This presentation reviews common questions regarding all aspects of administrating welfare plans. The discussion includes topics such as: COBRA | Medicare | Health FSAs | HRAs | ERISA.
Join us for an inside look at the health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and how it works.
In this webinar, we cover the basics of HRA compliance, what you need to know before offering an HRA, and how PeopleKeep's software helps along the way.
Our hosts are HRA compliance experts Nick Green and Jon Gelwix.
In today's multi-generational workforce, health and wellness benefits are weighted equally with salary expectations. This is why it's important for small and large businesses alike to embrace health and wellness benefits to recruit top talent as well as retain valued employees.
While offering these benefits has been shown to improve employee engagement and productivity, it comes with some challenges. This webinar reviews common questions human resources professionals confront when offering health and welfare benefits to employees.
Facilitated by ERISA attorney Larry Grudzien, this webinar covers the following:
- Questions Surrounding Tax
- Reporting Disclosures
- ERISA, COBRA & FMLA
- Workers Compensation
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Benefits are a critical piece of an employee compensation package, with health care benefits reigning most important. Whether you're already offering these benefits or considering adding them to your benefits offerings, view our webinar to learn more and remain competitive in the talent marketplace.
When a company considers offering an HRA, they want to be sure their employees will find it valuable.
In this first session in a three-part webinar series, we’ll show exactly what the HRA experience is like for an employee. We’ll walk through:
The basics of how an HRA works
How your employee can buy health insurance
What they need to do when they go to the doctor or have another expense
How they’ll submit expenses for reimbursement
How your employee will receive reimbursement
Which expenses are eligible
How an expense is approved
How the allowance works, including rollover, recommended amounts, and more
Need help understanding your health insurance options?
Don't know what to do during open enrollment?
Want to help your employees with their healthcare costs but don't know how?
We got you.
Open Enrollment 101 will teach you everything you need to know about open enrollment, how to evaluate your plan options, and how employers can help their employees out with their healthcare costs.
Open Forum: Achieve Compliance Success in 2017benefitexpress
As you begin next year’s benefits planning, are you sure your plan satisfies all requirements from the IRS, HHS, DOL, and more?
Come prepped with your benefits details in hand and check off:
Common errors in ERISA plans
Cafeteria plan pitfalls
Structuring your FMLA administration
Avoiding mishaps with MEWAs
Preparing a compliant COBRA strategy
In addition, get the legal answer for your plan questions from benefits attorney Larry Grudzien in this critical webinar.
Review all of the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Training will go over which employers have to comply, which benefits are subject to ERISA, what documentation employers must provide, and penalties for noncompliance.
Join us for an inside look at the health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and how it works.
In this webinar, we cover the basics of HRA compliance, what you need to know before offering an HRA, and how PeopleKeep's software helps along the way.
Our hosts are HRA compliance experts Nick Green and Jon Gelwix.
In today's multi-generational workforce, health and wellness benefits are weighted equally with salary expectations. This is why it's important for small and large businesses alike to embrace health and wellness benefits to recruit top talent as well as retain valued employees.
While offering these benefits has been shown to improve employee engagement and productivity, it comes with some challenges. This webinar reviews common questions human resources professionals confront when offering health and welfare benefits to employees.
Facilitated by ERISA attorney Larry Grudzien, this webinar covers the following:
- Questions Surrounding Tax
- Reporting Disclosures
- ERISA, COBRA & FMLA
- Workers Compensation
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Benefits are a critical piece of an employee compensation package, with health care benefits reigning most important. Whether you're already offering these benefits or considering adding them to your benefits offerings, view our webinar to learn more and remain competitive in the talent marketplace.
When a company considers offering an HRA, they want to be sure their employees will find it valuable.
In this first session in a three-part webinar series, we’ll show exactly what the HRA experience is like for an employee. We’ll walk through:
The basics of how an HRA works
How your employee can buy health insurance
What they need to do when they go to the doctor or have another expense
How they’ll submit expenses for reimbursement
How your employee will receive reimbursement
Which expenses are eligible
How an expense is approved
How the allowance works, including rollover, recommended amounts, and more
Need help understanding your health insurance options?
