March 11, 2008 Minnesota “Fixes” HSA Rules Under State Income Tax Law The Problem. Until last week, Minnesota law differed from federal law with respect to the excludability from income…

November 21, 2007 Minnesota Supreme Court Decides Unused Vacation Pay Case Last fall, we alerted you to a Minnesota case in which the Court of Appeals invalidated an employee handbook…

October 29, 2007 2007 Form 5500 Released On October 10, 2007, the US Labor Department (“DOL”) released advanced informational copies of the 2007 Form 5500 Annual Report and related instructions.…

September 26, 2007 (Certification of Dependent Status Forms revised on 11/3/08) Certification of Dependent Eligibility Download Certification of Dependent Status form (Revised as of 11/3/08) in Word Format (must have…

September 10, 2007 Final IRS Regulations Issued Regarding Dependent Care Reimbursement Expenses On August 13, 2007, the IRS published final regulations under Section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code (the…

August 27, 2007 Change in Definition of Dependent under Minnesota Insurance Law Impact on Governmental Plans Amendment to State Law. As we reported in a prior client alert, during its…

August 3, 2007 IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Section 125 Earlier this week, the IRS announced the removal of existing temporary regulations regarding cafeteria plans under Section 125 of the…

July 16, 2007 Change in Definition of Dependent under Minnesota Insurance Law Little Change… Big Impact Amendment to State Law. During its 2007 legislative session, the Minnesota legislature made a…

May 12, 2007 IRS Release 2008 Limits for HSAs On May 12, 2007, the IRS released cost-of-living adjusted HSA amounts applicable for 2008. The amounts for 2008 are as follows:…

February 23, 2007 CMS Creditable Coverage Notification Deadline of March 1, 2007 Group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare eligible individuals must disclose each year to the…