Today’s post comes to us compliments of Ken Mason at Spencer Fane Britt and Browne LLP.
The COBRA Blog
Allowing Part-Time Employees to Make Health FSA Contributions May Trigger ACA Penalties
Tags: benefits administration, ACA penalties, FSA contributions
Employers: Have you cleared these 3 ACA compliance hurdles?
While many employers might be “in the groove” of ACA compliance by now, this is no time to get complacent. There are more changes coming just around the corner in 2015 for those who sponsor group health plans.
Tags: benefits administration, ACA compliance, affordable care act compliance, COBRA solutions
Substandard Health Insurance Hits Workplaces, Thanks to Bad Calculator
Remember why the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exists? One of its basic goals was to define a minimum standard for the benefits consumers receive when they sign up for health insurance. The intent is good, but it turns out there’s a problem. The online calculator that employers can use to determine if their plans meet ACA standards apparently has a glitch.
Tags: benefits administration, affordable care act, health insurance
Affordable Care Act Update: Will the mandate be delayed before 1/1/15?
Here’s another insightful Affordable Care Act update from our friend Jason M. Cogdill, Corporate Counsel & Benefits Attorney at ProBenefits, Inc.
Tags: employer mandate, Affordable Care Act update, aca update, benefits administration, group benefits
Annual Enrollment Communication Strategy: Make it Personal
Communicating effectively with your employees can be a challenge any time of the year. But if there’s one time your communication needs to be crystal clear and hitting the mark, it’s during annual open enrollment for healthcare benefits.
Tags: benefits administration, hr best practices, open enrollment communication, enrollment communication strategy