Don't know what to do during open enrollment?
Want to help your employees with their healthcare costs but don't know how?
We got you.
Open Enrollment 101 will teach you everything you need to know about open enrollment, how to evaluate your plan options, and how employers can help their employees out with their healthcare costs.
Open Forum: Achieve Compliance Success in 2017benefitexpress
As you begin next year’s benefits planning, are you sure your plan satisfies all requirements from the IRS, HHS, DOL, and more?
Come prepped with your benefits details in hand and check off:
Common errors in ERISA plans
Cafeteria plan pitfalls
Structuring your FMLA administration
Avoiding mishaps with MEWAs
Preparing a compliant COBRA strategy
In addition, get the legal answer for your plan questions from benefits attorney Larry Grudzien in this critical webinar.
Review all of the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Training will go over which employers have to comply, which benefits are subject to ERISA, what documentation employers must provide, and penalties for noncompliance.
An open enrollment checklist, created by eHealthInsurance, to help employees find the best personal health insurance solution for the 2012 benefit year - via http://www.eHealthInsurance.com
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) allows individuals to continue their group health plan coverage in certain situations. Specifically, COBRA requires group health plans to offer continuation coverage to covered employees and dependents when coverage would otherwise be lost due to certain specific events...
Constructing HRA: Blueprints for Solid Administrationbenefitexpress
Learn the ins and outs of offering a private benefits marketplace for your employees, HRA administration, and various agencies regulating what's included.
- HRAs are employer-funded plans that reimburse employees for medical expenses. Employers have flexibility to determine which employees can participate and what expenses are eligible for reimbursement. HRAs must meet ERISA requirements.
- HSAs are tax-advantaged savings accounts that can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses. To be eligible, an individual must be covered by a high deductible health plan. Contributions from individuals, employers and other third parties are tax-deductible or tax-exempt. Salary deferral contributions can be made to HSAs.
Start a Solid Business Plan with a Health FSAInfinisource
Budgeting and saving are two basic ingredients to a good financial plan. What is often overlooked during these financial discussions is an employer-provided benefit: Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). This is not only a good financial plan for employees, but also employers.
The ICHRA vs. the QSEHRA: Which is right for your business?PeopleKeep
This document compares the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) and the Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA). It discusses eligibility requirements for employers and employees, allowance caps and budgetary guidelines, premium tax credit compatibility, and considerations for which arrangement may be a better fit depending on an employer's needs and budget. The presenter concludes by describing the ICHRA offering available from PeopleKeep starting in September 2019.
Guidance was recently issues that modified the Health FSA Use-or-Lose Rule to allow carryover of FSA funds from one plan year to the next plan year - at an employer's discretion. What does this mean?
Health FSA "Use-or-Lose" Rule DisappearsInfinisource
On October 31, 2013 the Department of Treasury modified the longstanding Health FSA Use-or-Lose Rule to allow carryover of FSA funds from one plan year to the next plan year at the employer's discretion. Find out more about this change with this iGuide.
Employer coverage and the era of exchangesagavrilescu
The document summarizes key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that impact employers and their decisions around offering health insurance. It discusses the employer mandate requiring firms with over 50 employees to offer affordable coverage or face penalties, and notes that while the mandate was delayed until 2015, other ACA requirements like the individual mandate and health insurance exchanges take effect in 2014. The summary examines factors that may influence employer decisions around offering coverage, such as reducing workforce size, limiting hours, lowering premium contributions, and dropping coverage for early retirees to mitigate costs under the new rules.
How Medicare Affects Employer Health Coveragebenefitexpress
This presentation reviews the topic of Medicare and how it can affect Employers Health Coverage offerings, including: employer secondary rules, COBRA, notice requirements, and reporting requirements.
