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ACA

  • ACA Employer Compliance Checklist – 2026
  • ACA Employer Mandate
  • Affordability
  • Applicable Large Employer (ALE) Determination
  • Controlled Group Rules
  • Dependent Coverage Requirement
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ACA Calculators

  • ACA Calculators
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ERISA

  • ERISA Applicability
  • ERISA Documentation Requirements
  • ERISA Fiduciary Responsibility
  • ERISA Form 5500
  • ERISA Overview
  • ERISA Penalties and Enforcement
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COBRA

  • COBRA Basics
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POP

  • Section 125 POP: Common Questions & Answers
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General Compliance

  • 2026 FSA, HSA, and HDHP Plan Limits
  • Agent Compensation Disclosure
  • Employer Notifications Checklist
  • Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices
  • The San Francisco Health Care Spending Ordinance (HCSO)
  • Varying Employer Contributions and Employee Waiting Periods by Employee Class
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Archives

  • 2023 "Rate of Pay" Safe Harbor Chart
  • 2023 ACA Compliance Checklist for Employers
  • 2024 "Rate of Pay" Safe Harbor Chart
  • 2024 ACA Compliance Checklist for Employers
  • 2024 Codes for IRS Form 1095-C
  • 2024 Eligibility for Qualifying Offer Method (Reported on IRS Form 1094-C, Part II Line 22A
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Compliance Categories

  • ACA
    • ACA Employer Compliance Checklist – 2026
    • ACA Employer Mandate
    • Affordability
    • Applicable Large Employer (ALE) Determination
    • Controlled Group Rules
    • Dependent Coverage Requirement
    • Eligibility and Measurement Determination
    • Employer Mandate Overview
    • Employer Mandate Penalties
    • Employer Mandate Penalty Enforcement Process
    • Employer Reporting Overview
    • Essential Health Benefits (EHBs)
    • Exchange Notice Requirement – Marketplace Notice to New Hires
    • Full-Time Employee
    • Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Counting Methodology
    • Grandfathered Plans
    • Individual Mandate and Reporting
    • IRS Form 1094-C – Employer-Level Transmittal
    • IRS Form 1095-C – Employee-Level Reporting
    • Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) & Rebates
    • Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC)
    • Minimum Value (MV)
    • Notice of Material Modification - 60 Days
    • PCORI Fee
    • Premium Tax Credits (PTCs)
    • Preventive Services Requirement
    • Prohibition on Annual & Lifetime Dollar Limits
    • Rate of Pay - Affordability Safe Harbor Chart 2025
    • Rate of Pay - Affordability Safe Harbor Chart 2026
    • Special Open Enrollment Window (SOEW)
    • Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and Uniform Glossary
    • W-2 Reporting of Health Coverage Costs
    • Waiting Period Limitation (90-Day Maximum)
  • ACA Calculators
    • ACA Calculators
  • ERISA
    • ERISA Applicability
    • ERISA Documentation Requirements
    • ERISA Fiduciary Responsibility
    • ERISA Form 5500
    • ERISA Overview
    • ERISA Penalties and Enforcement
    • ERISA Plan Document
    • ERISA Plan Establishment
    • ERISA Plan Numbers and Plan Years
    • ERISA Summary Plan Description (SPD)
    • ERISA Wraps
  • COBRA
    • COBRA Basics
  • POP
    • Section 125 POP: Common Questions & Answers
  • General Compliance
    • 2026 FSA, HSA, and HDHP Plan Limits
    • Agent Compensation Disclosure
    • Employer Notifications Checklist
    • Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices
    • The San Francisco Health Care Spending Ordinance (HCSO)
    • Varying Employer Contributions and Employee Waiting Periods by Employee Class
    • What Does My Employee Count Mean?
  • Archives
    • 2023 "Rate of Pay" Safe Harbor Chart
    • 2023 ACA Compliance Checklist for Employers
    • 2024 "Rate of Pay" Safe Harbor Chart
    • 2024 ACA Compliance Checklist for Employers
    • 2024 Codes for IRS Form 1095-C
    • 2024 Eligibility for Qualifying Offer Method (Reported on IRS Form 1094-C, Part II Line 22A

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