http://www.cobracs.com/Rss/Cafeteria-Plans.ashx Cafeteria-Plans News & Review 10 It happens more often than we would care to admit. A new hire arrives and is given a quick overview of the employer's benefit package. The expectation is that enrollment must occur right away, before the end of the first pay period. In the process, the employee makes certain incorrect assumptions. Who is to blame? http://www.cobracs.com/Infinisource/News_Review_Articles/news_review20080512-3.aspx 13 May 2008 The Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued proposed regulations on the prohibition against employers offering financial or other benefits to TRICARE beneficiaries as incentives not to enroll (or to terminate enrollment) in group health plans. http://www.cobracs.com/Infinisource/News_Review_Articles/news_review20080512-4.aspx 13 May 2008 In early August, the IRS applied a fresh coat of paint to the collage of prior proposed and temporary cafeteria plan regulations and other guidance, some of which dated back to 1984. The proposed regulations take effect for plan years starting on or after January 1, 2009. Until then, employers may rely on either these proposed regulations or the previous guidance. http://www.cobracs.com/Infinisource/News_Review_Articles/news_review20070813-1.aspx 13 May 2008