This document provides a comprehensive guide to the government-mandated benefits that U.S. employers are required to provide in 2020. It outlines the key benefits such as Social Security, Medicare, workers' compensation, disability insurance, family and medical leave, and health insurance. For example, it notes that all employers must contribute to Social Security and Medicare based on payroll taxes deducted from employee earnings. It also explains that five states and Puerto Rico require employers to provide short-term disability insurance to cover non-work injuries and illnesses. The guide stresses that requirements may vary based on company size and location.
This presentation reviews: what information must be protected, what policies and procedures need to be in place, what disclosures have to be given to employees, what agreements have to be in place for business associates, and what breach procedures have to be followed.
Health Care Reform - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) UpdatesCBIZ, Inc.
One of the components of the Affordable Care Act is the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The SHOP is the marketplace, sometimes referred to as “exchange”, specific to small employers.
Open enrollment is the only time of year to get an individual policy without a qualifying life event. Our webinar makes sure you and your employees are prepared.
This webinar covers a basic review of the requirements under ERISA, including: what is an ERISA benefit, what documentation requirements have to be met, what disclosure requirements have to be met, what reporting requirements need to be met, what is a fiduciary, and what are other requirements.
This powerpoint goes into depth and explains FSAs, HRAs and HSAs, how they work together, who can participate, and what types of rules apply. It's a little boring, long, and somewhat detailed. However, you can use just portions of the slides if you'd like. The last 20 or so slides may be useful if an employer is offering high deductible health insurance plans, with an HSA - and already has an FSA in place This is a Continuing Education Course in California, under the Department of Insurance.
FSAs can do some heavy lifting for your benefits plan – they allow employees to save pretax dollars for healthcare costs without the price tag of other financial wellness initiatives. However, many HR professionals lack a deep understanding of the compliance requirements to offer and administer a well-rounded program for their employees.
If ACA is repealed, there will be significant implications for FSAs. Devise your strategy to:
- Accurately catch employee election changes
- Manage rollover requirements
- Determine who pays first – HSA vs FSA
- Understand COBRA’s impact on an FSA
Get coaching from benefits attorney Larry Grudzien on how to prep now for the legislative impact on FSA administration.
Health Care Reform Strategies for Small Employers:
• Health Care Tax Credits and Penalties
• The Recently Delayed Pay or Play Mandate
• Health Insurance Exchanges
• SHOPs
• Other Cost-Savings Opportunities
• Strategic Decision Making for Large and Small Employers
• And more!
Review the requirements for offering HSAs. This will include what coverages must be offered, documentation to be completed, what rules the employer and employee must follow (including HSA employer contribution rules), and commonly made mistakes.
An open enrollment checklist, created by eHealthInsurance, to help employees find the best personal health insurance solution for the 2012 benefit year - via http://www.eHealthInsurance.com
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) allows individuals to continue their group health plan coverage in certain situations. Specifically, COBRA requires group health plans to offer continuation coverage to covered employees and dependents when coverage would otherwise be lost due to certain specific events...
Constructing HRA: Blueprints for Solid Administrationbenefitexpress
Learn the ins and outs of offering a private benefits marketplace for your employees, HRA administration, and various agencies regulating what's included.
- HRAs are employer-funded plans that reimburse employees for medical expenses. Employers have flexibility to determine which employees can participate and what expenses are eligible for reimbursement. HRAs must meet ERISA requirements.
- HSAs are tax-advantaged savings accounts that can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses. To be eligible, an individual must be covered by a high deductible health plan. Contributions from individuals, employers and other third parties are tax-deductible or tax-exempt. Salary deferral contributions can be made to HSAs.
Start a Solid Business Plan with a Health FSAInfinisource
Budgeting and saving are two basic ingredients to a good financial plan. What is often overlooked during these financial discussions is an employer-provided benefit: Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). This is not only a good financial plan for employees, but also employers.
