Entries by Simon Carlson

Treasury Releases Much Anticipated COBRA Direction

Yesterday, the IRS issued Notice 2021-31, which provides guidance needed to implement the temporary COBRA subsidy provisions included in the recently enacted $1.9 trillion COVID relief/stimulus package. The American Rescue Plan contained a 100% federal subsidy to reduce employer sponsored health care premiums for workers eligible for COBRA – due to an involuntary termination of […]

Webinar: 1.0 HRCI & SHRM: Managing Risk While Diversifying the Workforce

DATE: Tue, Jun 22, 2021 TIME: 2:00 pm EDT to 3:30 pm EDT Register for the webinar here After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Request a recording here if you are unable to attend the live session. In today’s world, diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs are not […]

Important Notice for Employee Navigator and Ease EDI Clients

BASIC would like to inform you of an important change to our process for handling EDI file errors. Beginning May 12th, 2021, any EDI records included on COBRA and CDA files which contain errors will be deleted. You will receive a notification from BASIC of any unprocessed (deleted) records, including the file date and the […]

Webinar: ERISA Compliance – Learn more about BASIC’s Compliance Services

DATE: Thu, May 27, 2021 TIME: 2:00 pm EDT to 2:30 pm EDT Register for the webinar here After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Request a recording here if you are unable to attend the live session. BASIC’s Regional Director Melinda Bass will cover the benefits of BASIC […]