Jenny Gartman, CEBS, Author at Word on Benefits

Paid Sick Leave—Mandated or Voluntary?

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

02 Aug 2016

Paid sick leave—In a majority of cases in the U.S., whether to offer this benefit is currently up to the employer. As debates over regionally or federally mandated paid leave intensify, a few cities, and some states, have enacted sick leave laws. […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employee Benefits Human Resources (HR) Mental Health

DOL Addresses Mental Health Parity, Again

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

02 Jun 201602 Jun 2016

The FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part 31 released on April 20, 2016 mark the fourth time the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) disclosure rules have been addressed by the Department of Labor (DOL) in its series of […]

Employee Benefits Health Care HIPAA Regulatory

HIPAA Phase 2 Audits Include Business Associates

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

10 Feb 201605 Apr 2016

The short turnaround time to answer a HIPAA audit request puts pressure on you to be ready at any time. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act requires the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to perform […]

Employee Benefits Financial Wellness Retirement

Innovative Benefit: Student Loan Repayment

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

08 Dec 201519 Jul 2016

When you think of student loan debt, you likely think of the financial stress on your youngest employees. While much focus has been on millennials, student loan debt impacts all generations and can have a long-term impact on retirement security. Some employers […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) ERISA Regulatory

SPD, Meet ACA: Time to Update Written Eligibility Provisions

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

17 Sep 2015

You’ve mastered the complex guidelines on how to identify which employees must be treated as full-time and offered health insurance coverage to avoid the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer shared responsibility penalties. Now there is an ERISA requirement to communicate the guidelines […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employee Benefits Health Care Regulatory

Penalties Doubled for Faulty ACA Reporting

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

13 Aug 201506 Jan 2016

The penalties for noncompliant ACA information reporting sharply increased due to the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015. The Act increased the IRS general information reporting penalty provisions under Internal Revenue Code Section 6721 (failure to file correct information returns) and Section […]