Benefit compliance

Regardless of the regulation’s future, employers need to ensure they’re passing costs on to plan participants that are reasonable in light of the services provided.

Regardless of the regulation’s future, employers need to ensure they’re passing costs on to plan participants that are reasonable in light of the services provided.

Thanks to a higher level of scrutiny from regulators, many insurers also act as financial managers and this leads employers to find elective benefit alternatives.

GAO requests that the IRS clarify how taxpayers report their participation to gain understanding of plans that could lead to exemption.

A new bill would mandate that private employers in the Garden State provide workers with up to nine days to deal with illness.

The DOL's Wage and Hour Division recently announced a new nationwide pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program.

As more states, cities and municipalities adopt policies, benefits managers should stay abreast of regulatory obligations, keep employees updated and consider using tech to help manage plans.

Spurred by tax reform savings and a tight labor market, AutoNation, Chipotle, Lowe’s and Hostess are among the companies that have enhanced perks.

A general misunderstanding is that in the Affordable Care Act era, anyone can purchase an individual health policy at any time on a guaranteed issue basis.

From harassment lawsuits to regulation compliance, cutting edge companies are overlooking policies critical to empowering and enhancing their workforce and company ethos.