Planning for Open Enrollment
In recent years, strategic management of operational costs has been at the forefront for many organizations. Fringe cutbacks are commonplace alongside of scaling to maximize efficiencies. Nationally,...
View ArticleBenefits Programs that Make You an Employer of Choice
Even in today’s job market of high unemployment, organizations are finding it difficult to attract and retain qualified talent for key organizational roles. Various studies are showing trends in grey-...
View ArticleFSA and HSA Accounts: Help Your Employees Maximize Their Plan Benefits in 2012
In 2011, the value of medical Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) was impacted by the exclusion of over-the-counter items as qualified expenses under these plans. As a result, many employees chose to...
View ArticleHealthcare Reform Takes Center Stage in U.S. Supreme Court
Healthcare Reform (HCR) was a big topic in the news again in the final months of 2011. In early November, a U.S. appeals court for the District of Columbia affirmed a lower court’s opinion that the...
View ArticleAs Benefits Packages Shrink, Could Telecommuting Be the Ace Up Your Sleeve?
As Benefits Packages Shrink, Could Telecommuting Be the Ace Up Your Sleeve? Many employee benefits have been impacted by the recession. According to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource...
View ArticleStudy Reveals Significant Potential Savings with Corporate Wellness Programs
Every company wants healthier employees. Good health reduces absenteeism and promotes higher productivity at work. According to the Thompson Reuters Workforce Wellness Index, the incremental cost of...
View ArticleEmployees Refocus Planning for Retirement
Despite continued uncertainty in the economy, workers are putting aside their mistrust of the financial markets to refocus on saving for retirement, according to a recent study by Mercer in its survey...
View ArticleHealthcare Reform Impact on Employers
On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld key components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the individual mandate and the employer mandate. To make it easy to see how these changes...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Comply with ACA W-2 Reporting Requirements?
Employers are required to report the aggregate cost of employer-sponsored health coverage on employee W-2s beginning with the 2012 tax year reporting in January 2013. The IRS has issued payroll...
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Are You Ready to Comply with ACA SBC Reporting Requirements?
Insurance carriers and group health plans (including self-insured employer plans), must provide a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) to all participants and beneficiaries who enroll or re-enroll in...
View ArticleThe Importance of an Employee Assistance Program
As a manager, you want your employees to feel they can come to you with a personal or work-related problem affecting them. However, that doesn’t always happen. Often, employees are embarrassed,...
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Considering an EAP by Mark Perlberg, CEO
One of the most important, but often overlooked, benefits an employer can offer to its employees is a solid EAP or “Employee Assistance Program.” This confidential program, which gives employees...
View ArticleA Generous Benefits Package May Aid in Recruitment and Retention of Employees
You might not realize how important the benefits side of the compensation package is when trying to attract, retain and motivate your employees. In addition to salaries and bonuses, benefits can add...
View ArticleEncouraging Employees to Save for Retirement
Financial security in retirement isn’t something that just happens. It takes years of saving and some careful planning to get there. Whether it’s 10, 20 or even 40 years away, you can help your...
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Unlimited Paid-Time-Off Policies, by Mark Perlberg, CEO
You may be surprised to learn that a growing number of companies are offering their employees the benefit of unlimited vacation days. Some notable corporations like Netflix, Groupon and Virgin Group...
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Providing Perks Outside of Pay, by Mark Perlberg, CEO
Do you feel that you can’t afford to offer your employees a generous benefits package that includes attractive perks? Perks are those little things that make the job more enjoyable, and they are...
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Change in Medical Claim Codes may Affect Insurance Payments and Approvals
Beginning October 1, all U.S. medical care providers are required to make a big change that may affect you. They must change the way they code the claims associated with physician and hospital care and...
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Changing Workplace Policies to Attract and Retain Top Talent by Mark...
Major companies such as Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft have made headlines because of changes to their vacation policies and leave programs as way to attract and retain top talent. Will these...
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