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Baldwin Bulletin FAQ of the Month
January's FAQ of the month Question: Is an Applicable Large Employer (ALE) required to continue to offer medical coverage to...
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2025 Compliance Year in Review
January 2026 Daniel Finnegan, Compliance Specialist Several regulatory changes and updates occurred last year in connection with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) as well as significant agency non-enforcement...
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2025 ACA Reporting and Filing Deadlines
January 2026 Stephanie Hall, Associate Director Benefits Compliance The IRS has released the final 2025 forms and instructions for reporting under...
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CMS Medicare Part D Reporting Deadline
January 2026 Paul Van Brunt, Associate Director Benefits Compliance Employers that offer any prescription drug coverage under a group health plan...
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IRS FAQ Addresses OBBBA Flexibilities for HSA-Compatible Telehealth and Direct Primary Care
January 2026 Diana Craig, Director Benefits Compliance In December 2025, the IRS issued Notice 2026-5, which offered additional guidance about Health Savings Account (“HSA”) flexibilities included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
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What Employers Need to Know About State Reporting & Penalties
January, 2026 Tony R. Nelson, Jr., Compliance Specialist A number of states have established their own individual health insurance mandates, which require...
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HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices Update Deadline
January 2026 Natashia Wright, Associate Director Benefits Compliance Employers that sponsor self-funded group health plans, considered “covered entities” under the Health...
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Voluntary Benefit Plans Facing New Wave of ERISA Fiduciary Suits
January, 2026 Deanna Sizemore, Associate Director Benefits Compliance Diana Craig, Director Benefits Compliance In late December 2025, a series of lawsuits were filed alleging...
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California Corner: HCSO “Top Off” Payments Due Soon
January 2026 Diana Craig, Director, Benefits Compliance The San Francisco HCSO requires employers with self-funded plans to calculate whether they have met their...
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California Corner: Individual Mandate Franchise Tax Board Filing Deadline
January 2026 Diana Craig, Director, Benefits Compliance Beginning in 2020, California residents and their qualifying dependents were required to maintain “Minimum Essential Coverage” during each month of the...
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Understanding Imputed Income for California “Registered” Domestic Partners
January 2026 Diana Craig, Director, Benefits Compliance Domestic partners will generally not receive tax favored employer sponsored group health plan benefits under federal law. This...
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2026 Educational webcast calendar
Professional education opportunities offered by the Baldwin Professional Education Connection (BPEC) are detailed in the following 2026 annual broadcast calendar....
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2026 HIPAA complete training calendar
Consistent with the administrative simplification provisions mandated under the law of HIPAA, certain organizational officers, designated individuals, organizational privacy contacts,...
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Gag clause attestation deadline approaching
Overview As the end of the year is approaching, it is time for employer-sponsored health plans to complete a mandatory...
Compliance
What is a "point solution" and why is compliance challenging?
What is a point solution? “Point Solutions” are offered by third-party vendors in the employee benefits marketplace and include a...
Compliance
A road map for point solution compliance assuredness
Use this roadmap to understand how legal and tax obligations may apply to specific benefit offerings and to guide program...