Topic Areas
- Agribusiness
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Automotive Services
- Automotive Repairs: Consumer Remedies For Unauthorized Work
- Reducing Risk and Abuse of FMLA Leave
- The Impact Of The Fair Credit Reporting Act On Your Advertising And Promotion
- How to Avoid Franchise Problems
- Buying Or Selling A Dealership: What You Need To Consider
- Transferring Your Business: Why Planning Is So Important
- Know Your Options When Transferring Stock to Employees
- Highlights from the Legal History of the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association (1928-2003)
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Business
- Wisconsin's New Concealed Carry Law and Issues For Establishments Selling Alcohol
- Wisconsin Conforms Tax Treatment of Health Benefits for Adult Children with Federal Law
- Concealed Carry and Businesses: Operational Considerations
- Federal Extension of Unemployment Benefits: What Does it Mean?
- Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Jobs Creation Act of 2010: A Summary of Key Points
- Wisconsin's Bulk Sales Act Repealed
- UPDATE: Health Care Reform Bill Has Tax Implications for Employers and Employees Who Elect Health Care Coverage for Their Dependent Children
- New Insurance Coverage Laws Have Tax Implications for Cafeteria Plans and Employees in Wisconsin
- Red Flags Rule Enforcement Delayed Until June 1, 2010
- Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement Provisions Effective October 1
- Stimulus Act Imposes New COBRA Requirements
- High Deductible Health Plan and Health Savings Accounts: Implementation Checklist for Employers
- Transferring Your Business: Why Planning Is So Important
- Know Your Options When Transferring Stock to Employees
- Health Savings Account Primer
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COBRA Resources
- COBRA Subsidy Extended
- The Effect of the COBRA Subsidy on the Wisconsin Income Tax Medical Care Insurance Deduction
- Stimulus Act Imposes New COBRA Requirements
- Record Keeping Requirements for the COBRA Subsidy Reimbursement Under ARRA
- New Wisconsin Notice for Small Employers with Insured Health Plans
- DOL Fact Sheet: COBRA Premium Reduction
- Application For Review Of Denial Of COBRA Premium Reduction
- "COBRA Continuation Coverage Assistance Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act"
- COBRA Model Notices
- "COBRA Health Insurance Continuation Premium Subsidy"
- IRS Form 941
- IRS Notice 2009-27: Premium Assistance for COBRA Benefits
- Information on Premium Subsidy for Federal, state, and local governmental employees and group health insurance coverage provided pursuant to state continuation coverage laws
- February 24, 2009 Press Release
- May 4, 2009 Bulletin
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From Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI):
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Employee Benefits
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Medical Loss Ratios, Rate Programs, Fees, CO-OPs, and Age 26 (December 14, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Exchanges, Tax Credits, and Employer Shared Responsibility Payments (December 11, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Claim/Appeal Procedures and 2014 Health Plan Design Survey (December 7, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Form 8928, Preventive Care, and 4-Page Summary (December 6, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: HIPAA Privacy and Security (November 17, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: 2012 IRS and Social Security Limits for Benefit Plans (October 20, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Medicare Part D and Medicare Secondary Payer Developments (October 10, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Revised Guidance for Health Reimbursement Arrangement Annual Limit Waivers (September 2, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform September 22, 2011 Deadline for Annual Limit Waivers (August 19, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: May 31, 2012 Deadline for New Participant Disclosures (August 9, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: April 1, 2012 Deadline for Service Provider Fee Disclosures (August 8, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Qualified Transportation Plans (August 5, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Savings Account/High Deductible Health Plan Limits for 2012 (August 3, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Vouchers (July 7, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Reporting of Health Coverage on Form W-2 (May 6, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Information on Group Health Plans (April 15, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: Delay in 401(k) Service Provider Disclosure Requirement to January 1, 2012 (February 25, 2011)