The ICHRA vs. the QSEHRA: Which is right for your business?PeopleKeep
This document compares the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) and the Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA). It discusses eligibility requirements for employers and employees, allowance caps and budgetary guidelines, premium tax credit compatibility, and considerations for which arrangement may be a better fit depending on an employer's needs and budget. The presenter concludes by describing the ICHRA offering available from PeopleKeep starting in September 2019.
Guidance was recently issues that modified the Health FSA Use-or-Lose Rule to allow carryover of FSA funds from one plan year to the next plan year - at an employer's discretion. What does this mean?
Health FSA "Use-or-Lose" Rule DisappearsInfinisource
On October 31, 2013 the Department of Treasury modified the longstanding Health FSA Use-or-Lose Rule to allow carryover of FSA funds from one plan year to the next plan year at the employer's discretion. Find out more about this change with this iGuide.
Employer coverage and the era of exchangesagavrilescu
The document summarizes key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that impact employers and their decisions around offering health insurance. It discusses the employer mandate requiring firms with over 50 employees to offer affordable coverage or face penalties, and notes that while the mandate was delayed until 2015, other ACA requirements like the individual mandate and health insurance exchanges take effect in 2014. The summary examines factors that may influence employer decisions around offering coverage, such as reducing workforce size, limiting hours, lowering premium contributions, and dropping coverage for early retirees to mitigate costs under the new rules.
How Medicare Affects Employer Health Coveragebenefitexpress
This presentation reviews the topic of Medicare and how it can affect Employers Health Coverage offerings, including: employer secondary rules, COBRA, notice requirements, and reporting requirements.
This document provides a comprehensive guide to the government-mandated benefits that U.S. employers are required to provide in 2020. It outlines the key benefits such as Social Security, Medicare, workers' compensation, disability insurance, family and medical leave, and health insurance. For example, it notes that all employers must contribute to Social Security and Medicare based on payroll taxes deducted from employee earnings. It also explains that five states and Puerto Rico require employers to provide short-term disability insurance to cover non-work injuries and illnesses. The guide stresses that requirements may vary based on company size and location.
This presentation reviews: what information must be protected, what policies and procedures need to be in place, what disclosures have to be given to employees, what agreements have to be in place for business associates, and what breach procedures have to be followed.
Health Care Reform - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) UpdatesCBIZ, Inc.
One of the components of the Affordable Care Act is the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The SHOP is the marketplace, sometimes referred to as “exchange”, specific to small employers.
Open enrollment is the only time of year to get an individual policy without a qualifying life event. Our webinar makes sure you and your employees are prepared.
This webinar covers a basic review of the requirements under ERISA, including: what is an ERISA benefit, what documentation requirements have to be met, what disclosure requirements have to be met, what reporting requirements need to be met, what is a fiduciary, and what are other requirements.
This powerpoint goes into depth and explains FSAs, HRAs and HSAs, how they work together, who can participate, and what types of rules apply. It's a little boring, long, and somewhat detailed. However, you can use just portions of the slides if you'd like. The last 20 or so slides may be useful if an employer is offering high deductible health insurance plans, with an HSA - and already has an FSA in place This is a Continuing Education Course in California, under the Department of Insurance.
FSAs can do some heavy lifting for your benefits plan – they allow employees to save pretax dollars for healthcare costs without the price tag of other financial wellness initiatives. However, many HR professionals lack a deep understanding of the compliance requirements to offer and administer a well-rounded program for their employees.
If ACA is repealed, there will be significant implications for FSAs. Devise your strategy to:
- Accurately catch employee election changes
- Manage rollover requirements
- Determine who pays first – HSA vs FSA
- Understand COBRA’s impact on an FSA
Get coaching from benefits attorney Larry Grudzien on how to prep now for the legislative impact on FSA administration.
Health Care Reform Strategies for Small Employers:
• Health Care Tax Credits and Penalties
• The Recently Delayed Pay or Play Mandate
• Health Insurance Exchanges
• SHOPs
• Other Cost-Savings Opportunities
• Strategic Decision Making for Large and Small Employers
• And more!
Review the requirements for offering HSAs. This will include what coverages must be offered, documentation to be completed, what rules the employer and employee must follow (including HSA employer contribution rules), and commonly made mistakes.
This presentation covers all the compliance issues with HSA's as well as: which employees are eligible, contribution requirements, distributions requirements, and reporting requirements.
Strategies For Controlling Benefit Costshsttlr7633
This is a presentation that I made recently to members of the Building Industry Association of Lancaster County to help them to understand options that could save them money on their group programs.
This document provides an overview and update on upcoming health care reform provisions taking effect in 2014. Key points include:
- Beginning in 2014, employer-sponsored plans must limit waiting periods to 90 days and annual out-of-pocket costs. Essential health benefits must also be covered.
- Health insurance exchanges will be available for individuals and small businesses to purchase coverage. Employers with 50+ employees face potential penalties if not offering affordable coverage.
- Annual limits and preexisting condition exclusions will be prohibited. Premium subsidies and an individual mandate also take effect. Small business tax credits are available.
- Wellness program incentives are increasing. Expanded Medicaid coverage was ruled unconstitutional but other provisions remain on track for 2014 implementation
This document is a compliance checklist for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It lists several questions employers should consider to ensure their health plans and policies comply with ACA requirements. Key points addressed include whether the employer offers health insurance, how to classify employees to determine coverage obligations, the need to provide notice of health insurance exchanges, and amendments required to cafeteria and health reimbursement plans to comply with ACA mandates and limits. Employers must analyze their workforce, review their health plans, and implement necessary changes to be prepared for ACA reporting and fees.
A brief description of how using an HSA in conjuction with a qualifed major medical HDHP can help control premiums and put you the consumer back in control of your healthcare dollars. Currently 9 million people enrolled in an HSA qualified plan.
The document provides information about changes to employee benefits in 2017 including changes to medical plans and networks. It encourages employees to research their options for urgent care centers versus freestanding emergency rooms to help save on costs. It also provides a reminder about tobacco surcharges and cessation programs to help control premium costs.
This document summarizes the benefits available to Starbucks partners. It describes health coverage including medical, dental and vision insurance. It also mentions a 401k retirement plan with company matching, stock equity programs, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and various other benefits. The document provides details on eligibility requirements and enrollment processes for various benefits programs.
Vermont Statewide Bargaining Terms Open Enrollment for VEHI Plans Fall 2020Audrey Edmonds Stepp
This document provides information about health insurance plans offered by VEHI (Vermont Education Health Initiative) for the 2022 plan year. It discusses premium costs, deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, and employer contributions toward premiums and out-of-pocket costs for the four VEHI plans (Platinum, Gold, Gold CDHP, Silver CDHP). For most employees, choosing the Gold CDHP plan paired with an HRA will provide the lowest financial exposure due to lower premiums and maximum out-of-pocket costs compared to the other plans. The document also provides directions for finding more details on calculating costs and financial exposure for different plan options and coverage tiers.
The document discusses flexible benefits plans including premium conversion accounts, individual premium FSAs, limited-purpose medical FSAs that are HSA compatible, and general-purpose medical FSAs. It provides details on how much money will come out of paychecks for participating, when elections must be made, who is covered, account changes, reimbursements, and compatible tax credits. Flexible benefit plans allow pre-tax payroll deductions for insurance and medical expenses to increase spendable income while reducing taxes.
Although many key reforms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are effective for 2014, additional reforms will become effective in 2015 for employers sponsoring group health plans. For 2015, the most significant ACA change is the shared responsibility penalty for applicable large employers. To prepare for 2015, employers should review upcoming requirements and develop a compliance strategy. This Legislative Brief provides a health care reform checklist for 2015.
The Best Introduction to Health Savings Accounts [Guide]benefitexpress
This guide will detail the origins of a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as why you should consider an HSA, how to establish an HSA, using your HSA, and much more.
