News, news and MORE NEWS! The fall months have brought an exhausting amount of ACA news as well as tax reform bills from the House and the Senate, so we’ve… Read more >
November 17, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, MPRA, Paid Leave, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
The IRS started sending 226J notices of potential “play or pay” Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalties to employers. What should you do if you get one? Well . . …. Read more >
November 15, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits 0 Read more >
You wouldn’t think running wellness programs would be all that scary for employers, but Macy’s Inc., along with its subsidiaries Anthem and Cigna, are likely screaming in horror at a… Read more >
October 31, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Employee Benefits, HIPAA, Wellness 0 Read more >
President Trump issued Executive Order 13813 on October 12, 2017, directing the Secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Secretaries) to consider proposing regulations or revising guidance… Read more >
October 20, 2017 Affordable Care Act, Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Health Care 1 Read more >
Are your employees upset and confused about Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual marketplace headlines? In the past month they may have heard about large increases in ACA individual exchange premiums,… Read more >
October 17, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance 0 Read more >
Benefits news has been far from static in the past few weeks. After a month buzzing with activity and few definitive answers, news broke late Thursday with two new announcements… Read more >
October 13, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Insurance, MPRA, Opioid Abuse 2 Read more >
Pet insurance, vision insurance, identity theft insurance. A growing number of employers are offering these and other types of voluntary benefits as they look for ways to recruit and retain… Read more >
October 11, 2017 Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Total Rewards, Voluntary Benefits 1 Read more >
As we watch the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and brace for Hurricane Irma, our perspective shifts. The struggles of those in the paths of the storms are immense, and many… Read more >
September 6, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Communication, Employee Assistance Programs, Employee Benefits, FMLA, HR, Human Resources, MPRA, Paid Leave, PBGC, Regulatory, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
Forget the cats and dogs—This month it’s been raining new paid family leave laws, fiduciary rule oral arguments, health care reform changes and MPRA approvals! While the International Foundation strives… Read more >
August 9, 2017 Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Fiduciary Rule, Health Care, Legislative, MPRA, PBGC, Regulatory, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
Do you wish that you could once again play softball without worrying about the rising costs of patent-protected prescription drugs? Are you struggling to walk up the stairs without having… Read more >
July 19, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >