HR Compliance / Legislation Updates

2024 Limits Announced for High-Deductible Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts, and Excepted Benefit Health Reimbursement Arrangements

On May 16, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the new limits for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), health savings accounts (HSAs), and excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements (EBHRAs) in Revenue Procedure 2023-23.
The new limits for both HDHPs and HSAs will go into effect for calendar year 2024 while the HRA limits will go into effect for plan years beginning in 2024.

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DOL Cybersecurity Guidance: What Employers Need to Know for their Health and Welfare Plans

Read Time: 5 Minutes

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) continue their efforts in both civil and criminal investigations of employee benefits plans focusing on plan sponsors’ fiduciary duties. Employers with health and welfare plans must remember that one fiduciary duty of particular interest is the obligation to manage cybersecurity risks to their employer-sponsored plans... Keep Reading

Compliance Question of the Week

Q: If an employee changes their name, do we need to complete a new Form I-9?

A: Except for certain government contractors or some situations involving the use of fraudulent documents, employers do not need to update or complete a new Form I-9 when an employee changes their legal name or address. That said, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) recommends keeping correct information on Forms I-9 and taking steps to ensure a name change is legitimate.

To update the employee's original Form I-9, enter their new legal name in Box A of Section 3, and then sign, date, and print your name on the final line.