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An Employer’s Return to Work Toolkit: The “New Normal” After COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 on workplaces has been far-reaching. Employers need to prepare for the "new normal" once such orders are lifted and the country begins to reopen. We at Woodruff Sawyer have put together this toolkit that will help employers build their own action plan for employees to return to work.

Andrea Pappas

Compliance Alert: IRS Releases PCORI Fee For Plan Years Ending Before October 1, 2021

The IRS has recently set the applicable PCORI fee for plan years ending between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021.

WFH to WFA: Sustaining Remote Employee Wellness in 2021

Work From Home (WFH) and Work From Anywhere (WFA) are proving beneficial and will continue into 2021. Read more about how to promote wellness in 2021.

Managing Employee Financial Wellness Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

The pandemic has affected employees' lives on many levels, including their financial wellness. Are they living on the edge of financial ruin or have they made changes to lessen the potential impact? We found that employees are rapidly reconfiguring their lives to cope with new financial realities, and employers are in a unique position to help them.

Compliance Alert: IRS Maintains Health FSA Contribution Limit for 2021, Adjusts Other Benefit Limits

The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-45, which maintains the 2020 health FSA salary reduction contribution limit of $2,750 for plan years beginning in 2021. Read more about this, as well as other reminders and adjustments related to commuter benefits, adoption assistance, QSEHRA, and ACA reporting penalties.

Keeping Employees Engaged, Productive, and Healthy During COVID-19

How Woodruff Sawyer embraced COVID-19 challenges and developed new programs and benefits to keep employees focused, productive, and healthy.

Compliance Alert: IRS Extends Deadline for Furnishing Form 1095-C to Employees, Extends Good-Faith Transition Relief for the Final Time

The IRS has extended the deadline for furnishing 2020 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals. The Notice also provides penalty relief for good-faith reporting errors and suspends the requirement to issue Form 1095-B to individuals, under certain conditions.

Five Innovative Benefit Offerings for Today’s Workplace: Accelerate Webinar Recap

In our recent webinar, Accelerate: Emerging Solutions for the Future Workplace, five leaders pitched their innovative benefit offerings, VC style. Find out who won the coveted "best overall benefit" award.

Understanding Benefits Claims Costs for 2020

Woodruff Sawyer's Ryan Meissner sheds light on how employers can predict claims costs, claims impact on renewals, employer strategies, and more.

Compliance Alert: Department of Labor Issues Updated FFCRA Regulations In Light Of Recent Federal Court Decision

The Department of Labor ("DOL") has released a temporary rule updating certain FFCRA regulations in response to a recent federal District Court decision which found four portions of the initial regulations invalid.

Compliance Alert: President Trump Issues Executive Orders Intending to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs

President Trump issued several Executive Orders intending to lower prescription drug costs.

The Rising Concern of Children’s Mental Health Amidst COVID-19

To help families during COVID-19, we've put together resources, advice, and strategies for helping kids cope with depression and anxiety.

Compliance Alert: IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2021

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2021 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility provisions and premium tax credit program.