Successful wellness strategies have evolved beyond health posters in the company break room or a gym membership discount. More employers are expanding their wellness initiatives to foster employees’ overall "well-being" — not just their heal…
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Benefit Bummers: Poor Planning Can Lead to Enrollment Failures
A strong communication plan can make the enrollment process simpler and more rewarding for both employers and their workforce.
Victim’s Mother May Rely on Post-Amara Equitable Remedies
Check out the latest episode in the sprawling saga of equitable remedies under ERISA. The question, as always, is whether a participant is entitled to something for which the plan document does not expressly provide. This time, the answer appears to b…
The HIPAA Police Are Here
Recent activity by regulators suggests a trend toward stricter HIPAA enforcement.
Oct. Webinar: Retirement Plan Fee Disclosures
So you’ve sent out the new notices and disclosures for retirement plan fees. Now what?
In Brief: HSAs, Wage Fights
A roundup of some top benefit trends for this week.
Year-End Amendment Deadline Under Code Section 409A
In the last two years, the IRS has issued several pieces of guidance regarding the correction of deferred compensation arrangements that violate the requirements of Code Section 409A.
UBA Survey: Rate of CDHPs Drops
The 2012 UBA Health Plan Survey – the nation’s largest – reveals a shift in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs).
Guidance on “Full-Time” Employees, 90-Day Waiting Period
Starting in 2014, larger employers (generally, those with 50 or more employees) may face "shared responsibility" penalties if any of their "full-time" employees receive subsidized health coverage through an "Affordable Insuranc…
In Brief: Generic Prescription Drugs Net Big Savings
A brief summary of some of the top employee benefit trends.