Agencies Issue Proposed Rules and Plans
October was a busy month in the employee benefits world. President Trump announced a new Acting...
Benefit Plan Design: Charging Employees Different Premiums
Employers who are designing a health and welfare benefit plan for their employees often wonder...
It’s Open Enrollment Time!
Fall. With it comes cooler temperatures’, falling leaves, warm seasonal scents like turkey...
3 Ways Life Insurance Can Help Maximize Your Retirement
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who owns a permanent life insurance policy (or...
President Directs Federal Agencies to Consider ACA Changes
On October 12, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Departments of Labor...
4 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Your Life Insurance at Work
For the first time ever, more Americans have employer-provided life insurance (108 million) than...
Why Are Statistics Important in the Health Care Field?
Quantitative research guides health care decision-makers with statistics--numerical data...
What You Need to Know about Health Flexible Spending Accounts - FSAs
A health flexible spending account (FSA) is a pre-tax account used to pay for out-of-pocket health...
DOL Guidance for Benefit Plans Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued compliance guidance for benefit plans, employers and...
Federal Employment Law Update
OSHA Injury Tracking Application Electronic Portal
As of August 1, 2017, the Occupational and...
Best Practices for Initial COBRA Notices
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) requires group health plans to...