[Guide] The Best Introduction to Health Savings Accountsbenefitexpress
Whether you are being, well… motivated to consider a Health Savings Account (HSA) due to a workplace change in policy, or you perceive that you are spending more than you should be for health care – some compelling reason brought you to this guide. Good! This is your first step toward understanding what an HSA is and how it works.
This is an introductory guide that aims to inform consumers and employers about Health Savings Accounts.
The document discusses different pre-tax benefit options for small businesses including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). It provides details on what each option is, the eligibility requirements, tax benefits, and considerations for employers in setting up and managing the accounts. The goal is to help small businesses determine the right pre-tax benefits to offer employees in order to attract talent and help offset rising health care costs.
The document discusses employee benefits from the perspective of the five W's: who, what, why, where, and when. It covers which employees receive benefits, what types of benefits employers provide, the reasons employers offer benefits, regulatory considerations around benefits, and when benefits kick in. The document also discusses costs of benefits, alternatives to traditional benefits, and ways employers can review and potentially modify their benefits offerings.
The Benefits And Features Of Group Health InsuranceRajdeep
Group health insurance is a type of health insurance that covers a group of people, such as employees of a company or members of an organization. It typically has lower premiums than Group health insurance and can offer more comprehensive coverage.
This document provides a checklist for employers to assess their compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It covers key areas employers should review such as their health plans, corporate structure, workforce, applicable fees under the ACA, coverage mandates, and communications with employees. The checklist identifies over 50 specific questions for employers to ask regarding their health plans, number of employees, use of leased or temporary workers, applicable fees, and compliance with ACA mandates and communications requirements.
Similaire à Administering Health & Welfare Plans: Common Compliance Questions (20)
Webinar: Mid-Year Election Changes for Cafeteria Plansbenefitexpress
Let's talk about cafeteria plans. When can participants make election changes?
While cafeteria plans can be a great option for employees wishing to pick and choose benefits based on cost, when and how to facilitate election changes outside of open enrollment can be tricky to navigate for employers. As the use of cafeteria plans continue to grow, we take a deeper look at the rules and regulations of these plans, particularly as they pertain to mid-year election changes.
COVID-19 Health & Welfare: Compliance for Employersbenefitexpress
As part of our continuing ERISA Compliance series, we covered such compliance topics and more in our April 9th webinar discussing COVID-19 and updates from the IRS and DOL concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Plan Sponsor Webinar: Navigating COVID-19 for Employersbenefitexpress
In this webinar, we take a deeper look into how the novel coronavirus is not only affecting the way we live, but changing the way we work. From remote work environments, FMLA, contract agreements and more, we discuss how to navigate the changing workforce during this time of uncertainty, and answer questions to help you make the best decisions for the health and safety of your employees.
Medicare & Employer Health Coverage - a Coordination Conversationbenefitexpress
Let's talk about Medicare and Employer Health Coverage. The rules on coordinating Medicare and employer coverage can be complex. How it complements other programs (such as COBRA, HSAs and the ACA) are also areas of question for both employees and their employers.
Part of our ERISA Compliance Series, this webinar is hosted by ERISA Attorney Larry Grudzien and moderated by chief marketing officer Julia Goebel. This webinar will discuss the top wage and hour issues that may be unknowingly lurking within your company.
This document discusses the history and impact of the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment laws. It provides a timeline of key sexual harassment laws from 1964 to present. It defines hostile work environment and quid pro quo harassment. The document examines employer liability and the importance of effective anti-harassment policies and investigations. It provides examples of sexual harassment, questions to ask during investigations, and steps employers should take to correct harassment and prevent future issues.
The Affordable Care Act touches the lives of most Americans. In fact, nearly 21 million will be at risk if Obamacare is struck down, and may even lose health insurance completely if the law is ruled unconstitutional. This webinar will discuss what the outcome may be if ACA is repealed.
Watch our free one-hour webinar reviewing the rules for the new Individual Coverage HRA and the new Excepted Benefit HRA (ICHRA and EBHRA).
In June 2019, Treasury, DOL and HHS released final regulations that are effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020. These regulations created two new HRAs, Individual Coverage HRAs (ICHRA) and Excepted Benefit HRAs (EBHRA).
