http://4peobenefit.com Serving Employee Benefit Practitioners in the PEO Field Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:04:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Technorati Tags: HIPAA,HITECH,Business Associate Agreements,Adult Children Premium   Time and Date Friday, March, 5; Seminar Length (1.5 hours) 10.00 AM Central Standard Time, 11.00 AM Eastern Standard Time, 9.00 AM Mountain Time, or 8.00 AM Pacific Standard Time. Adult Child Premiums (40 Minutes) ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=126 Technorati Tags: health care reform bill,obama,president obama,heatlh reform By Ric Joyner, MBA, CEBS, CFCI Nancy Pelosi and the White House are now saying that a new bill is going to be offered by President Obama  on Wed. This is said to attempt to cover 30,000,000 million more people ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=125 Technorati Tags: ARRA,COBRA Subsidy,COBRA,Employers From the KS Health and Welfare Team: On February 25, the House approved a bill that would extend unemployment benefits, the COBRA subsidy and certain other expiring programs.  This bill extends the COBRA subsidy by one month - until March 31, 2010.  It also ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=124 Technorati Tags: Adult Children Premium,taxes,state taxes,employee benefits,employers,IRS Time and Date Thursday, February 25 Seminar Length 1.5 hours 10.00 AM Central Standard Time, 11.00 AM Eastern Standard Time, 9.00 AM Mountain Time, or , 8.00 AM Pacific Standard Time. 40 minutes Adult Child Premiums Many states ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=123 Technorati Tags: health insurance companies,health insurance,rates,raising cost,obama Rate hikes on health insurance prompt more criticism from Obama administration By Amy Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, February 18, 2010; 7:27 AM The Obama administration plans to step up its ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=122 Technorati Tags: sex change operation,tax,taxes,tax deductible,heatlh reform,IRS,Treasury By Ric Joyner, MBA, CEBS, GBA, CFCI Harry Beker Chief, Health & welfare Branch Office of the Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) confirmed today that sex change operations are considered qualified expenses for section 213d and ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=121 Technorati Tags: health care reform bill,insurance reform,nancy pelosi,senate,house By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 21, 2010; 12:05 PM House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the Senate will have to amend its version of ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=120 Technorati Tags: cobra,arra,dol,department of labor Via DOL News The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration COBRA page was updated to add a link to a compliance webcast on the COBRA premium reduction extension provisions being held on January 22 at 1 pm EST. To register, go to ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=119 sent via IRS News Technorati Tags: cobra,arra,IRS,taxes,news,employee benefits WASHINGTON — Workers who lose their jobs during January and February may qualify for a 65-percent subsidy on their COBRA health insurance premiums, and these newly-eligible individuals, along with those already receiving the subsidy, can now receive it for up ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=118 Technorati Tags: heatlh reform,health care reform bill,Mass vote,Scott brown,Martha Coakley By Ric Joyner, CEBS Many of you have watched the race in Mass which is Ted Kennedy’s old seat. Mass is a heavily democratic state. Although this is also a large registered independent state. (see insert below) ... http://4peobenefit.com/?p=117