Recently, 24 state attorneys general submitted a letter strongly opposing President Joe Biden’s proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate among private employers. These states have threatened legal action should the mandate’s efforts move forward. Earlier in the month, Biden announced an upcoming mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. These businesses would need to require vaccinations [...]
On Thursday, Oct. 7, drug manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech said they have asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize their COVID-19 vaccine for use in children ages 5-11. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is currently the only vaccine fully approved for adults by the FDA. For children ages 12-15, it is approved under emergency [...]
HSA Limits for 2022 The following chart shows the health savings account (HSA) limits that will apply for 2022, along with the 2021 limits for comparison purposes. The IRS limits for HSA contributions increase for 2022. The out-of-pocket maximum limits for high deductible health plans (HDHPs) also increase for 2022. The minimum deductible limits for [...]
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President Joe Biden’s administration is blazing ahead with its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Federal workers and nursing home staff were recently ordered to get vaccinated as a condition of employment. Now, a similar mandate is being imposed on private employers with 100 or more employees. That’s right—applicable employers will soon need to require COVID-19 vaccinations among [...]
On Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, President Joe Biden made an appeal to private organizations about requiring COVID-19 vaccinations among their employees. Biden urged businesses to start mandating vaccinations now, ahead of the upcoming federal emergency temporary standard (ETS), which will compel them to do so. The yet-to-be-released ETS will apply to employers with 100 or [...]
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On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed executive orders requiring federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden also directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to draft a new emergency rule requiring all businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure all of their workers are either tested for [...]
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On Aug. 30, 2021, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-36 to index the contribution percentages in 2022 for determining affordability of an employer’s plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For plan years beginning in 2022, employer-sponsored coverage will be considered affordable if the employee’s required contribution for self-only coverage does not exceed: 9.61% of [...]
