2018 Aon Washington Report Index

Weekly federal legislative and regulatory updates affecting the U.S. workforce and workplace.

Aon Washington Report - 12/19/2018

ACA Ruled Unconstitutional by District Court Judge
HHS Publishes RFI Seeking Public Input on Improving Care Coordination and Reducing Regulatory Burdens of HIPAA Rules
IRS Releases Standard Mileage Rates
District Court Judge Strikes Down ACA as Unconstitutional

Aon Washington Report - 12/12/2018

Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill in Nick of Time
CMS Issues Final Regulations on Risk Adjustment Program for 2018 Benefit Year
IRS Provides Transition Relief From 403(b) Part-Time Employee Universal Availability Rule
IRS Releases Interim Guidance on Tax Treatment of Parking Fringe Expenses
IRS Issues Guidance on New Code Sec. 83(i) Tax Deferrals for Qualified Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units
IRS Issues Additional FAQs on Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave
2019 Limits for Benefit Plans

Aon Washington Report - 12/05/2018

CMS Announces Four Relief Waiver Concepts for State Health Insurance Markets
IRS Releases Extended Due Dates for Certain 2018 Information Reporting Requirements
IRS Extends Due Date for Furnishing Form 1095-C and Form 1095-B
IRS Offers Employers a Peek at Future Guidance on I-HRAs
Now Available: Retirement Legal Consulting & Compliance Quarterly Update

Aon Washington Report - 11/21/2018

IRS Requests Comments on Proposed Regulations on HRAs and Potential Approaches to Further Guidance
IRS Releases Proposed Regulations on Hardship Distributions From 401(k) Plans
Proposed Exemption Sought for Auto-Portability Program
IRS Publishes Guidance on Treatment of Leave-Based Donation Programs to Aid Victims of Hurricane Michael
IRS Provides Tax Inflation Adjustments for 2019
IRS Advisory Council Releases 2018 Annual Report
Year-End Update—Recent Developments and Other Guidance Potentially Affecting Qualified Plans for 2018 and 2019

Aon Washington Report - 11/14/2018

Congress Reconvenes; Heads Into “Lame-Duck” Session
CMS Releases Proposed Rule on ACA Exchange Program Integrity
Departments Issue Two Final Rules Protecting “Conscience Rights” in Health Insurance

Aon Washington Report - 11/07/2018

IRS Releases Adjusted Applicable Dollar Amount Determining PCORTF Fee
IRS 2019 Official Indexed Figures for Retirement Plans and Other Employee Benefit Plans; 401(k) Contribution Limit Increases to $19,000 for 2019
PBGC Posts Table on Present Value of Maximum Guarantee
IRS 2019 Official Indexed Figures for Retirement Plans and Other Employee Benefit Plans

Aon Washington Report - 10/31/2018

Departments Issue Proposed Regulations on HRAs and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans
Departments Issue Guidance on State Relief and Empowerment Waivers
EBSA Releases Proposed Regulation on Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA – Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans
Draft Form 8994 on Employer-Provided Family and Medical Leave Credit Issued
Employees Could Use HRAs to Buy Individual Health Insurance Policies Under Proposed Rules

Aon Washington Report - 10/24/2018

IRS Releases Guidance on Premium Tax Credit

Aon Washington Report - 10/17/2018

CMS Releases 2019 Medicare Parts A and B Premiums and Deductibles
PBGC Announces 2019 Premium Rates for Single-Employer and Multiemployer Plans
Social Security Administration Releases 2019 Indexed Figures; Announces 2.8% Benefit Increase
Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda Released
BOO! This Halloween, Make Sure Compliance Doesn’t Haunt Employers

Aon Washington Report - 10/10/2018

PBGC Releases Final Rule on Owner-Participant Changes to Guaranteed Benefits and Asset Allocation
IRS Issues Employer Guidance on Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit

Aon Washington Report - 10/03/2018

President Signs Bill Funding Government Through December 2018 Into Law
House Approves Bills as Part of “Tax Reform Package 2.0”; Senate Passage Uncertain
IRS Releases Revenue Procedure Updating EPCRS

