[From the 9/27/01 EBIA WEEKLY] What do all those acronyms used in employee benefits stand for? QUESTION: Everybody in the employee benefits field uses acronyms like HIPAA, ADA, FMLA, USERRA, etc. What do these and other employee benefit acronyms stand for? ANSWER: Here's a list of the most commonly used acronyms that we use in our COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA and Cafeteria Plans manuals, and what those acronyms stand for. ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336 (July 26, 1990), as amended. ADEA - Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Pub. L. No. 90-202 (Dec. 15, 1967), as amended. COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, Pub. L. No. 99-272 (April 7, 1986). Code - Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. DCAP - Dependent Care Assistance Program. See Code Section 129. DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services. DOL - Department of Labor. See also PWBA. EAP - Employee Assistance Program. Provides counseling and other services to employees. EDI - Electronic Data Interchange. HIPAA's rules on electronic transactions. EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. | |
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