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The IRS has issued final regulations providing guidance on employer comparable contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) under Code Sec. 4980G where an employee has not established an HSA by December 31 and where an employer accelerates contributions for the calendar year for employees who have incurred qualified medical expenses. For more information, see ¶2017D.
Reflecting the growing concern over health care costs and economic issues, American workers' confidence in being able to afford a comfortable retirement decreased over the past year by a rate unmatched in the 18 years of the Retirement Confidence Survey (TM) (RCS), according to recently released results. For more information, see ¶2017A.
More than three-quarters of U.S. employees know someone who has taken Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, according to a Tell It NowSM poll by ComPsych Corporation. For more information, see ¶2017B.
"Fifteen years ago, Congress recognized that maintaining a careful balance between the legitimate rights of employees and employers in the workplace was the key to making the FMLA a success," said Victoria A. Lipnic, assistant secretary of the Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor. Lipnic testified on April 10 before a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and Labor. For more information, see ¶2017C.
The IRS has released final regulations providing guidance on employer comparable contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) under Code Sec. 4980G in instances where an employee has not established an HSA by December 31st and in instances where an employer accelerates contributions for the calendar year for employees who have incurred qualified medical expenses. For more information, please see ¶24,508X.
A description and the full text of the Pension Protection Act Technical Corrections Bill (HR 3361), passed by the House on March 12, 2008. For more information, please see ¶81F and ¶81E.
IRS has issued a Coordinated Issue Paper on cost sharing arrangements, including stock-based compensation under Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.482-7. For more information, please see ¶81T.
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