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5 days ago

ERISA Compliance 101: Form 5500 Filings | Employer Services & Compliance Webinar Series

Are you required to file a Health and Welfare Form 5500? Most plan sponsors are familiar with the Form 5500 filing requirements for a...

May 3

May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month

Selecting the right benefits plan is key. It is a good time to remind your employees about the importance of disability insurance. Our...

Apr 19

Pros and Cons of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs)

Has your organization considered using a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) to streamline benefits administration? Before looking...

Apr 12

Are Limited-Day Medical Plans Too Good to be True?

As a business owner, you are constantly being bombarded with emails promising amazing deals, cost savings, and more ways to increase...

Apr 4

2022 Q1 Legislative Review

Critical legislative information for employers, including COVID-19-related updates. For details and information, we encourage you to...

Mar 31

ERISA Compliance 101: Classes and Contributions | Employer Services & Compliance Webinar Series

Are your benefits programs compliant and meeting important nondiscriminatory regulations? Employers have discretion when structuring...

Mar 23

CAA 2022 Includes Brief Extension of HSA Telehealth Relief

Last week, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2022, a $1.5 trillion governmental funding package. Among its...

Mar 10

5 Employee Retention Strategies

Does your business have strategies in place to keep employees happy and motivated? The estimated cost of replacing an employee is as much...

Mar 8

Recent Guidance Expands Preventive Care for Women

Under the Affordable Care Act, non-grandfathered group health plans must provide benefits for “preventive care” on a first-dollar basis....

Feb 25

HR Alert | Updates to Employee Monitoring in New York and New Jersey

New Jersey Employers to Disclose Employee Monitoring During Travel Employers Will Need To Provide Written Notice New Jersey has adopted a...

Feb 24

FMLA & Employee Benefits Webinar on 3/16

DID YOU KNOW NEARLY 80% OF SHORT-TERM DISABILITY CLAIMANTS HAVE A CONCURRENT FMLA CLAIM? When this occurs, it leaves employers struggling...

Feb 16

New Guidance on the Federal Surprise Billing Process

The new federal prohibition on surprise billing first went into effect on January 1, 2022 (and applies to plan years beginning on or...

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