Aon Washington Report - 9/26/2018

IRS Releases Notice on Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave

Aon Washington Report - 9/19/2018

CMS Releases Guidance on Claiming Hardship Exemption From ACA’s Individual Mandate

Aon Washington Report - 9/12/2018

Now Available: Retirement Legal Consulting & Compliance Quarterly Update

Aon Washington Report - 9/5/2018

President Signs Executive Order Focusing on Retirement; Multiple Employer Plans
Lawmakers Return to Hill
IRS Releases Initial Guidance on Executive Compensation Grandfather Rule Related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Aon Washington Report - 8/29/2018

IRS Releases Initial Guidance on Executive Compensation Grandfather Rule Related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
IRS Issues Notice Extending Temporary Nondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Through 2019
DOL Releases ERISA Guidance on Association Health Plans

Aon Washington Report - 8/22/2018

House Adjourned for Summer; Senate Returns
IRS Publishes FAQ on Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions and AHPs
Treasury and IRS Publish Fourth-Quarter Update to 2017–2018 Priority Guidance Plan

Aon Washington Report - 8/15/2018

House Adjourned for Summer; Senate Returns This Week
CMS Issues Proposed Regulations on Risk-Adjustment Program

Aon Washington Report - 8/8/2018

House Adjourns for Summer; Senate Returns Next Week

Aon Washington Report - 8/1/2018

House Passes Package of Health Care Bills; Senate Passage Uncertain
Summer Adjournment Begins for Congress
Departments Release Final Regulations on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance
CMS Releases Final Rule Adopting the Methodology for the Permanent Risk Adjustment Program Under the ACA for the 2017 Benefit Year
New PBGC Web Page Provides Guidance Including Policy on Two-Step Spinoff/Termination Transactions
House-Passed Health Care Bills Face Tough Road to Senate Passage

Aon Washington Report - 7/25/2018

President Signs Executive Order Establishing the National Council for the American Worker
PBGC Updates Mailing Addresses for Premium Payments and Correspondence
PBGC Releases Second Installment of 2016 Data Tables

Aon Washington Report - 7/18/2018

PBGC Publishes Proposed Rule on Terminated and Insolvent Multiemployer Plans and Duties of Plan Sponsors

Aon Washington Report - 7/11/2018

Congress Reconvenes

Aon Washington Report - 6/27/2018

Note to Subscribers: The Washington Report Will Not Be Published on Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Congress Scheduled to Recess Next Week
DOL Issues Final Rule for Expanded Association Health Plans

Aon Washington Report - 6/20/2018

DOL Releases Final AHP Regulation; Definition of “Employer”

Aon Washington Report - 6/13/2018

House Approves “Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act”; Moves to Senate

Aon Washington Report - 6/6/2018

Senate Cancels Three Weeks of August Recess
Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees Release Annual Reports
PBGC Releases FY 2017 Projections Report

Aon Washington Report - 5/30/2018

President Signs Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Into Law
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Affects Moving, Mileage, and Travel Expenses

Aon Washington Report - 5/23/2018

Congress to Recess
High Court Upholds Employment Arbitration Agreements Waiving Class Action Rights
Aon Releases White Paper: An Overview of the Multiemployer Pension Plan System: Risks Facing Participating Employers and Ways to Manage Them

Aon Washington Report - 5/16/2018

IRS Announces 2019 HSA Limits
Spring 2018 Semiannual Regulatory Agendas Released
IRS Issues 2019 HSA Limits

Aon Washington Report - 5/9/2018

Now Available: Retirement Legal Consulting and Compliance Quarterly Update

Aon Washington Report - 5/2/2018

Departments Release Clarification of Final Rules for Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient Protections under the Affordable Care Act
IRS Announces Return to $6,900 HSA Family Contribution Limit for 2018
For HSA Limits, What Goes Up Must Come Down—and Up Again

