Regulation

Compliance, creativity, clarification and confusion reign in employee benefits, says Eric T. Helman, chief strategy officer at Hodges-Mace.

Generally speaking, many employers do not think about ERISA when it comes to severance, whether at the front end, when employment agreements or policies are negotiated and planned, or at the back end, when termination occurs and the severance is paid.

The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have enacted revised rules that will enforce covered entities providing healthcare programs and services to have accessible websites, say attorneys from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP.

Many employers will be subject to the change for incidences that take place in 2016, says United Benefit Advisors’ Nancy Bourque.

Debating the merits of candidates such as Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump in the office is not a constitutional right for private-sector employees, says attorney Michael C. Schmidt.

For an HR department of one, a trusted adviser is a ‘best friend,’ allowing the employer to focus on more important factors, Jennifer Currence said at SHRM’s annual conference.

The new penalties for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act are set to climb next month.

Most companies have been through ‘hell’ in the last year due to reporting requirements, says a Lockton exec who shared some of the biggest obstacles.

With ACA compliance slowing down, employers have more time to look at their offerings.

Even as eligibility rates rise, limited workforce participation and smaller premium increases have kept the employer health benefits landscape stable.