Regulation

Views 5 common COBRA compliance pitfalls to avoid

Marc McGinnis
Vice President The Word & Brown General Agency

Requirements can be difficult to follow, but mistakes can cost a broker and their client big money in fines, penalties, civil lawsuits, audits and more, says Word & Brown’s Marc McGinnis.

Compliance 7h ago

Compliance 7h ago
Senate GOP has 12 days to repeal the ACA and no room for error

They need to act by Sept. 30 to use a fast-track procedure that prevents Democrats from blocking it, but the deadline doesn’t leave enough time to get a full analysis of the bill’s effects from the Congressional Budget Office.

Healthcare reform 9h ago

Healthcare reform 9h ago
Video Insights on ACA compliance

In early 2016, employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees are required to submit new tax forms to employees and the IRS for the 2015 plan year. (Note that in December 2015, deadlines for 1095 employee distribution and 1094 filings were extended.*) In the video, Don Garlitz, Senior Vice President, bswift, answers key compliance questions including: Should taxpayers receive Form 1095 if they are not covered? What effects do employer wellness programs have on reporting plan affordability to the IRS? And more. *Learn more about these changes from U.S. News and World Report.

Benefit compliance January 21, 2016

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Benefit compliance January 21, 2016
Senate Republicans push last-gasp Obamacare repeal amid hurdles

GOP is making one last desperate push to repeal the ACA but faces significant challenges to get it done before a final deadline at the end of the month.

Healthcare reform September 18

Healthcare reform September 18
Conference Benefits Forum and Expo

September 18-20, 2017, Boca Raton, FL Employee Benefits: Today and Beyond The ever-changing employee benefits landscape requires employers to clearly identify and refine their objectives that help employees control health-care related costs, maintain financial and overall wellness.

Benefits Forum & Expo

Benefits Forum & Expo
Without clarity, wellness incentive goes up in smoke

Careful communication of reasonable alternative standard can keep employers out of court; Macy’s lawsuit renews concern about punitive measures.

Wellness Bruce Shutan September 17

Wellness Bruce Shutan September 17
Google sued for allegedly paying women less than male peers

Google Inc. was accused in a class-action lawsuit of systematically paying male employees more than their female counterparts, adding the internet giant to a growing list of technology companies sued for gender discrimination.

Equal pay September 15

Equal pay September 15
A compliance attorney who understands benefit needs

FirstPerson’s Katy Stowers worked as an ERISA lawyer but now delivers benefit oversight and deliverables at the Indianapolis benefits consultancy.

Compliance Phil Albinus September 14

Compliance Phil Albinus September 14
Views Drug testing and OSHA retaliation – can we test or not?

Levy Leatherman
Litigation associate Baker Donelson

Under current interpretations of agency's final rule, blanket post-accident drug testing policies could be considered retaliatory and in violation of the rule.

Benefit compliance September 14

Benefit compliance September 14
Trump says he applauds last-ditch ACA repeal proposal

The president let Republican senators working on an eleventh-hour effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act know he is rooting for them, without explicitly supporting the legislation.

Healthcare reform September 13

Healthcare reform September 13

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