The 2019 legislative session recently convened on January 16 and lawmakers have until January 24 to file any bills they want to have considered this year. To assist our members in preparing for session, we have released a
As you may have heard, a Texas federal court recently ruled the entire Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) unconstitutional. What does that mean for you? Nothing yet. Lawsuit Background As mentioned in this news
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Disability Compensation Division recently released Form HC-5 Employee Notification to Employer for Calendar Year 2019. Employees who choose to waive their employer's health
A big mahalo to State Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito for his December 8, 2017 presentation concerning health insurance costs in Hawaii.
Despite the fact that a software company failed to notify an employee of his COBRA benefits immediately following his termination, it was not liable for statutory penalties because he suffered no prejudice as a result of the COBRA violation, a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ruled.
Companies with employees who waived medical coverage in 2017 will need to follow up with these employees to determine if they intend to waive coverage in 2018.