Postmates wins New York ruling finding couriers not employees
The company's couriers aren’t employees, a New York state appeals court ruled in a decision that will fuel debate about the status of workers in the gig economy.
Benefit compliance
Benefits Think Keeping compliant: Pay equity law updates
Connecticut now joins California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Vermont as one of six states having such laws, which are designed to remedy historic pay disparities between male and female employees.
James M. Nicholas
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think CREATES Act will lower prescription drug costs
By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.
Greg Gierer
America’s Health Insurance Plans
Another risk for plan sponsors: Accusation of breaching fiduciary rules
They need documentation showing how they reviewed, selected and monitor their TDFs and if their investment strategy fits with participant demographics.
Benefits Think It’s complicated: How clients can navigate the maze of paid family leave
As employers look at this benefit, benefit admins and HR executives need to know how to comply with these industry changes.
Breanna Scott
The Standard
Benefits Think 3 trends that are starting the benefits revolution
To provide real cost savings for their employer clients, next-generation benefits advisers are casting off the health insurance carriers and abandoning the traditional way of procuring healthcare.
Benefits Think CREATES Act will lower prescription drug costs
By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.
Greg Gierer
America’s Health Insurance Plans
Benefits Think It’s complicated: How employers can navigate the complexities of paid family leave
As employers look at this benefit, benefit admins and HR executives need to know how to comply with these industry changes.
Breanna Scott
The Standard
Benefits Think The new paid leave tax credit offers rewards, restrictions
To encourage employers to offer paid leave, the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 sweetened the deal by promising a tax credit to companies but there are rules that minimize its benefit to employers.
Mary Bauman
Miller Johnson Attorneys
Benefits Think Is your plan in compliance with mental health, substance abuse parity requirements?
Employers must make sure they are offering the necessary MH and SU services to their employees.
Bruce Davis
Findley
Benefits Think Is your plan in compliance with mental health, substance abuse parity requirements?
Benefit advisers and employers must make sure they are offering the necessary MH and SU services to their employees.
Bruce Davis
Findley
Sun Life-Maxwell deal may signal more insurance acquisitions ahead
As tech drives M&A activity, more insurers seek vertical integration to improve user experiences and broaden benefit portfolios.
Sun Life-Maxwell deal may signal more insurance acquisitions ahead
As tech drives M&A activity, more insurers seek vertical integration to improve user experiences and broaden benefit portfolios.
Benefits Think Hardship withdrawal compliance makes retirement plan administration easy (well, easier, anyway)
Recent IRS guidance and legislative changes show hardship withdrawals is an area where both plan sponsors and participants may still have questions.
Belinda S. Morgan
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefits Think The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is now in effect: What clients need to know
The act establishes pregnancy as a protected class under Massachusetts law and protects employees and prospective employees who are pregnant or have a pregnancy-related condition from discrimination and retaliation.
Daniel R. Long
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think The DOL Audit: Understanding the spectrum of risk
Investigations rarely happen out of the blue — they tend to occur because someone invited investigation. So, what can employers and their service providers do to avoid one?
Jason Grantz
Unified Trust Company
Alera Group’s new compliance director to set best practices
As the brokerage grows by leaps and bounds, it names a regulatory compliance leader to help firms deal with new laws.
Benefits Think Is your maternity program up to par? 3 questions to ask
Employers should start by asking if their benefits are relevant to their workforce.
Paris Wallace
Ovia Health
Benefits Think ‘High’ stakes for employers dealing with evolving cannabis laws
The evolving legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational uses continues to cause workplace issues for employers.
Patrick J. McMahon
Foley & Lardner LLP
Northwell Health struggled with PTO policy — then NY’s family leave law upped the stakes
The largest healthcare provider in New York struggled to avoid disrupting patient care when its employees took time off, so it turned to predictive cost modeling and benchmarking to solve the problem.
