Compliance ✔- Updated Model CHIP Notice Issued
The Department of Labor (DOL) released a new model Employer CHIP Notice with information current as of July 31, 2021. As a reminder, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) imposes an annual notice requirement on employers that...
OSHA Revises Small Business Safety & Health Handbook
OSHA has partnered with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to revise their Small Business Safety and Health Handbook (less than 250 employees) in general industry. The handbook is to be considered a resource for identifying some workplace...
Compliance ✔- New IRS FAQs on ARPA Tax Credits for Paid Sick and Family Leave
The IRS released new FAQs in June about tax credits for eligible employers who voluntarily provide paid employee leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The previous-required FFCRA paid sick and family leave expired Dec. 31, 2020, but...
Compliance ✔- 2021 PCORI Fee and Form 720 (Q2)
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes a fee on health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors in order to fund comparative effectiveness research. These fees are widely known as Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees. Employers who sponsor...
Huntsville’s Shared Heath & Welness Center
Pictured above, Huntsville location staff in pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Taken from Pareto Health facebook page. Through our partnership with Pareto Health, Valent Group is now able to offer access to a shared wellness center to our Huntsville...