HR Calendar 2022: Key Compliance Dates and Holidays for the New Year

From major holidays to key compliance and ACA deadlines, find out everything you need to know about important HR dates for 2022.

2022 HR Calendar Key Compliance Dates and Holidays

Note: This calendar is available as a downloadable PDF. Dates may be subject to change and will be updated accordingly. Follow the BerniePortal blog for the latest HR updates.

JANUARY

• January 1 – New Year’s Day
• January 17 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 28 – Data Privacy Day
• January 31 – Forms W-2 & 1099 Distribution & Filing Deadlines (Paper & E-file)
  • Form W-2 Basics, Updates, and Best Practices

  • W-2 Forms: What They Are and How to Fill Them Out in 2022

• January 31 – Forms 1095-B and 1095-C Furnish to Employees Deadline
  • Form 1094-C & 1095-C Reporting Basics and ALE Calculator
  • UPDATED: HR's Guide to Filing and Distributing 1095-Cs
• January 31 – Quarterly Forms 720 and 941 Due 
  • How to Complete Form 941
• January 31 – Annual Form 940 Due (if quarterly FUTA taxes were not paid when due)
  • Form 940: What It Is and How to Fill It Out

FEBRUARY

• Black History Month
• February 1 – Post OSHA Form 300A Summary through April 30
  • OSHA 300 Log: What is it and How Do I Fill it Out?
• February 10 – Annual Form 940 Due (if quarterly FUTA taxes were paid when due)
  • Form 940: What It Is and How to Fill It Out
• February 21 – President’s Day
• February 28 – ACA Forms Paper Filing Deadline, including Forms 1095-B and 1095-C
  • Form 1094-C & 1095-C Reporting Basics and ALE Calculator
  • UPDATED: HR's Guide to Filing and Distributing 1095-Cs

MARCH

• March 1 – HIPAA Breach Employee Notification
• March 1 – Form 8809 Paper Filing Deadline
• March 1 – Form M-1 Filing Deadline
  • Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) Pros and Cons
• March 2 – CMS Creditable Coverage Disclosure (for calendar year plans)
  • Creditable Coverage Online Disclosure to CMS
• March 2 – OSHA Form 300A Due
  • OSHA 300 Log: What is it and How Do I Fill it Out?
• March 2 – Forms 1095-B and 1095-C Furnish to Employees Deadline
  • UPDATED: HR's Guide to Filing and Distributing 1095-Cs
• March 4 – Employee Appreciation Day
• March 8 – International Women's Day
• March 13 – Daylight Savings Time Begins
• March 31 – Forms 1095-B and 1095-C E-Filing Deadline
  • Form 1094-C & 1095-C Reporting Basics and ALE Calculator

• March 31 – Form 8809 E-Filing Deadline
• March 31 – EEO-1 Reporting and Filing Deadline
  • EEO-1 Form: How to Fill Out the EEO-1 Form
• March 31 – End of Q1

APRIL

• April 15 – Tax Day
  • HR Guide to Employee Income Tax
• April 15 – Forms 7004 and 8928 Filing Deadline
• April 27 – Administrative Professionals Day
• April 30 – Quarterly Forms 720 and 941 Due
  • How to Complete Form 941

MAY

• Global Employee Health and Fitness Month – Encourage healthy lifestyles and workplace wellness
  • How Do You Create A Wellness Program?
  • How to Incentivize Vaccination with Wellness Credits
• May 15 – Non-Profit Tax Returns Deadline, including Form 990
• May 30 – Memorial Day

JUNE

• June 14 – Flag Day
• June 19 – Juneteenth
• June 20 – Juneteenth (observed)
• June 30 – End of Q2
• Mid-Year Benefits Review – Remind employees to take advantage of any eligible voluntary benefits

JULY

• July 4 – Independence Day
• July 31 – Forms 5500 and 5558 Filing Deadline (for calendar year plans)
• July 31 – Quarterly Forms 720 and 941 Due
  • How to Complete Form 941
• Compliance Check – Review benefits notices were or will be issued as required 

AUGUST

• National Eye-Exam Month – Encourage employees to take advantage of vision benefits 
• School Physicals – Remind employees about dependent benefits before school begins

SEPTEMBER

• September 5 – Labor Day
• September 5-10 – National Payroll Week
• September 30 – SAR Furnish to Covered Participants Deadline
  • ERISA Compliance Checklist
• September 30 – End of Q3
• PTO Check – Remind employees to check PTO balances before Q4
• Fall Flu Shots – Encourage employees to receive flu shots 

OCTOBER

• National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• October 3 – QSEHRA Notice Deadline (for QSEHRAs that begin January 1, 2023)
  • What is a QSEHRA?
• October 3 – RDS Application Due to CMS (for plan years beginning in January 1, 2023)
• October 10 – Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• October 14 – Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable Coverage Delivered to Plan Participants
  • Creditable Coverage Written Notice to Medicare-Eligible Individuals
• October 16 – National Boss’s Day
• October 17 – National Boss’s Day (observed)
• October 31 – Forms 720 and 941 Due
  • How to Complete Form 941
• October 31 – Halloween

NOVEMBER

• November 6 – Daylight Savings Time Ends
• November 11 – Veterans Day
• November 24 – Thanksgiving
• Remind Employees to submit FSA receipts before EOY

DECEMBER

• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 26 – Christmas Day (observed)
• December 31 – New Year’s Eve
• December 31 – End of Q4
• BerniePortal Review – Remind employees to update personal information in BerniePortal for W-2s and ACA reports in the new year

FIRST DAY OF PLAN YEAR AND ANNUAL NOTICES

• ADA Wellness Program Notice
• CHIP Notice
• GINA Wellness Program Authorization
• Grandfathered Plan Notice
• Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act Notice
• Notice to Enrollees Regarding Group Health Plan Opt-out
• Wellness Program Notice of Reasonable Alternatives 
• Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act Notice

Additional Resources

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