Aon Washington Report - 4/25/2018

DOL Releases FAB Clarifying Issues Regarding Proxy Voting, Shareholder Engagement, and Economically Targeted Investments
SEC Proposes to Enhance Protections and Preserve Choice for Retail Investors in Their Relationships With Investment Professionals
Passing of the Baton? DOL Fiduciary Investment Advice Rule May Be Supplanted by SEC’s New Regulatory Initiative

Aon Washington Report - 4/18/2018

Update to Standard and Distress Terminations Forms and Instructions
DOL Issues Three New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters
IRS Issues FAQs for Employers on Paid FMLA Tax Credit

Aon Washington Report - 4/11/2018

Congress Resumes Session
CMS Issues 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters; Releases Additional ACA Technical Guidance
CMS Releases Final Rule on Medicare Program; Contract Year 2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, and the PACE Program
IRS Releases Notice on Expansion of Pension Plan Determination Letter Program
Now Available: Aon's 2018 U.S. Annuity Settlement Market Update

Aon Washington Report - 4/4/2018

EEOC Tells Court New Wellness Regulations Not Coming Any Time Soon
New Circuit Court Decisions Change the Landscape Regarding Enforceability of DOL’s Fiduciary Investment Advice Rules

Aon Washington Report - 3/28/2018

President Signs Omnibus Spending Bill
Regulatory Update: U.S. Department of Labor Disability Claims Procedure Rules

Aon Washington Report - 3/21/2018

Regulatory Update: U.S. Department of Labor Disability Claims Procedure Rules

Aon Washington Report - 3/7/2018

IRS Releases Notice of Transition Relief Regarding Application of Section 223 to Certain Health Plans Providing Benefits for Male Sterilization or Male Contraceptives
IRS Issues New 2018 Inflation Adjustments and Tax Rate Tables; Changes Include Decrease to HSA Contribution Limit for Family Coverage
IRS Lowers HSA Family Contribution Limit and Adoption Expense Exclusion, Reaffirms IRS Defines Preventive Care for HDHPs
Updated: IRS Issues HSA Contribution Limits for 2018

Aon Washington Report - 2/28/2018

IRS Publishes Final Regulations on Health Insurance Providers Fee

Aon Washington Report - 2/21/2018

Departments Release Proposed Rule on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance
Update: 2018 Aon Compliance Calendar—Significant Compensation and Benefit Due Dates
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Medicare Dollars and Donuts: Budget Act Repeals Independent Payment Advisory Board and Starts Closing Medicare Part D “Donut Hole” in 2019

Aon Washington Report - 2/14/2018

Budget Deal With Stopgap Funding Signed Into Law
Treasury Releases Proposed Repeal of Numerous Tax Regulations
Now Available: Retirement Legal Consulting and Compliance Quarterly Update

Aon Washington Report - 2/7/2018

House Passes Funding Bill; Off to Senate for Consideration
IRS Confirms 2018 Pension Plan Limitations Not Affected by Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017
2018 Aon Compliance Calendar—Significant Compensation and Benefit Due Dates

Aon Washington Report - 1/31/2018

President Delivers State of the Union Address
2018 Aon Compliance Calendar—Significant Compensation and Benefit Due Dates

Aon Washington Report - 1/24/2018

President Signs Short-Term Spending Bill Into Law; Includes Provisions Delaying ACA Taxes
Open for Business: Congress Votes to Fund Government, Delay ACA Taxes
Aon Publications on Federal Developments in 2017
DOL Proposes Regulations for Expanded Association Health Plans

Aon Washington Report - 1/17/2018

IRS Releases Updated 2018 Withholding Tables

Aon Washington Report - 1/10/2018

DOL Releases Proposed Regulations Expanding AHPs
PBGC 2018 Premium Filing Instructions Now Available
IRS Releases Updated Compensation Tables for 2018
PBGC Publishes Final Rule on Missing Participants Program
Federal Judge Vacates EEOC’s ADA and GINA Rules for Employer Wellness Plans Starting in 2019
IRS Gives a Last-Minute Holiday Gift; Extends Some Form 1095 Deadlines

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