Congress Kicks the Can Down the Road Again – Cadillac Tax On High Cost Employer Health Coverage Delayed to 2022

Posted on: February 21, 2018 By:

Section 4980I, which was added to the Internal Revenue Code by the Affordable Care Act, was originally supposed to take effect in 2018.  This tax is commonly called the “Cadillac tax” because it imposes a 40% excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health coverage.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into law on December 18, 2015, delayed the effective date of the Cadillac tax to 2020.  And now, in the federal spending bill that was signed into law on January 22, 2018, Congress has again kicked the can down the road with another two-year delay to 2022.  This is welcome news for most employers.  Read More ›

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Update – A Rule Deferred: Department of Labor Delays Implementation of Fiduciary Rule

Posted on: March 16, 2017 By:

As we previously reported in our February 16, 2017 blog post, “A Rule Deferred: Department of Labor Delays Implementation of Fiduciary Rule,” the DOL anticipated delaying the effective date of the fiduciary rule by 180 days.  However, on March 1, 2017, the DOL proposed to delay the fiduciary rule by 60 days, citing the potentially high costs of further delay.

The fiduciary rule was originally scheduled to become effective April 10, 2017. The new proposal would delay the rule’s applicability until June 9, 2017.

The DOL will accept public comments on the proposal to extend the applicability date for a period of 15 days, through March 17, 2017. Read More ›

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