California Individual Mandate: Update on Reporting Requirements
California Issues New Guidance on 1094-C and 1095-C Reporting The California Individual Mandate law went into effect on January 1, 2020. Not only d...
Benefits Considerations You Need to Know When Mass Hiring During COVID-19
Furloughs and layoffs continue to be announced in industries specifically battered by the COVID-19 crisis. The latest unemployment numbers are stag...
Shifting Employee Benefits Priorities Due to COVID-19
While the short-term impacts of COVID-19 are clear, with workforces transitioned to working from home or furloughed with zero scheduled hours for t...
Do Your Employees Know They Can Use an HSA for Retirement?
The health savings account (HSA) has been called “the absolute best retirement account,” “the ultimate retirement account,” and “[a]n off-label pre...
ACA Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak
With all that is happening right now with the COVID-19 virus, we thought it would be helpful to think through how it might affect ACA reporting and...
12 Reasons Not to Use Your HRIS or Payroll Software for ACA Reporting
When it comes to preparing for the Large Employer Mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many companies rely on either their payroll software or...
15 Reasons to Invest in Health Plan Decision Support Now
Open enrollment season is over but strategizing for the upcoming year has only just begun. And perhaps you’re considering whether to invest in heal...
Top ACA Stories You Should Follow in 2020
Changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2020 will continue to require focused attention by organizations to keep up with changing, eliminated, ...
10 Words to Promote Positive Benefits Communications
Did you know “45 percent of employees would rather clean their bathroom than figure out HR benefits”? That’s what ServiceNow discovered after surve...
Three Benefits of HSAs You Should Know
As a Benefits Coach, I’ve seen that more and more employers are offering High Deductible Health Plan (HDHPs) as part of their benefit selections. T...