Benefits Think Everything small employers need to know about association health plans
EBN columnist Zack Pace talks with Robert Skelton, chief administrative officer of the Society of Association Executives, about the changing AHP landscape.
EBN columnist Zack Pace talks with Robert Skelton, chief administrative officer of the Society of Association Executives, about the changing AHP landscape.
From overtime rules to biometric timekeeping, a patchwork of laws and regulations can make compensation benefits a tricky business for employers.
Copyrights tend to be company property while inventions tend to belong to the worker, making agreements necessary to ensure the employer obtains possible rights.
In an effort to finally repeal The ACA’s high-cost plan penalty, a coalition of over 50 businesses have joined together to fight its 2022 enforcement date.
This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.
Another legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has companies grappling with new business strategies and tactics.
Plan sponsors and advisers: “It is important to realize that three or four years from now, what is done today will be examined, and it needs to be done with a good standard of care and mitigation of conflicts of interest.”
Another legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has advisers grappling with new business strategies and tactics.
Plan sponsors and advisers: “It is important to realize that three or four years from now, what is done today will be examined, and it needs to be done with a good standard of care and mitigation of conflicts of interest.”
Copyrights tend to be company property while inventions tend to belong to the worker, making agreements necessary to ensure the employer obtains possible rights.
This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.
The measures would increase plan design flexibility for high-deductible plans and could have a large impact on employee enrollment if they become law.
House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said he plans on releasing an outline of “Tax Reform 2.0” legislation next week to his committee members.
The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in the ACA.
To the ire of some advisors and trade groups, states are getting in the retirement offerings space. Lawsuits are sure to follow.
A recent federal court case reminds employers that they may choose among reasonable accommodations, and as long as they are effective, companies are not required to provide the specific requests from an employee.
The president wants to allow for health reimbursement arrangements to be used for non-group coverage to employers of all sizes. If this happens, this is as an industry-redefining disruption.
A recent federal court case reminds employers that they may choose among reasonable accommodations, and as long as they are effective, companies are not required to provide the specific requests from an employee.
The final ruling includes protections intended to remedy historical challenges with AHPs and to prevent AHPs from discriminating against individuals based on health reasons.
In an effort to bring insurance carriers back to ACA exchanges, the U.S. government is increasing funding to insurers, which could spur brokers to recommend the exchanges to clients.