Benefit compliance

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.

By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.

They need documentation showing how they reviewed, selected and monitor their TDFs and if their investment strategy fits with participant demographics.

As employers look at this benefit, benefit admins and HR executives need to know how to comply with these industry changes.

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.

By passing this popular bipartisan legislation now, Congress can help make coverage and care more affordable for everyone.

As employers look at this benefit, benefit admins and HR executives need to know how to comply with these industry changes.

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.

Employers must make sure they are offering the necessary MH and SU services to their employees.

Benefit advisers and employers must make sure they are offering the necessary MH and SU services to their employees.

As tech drives M&A activity, more insurers seek vertical integration to improve user experiences and broaden benefit portfolios.

As tech drives M&A activity, more insurers seek vertical integration to improve user experiences and broaden benefit portfolios.

Recent IRS guidance and legislative changes show hardship withdrawals is an area where both plan sponsors and participants may still have questions.

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.

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?

As the brokerage grows by leaps and bounds, it names a regulatory compliance leader to help firms deal with new laws.

Employers should start by asking if their benefits are relevant to their workforce.

The evolving legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational uses continues to cause workplace issues for employers.

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.

Inaccurate or incomplete information has incorrectly identified business owners as failing to satisfy healthcare coverage requirements.