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Special Enrollment Period Available Through 2017 As a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will make available a special enrollment period for all Medicare beneficiaries to enroll, dis-enroll, or switch Medicare health or prescription drug plans. In general, this special enrollment period is available to residents of Florida, […]

Final Form Instructions Not Yet Released The IRS has released the final Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C for calendar year 2017 reporting. Employers are required to report in early 2018 for calendar year 2017. 2017 Forms  The following forms are now available for calendar year 2017 reporting: Form 1094-B (transmittal) Form 1095-B Form 1094-C (transmittal) Form 1095-C […]

Agency Will Deny Petitions Not Approved Before October 1 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced it is no longer accepting petitions from U.S. employers seeking to hire temporary nonagricultural workers under the one-time increase to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 H-2B cap announced in July. Petitions submitted but not approved by USCIS before October […]

Rates Effective On or After October 1, 2017 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an annual notice that provides the 2017-2018 special per diem rates for taxpayers to use in substantiating the amount of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred while traveling away from home. The rates are effective for allowances paid to employees on […]

Payment Due November 15 for Contributing Entities Opting for Two-Part Contribution The second transitional reinsurance contribution payment for the 2016 benefit year is due by November 15, 2017, for issuers and certain self-insured group health plans (referred to as “contributing entities”) that did not previously pay the entire 2016 benefit year contribution in one payment. The contributions are […]

Applied Resource Insurance Solutions is happy to announce that we are moving our office! We are moving into a bigger location off Avenue Stanford here in Valencia! Please update your records with our new address: 25060 Ave Stanford, Suite 295 Valencia, CA 91355

Rate for Tipped Employees Rises to $7.25 Per Hour The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the minimum wage for workers performing work on or in connection with certain federal contracts will rise to $10.35 per hour ($7.25 per hour for covered tipped employees) beginning January 1, 2018. Background  Executive Order 13658 established a minimum wage requirement for […]

Premium Processing of Other Petitions to Resume as Workloads Permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2018 cap. The FY 2018 cap has been set at 65,000 visas. Premium processing has also resumed for the annual 20,000 additional petitions that are set aside […]

Applied Resource Insurance Solutions is happy to announce that we are moving our office! We are moving into a bigger location off Avenue Stanford here in Valencia! Please update your records with our new address: 25060 Ave Stanford, Suite 295 Valencia, CA 91355 Because of this move, our offices will be closed with little access […]

Certain Notices Must Be Distributed Around Open Enrollment A company’s open enrollment period can be a hectic time for management, HR, and employees alike. However, during the enrollment process, employers should remember their disclosure obligations. Below are five key notices that must be distributed to employees around the open enrollment period: Summary Plan Description (SPD): […]