- Employee Benefits Update: In-Plan Roth Conversions (December 16, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Mandated Information for Retirement Plan Participants (December 8, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Employer CHIP Notices and Health Care Reform Guidance (November 10, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: 2011 IRS and Social Security Limits for Benefit Plans (November 1, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform W-2 Reporting Relief (October 18, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Survey Data on Employee Benefits (September 29, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Fee Disclosure Rules for 401(k) and Other Retirement Plans (September 7, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: More Health Care Reform Regulations - Mandated Preventive Care and Claims/Appeals (July 26, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Regulations on Preexisting Condition and Other Mandated Coverage (July 3, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Nondiscrimination Affects Executive Benefits (June 22, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: Health Care Reform Nondiscrimination Affects Executive Benefits (May 10, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: HIPAA Breaches Now Listed on Public HHS Website (April 26, 2010)
- Employee Benefits Update: April 30 Deadline for 401(k) Plan Actions (April 5, 2010)
- FYI: New COBRA Premium Subsidy Changes (March 4, 2010)
- FYI: Fiduciary New Developments and March 10th 401(k) Plans Seminar (February 22, 2010)
- New Insurance Coverage Laws Have Tax Implications for Cafeteria Plans and Employees in Wisconsin
- FYI: COBRA Subsidy Extension (December 21, 2009)
- FYI: Benefit Plan Reporting of Foreign Financial Accounts (November 15, 2009)
- FYI: 2010 IRS and Social Security Limits for Benefit Plans (October 16, 2009)
- FYI: New HIPAA Breach Notification Regulations Effective Sept. 23 (September 1, 2009)
- FYI: 401(k) Plan Design and Administration Questions Answered (July 24, 2009)
- FYI: HIPAA Privacy - Electronic Transmission Regulations (June 15, 2009)
- FYI: Relief for Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans (May 24, 2009)
- FYI: HIPAA Privacy - Improper Disposal of Health Information Can Be Costly (April 8, 2009)
- FYI: 401(k) Plan Design and Administration Questions Answered (March 25, 2009)
- Top-Heavy Rules and Keogh Plans: Top-heavy rules require annual testing and generally impose minimum contribution and vesting requirements on top-heavy retirement plans. Keogh plans involve plans of unincorporated entities.
- FYI: HIPAA Privacy - GINA and Stimulus Law Changes (February 27, 2009)
- FYI: COBRA - Stimulus Law Changes (February 26, 2009)
- FYI: Employer Transportation Plan - Stimulus Law Changes (February 23, 2009)
- FYI: Changes in Group Health Plans due to Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (February 17, 2009)
- FYI: Changes in Required Minimum Distributions and Other Retirement Plan Provisions (January 29, 2009)
- VEBA Nondiscrimination Testing: An Obstacle Restricting Health Plan Design Choices (as appeared in The Practical Tax Lawyer, Fall 2006)
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- Energy & Telecommunications
- Environmental & Land Use Law
- Family Law
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Labor & Employment Law
- Harassment Policy and Procedure
- Are you in the Crosshairs?
- Numbers Count
- Child Labor Duty of Care
- Retaliation
- Appearance Laws and Cases
- Use and Abuse References (The Murderer has the Room Keys!)
- New Wisconsin Law Prohibits Employers From Discriminating Against Employees Who Decline to Attend Religious or Political Meetings or Participate in Religious or Political Communications
- DOL Concludes That "Typical" Mortgage Loan Officer Is Not Eligible for Administrative Exemption
- Surviving the Pandemic: Human Resource Legal Issues
- Budget Bill Grants Wisconsin FMLA Rights to Domestic Partners
- Prevent Punitive Damages — Provide Management Training
- Reducing Risk and Abuse of FMLA Leave
- Harassment Trends – A presentation to the Sauk County Personnel Association by Steve Zach
- Article of the Month: It Was Just a Joke
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- Litigation
- Municipal Law
- Restaurant & Hospitality
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Tax
- Wisconsin Conforms Tax Treatment of Health Benefits for Adult Children with Federal Law
- Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Jobs Creation Act of 2010: A Summary of Key Points
- Smaller Nonprofits Risk Loss of Tax Exempt Status
- Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement Provisions Effective October 1
- A Brief Overview of Qualified Educational Assistance Programs
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- Trusts & Estate Planning
- Municipal Environmental Group - Water Division
