pay requirements now applicable to most US public companies, this Perspective includes a look at shareholder vote results in the US and elsewhere, and how say-on-pay laws differ across jurisdictions. It also provides explicit recommendations to improve chances of favorable say-on-pay outcomes."
(Mercer LLC)
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Employee Ownership Update for November 1, 2011
NCEO Executive Director Loren Rodgers discusses the NCEO's new survey of equity compensation in private companies, Mitt Romney and ESOPs, new research on ESOP trends, and more.
(National Center for Employee Ownership)
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Press Releases
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