These new HRAs will be subject to ERISA and COBRA, but will not be subject to the nondiscrimination rules under Code Section 105(h). Any employer can offer these new HRAs to their employees. They can be offered to common law employees, but cannot be offered to self-employed individuals, partners and more than 2% S-Corporation shareholders.
Facilitated by ERISA attorney Larry Grudzien, and moderated by Chief Marketing Officer Julia Goebel, this webinar will cover the following:
-Why are these new HRAs so important?
-Which employees can be included or excluded
-What documentation is needed to be completed by employers to adopt them
-What reporting and disclosure requirements must be met
-What types of expenses can be reimbursed
-The pros and cons of establishing and participating in these new HRAs for employers
How to Administer Wellness Programs in Today's Regulatory Environmentbenefitexpress
Are you struggling to make sense of the recent legislative updates surrounding employer sponsored wellness programs? Perhaps you are trying to decide whether to continue with current wellness plans, modify your plans without guidance from the EEOC, postpone new wellness programs or discontinue them all together.
It’s a complicated landscape ripe with several options for “next steps” for employees and plan sponsors of wellness plans in 2019 — with perhaps the biggest barrier of all being that employers cannot measure the risk of wellness plans at this time.
To help guide you through this maze of options, watch our one-hour webinar on-demand to learn what rules remain after the EEOC’s regulations were found invalid and what rules have to be met in 2019 in order to offer a valid wellness program.
How to administer wellness programs in today's regulatory environment
This webinar covers:
Requirements under HIPAA
Requirements under the Internal Revenue Code
Requirements under ERISA
Requirements under GINA
Requirements under ADA
Requirements under ACA
HIPAA Training: Privacy Review and Audit Survival Guidebenefitexpress
HIPAA Privacy Overview for Employers. Review a helpful checklist of requirements an employer must adopt to stay compliant with HIPAA and to survive an audit by Health and Human Services (HHS).
Webinar | Texas vs. United States - The Repeal of ACA?benefitexpress
Recently a Federal District Court held in Texas, et al. v. United States of America, et al. that the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional, and that the other provisions in the ACA are invalid because they are inseverable from the individual mandate.
Our ACA compliance webinar reviews:
- What the Federal District Court decided.
- The basis for the decision.
- The impact of the decision.
- What may happen over the next months or year.
- What Congress may do to address the situation.
Healthcare Check-in: The Latest Developments in Health and Welfare Plansbenefitexpress
We work in an exciting industry – which means quick changes are the norm, and adaptability is a necessity. Keep your compliance plans up to date with a download of all legislative changes since our last update webinar. This webinar covered legislation that's passed in the last six months, what's on the way, and what it means for your organization.
Webinar | From Analysis to Action: How Personalization Can Lower Employer Cos...benefitexpress
This document discusses how benefits advisors can use data analytics to strengthen their role as a trusted advisor to employers. It recommends that advisors use available benefits administration data and decision support tools to 1) increase client interactions by sharing new insights, 2) repurpose their consultative model for small and medium businesses, and 3) better predict results and explain recommendations. The document also outlines how data can help advisors refine benefit offerings tailored to employee needs, assist with enrollment education, and prioritize resources. It concludes by summarizing how decision support tools can lower employer costs by supplementing HR education, making better use of relevant data, and maximizing long-term health care value.
FSAs can do some heavy lifting for your benefits plan – they allow employees to save pretax dollars for healthcare costs without the price tag of other financial wellness initiatives.
However, many HR professionals lack a deep understanding of the compliance requirements to offer and administer a well-rounded program for their employees. Engage your employees with a financial wellness benefit that works.
Key webinar takeaways:
- How different types of FSAs interact with benefit plans as a whole
- FSA and reimbursement limits for 2018
- Legal implications of offering an FSA to employees
- Best practices for administering a successful FSA benefit plan
Webinar | COBRA Pitfalls: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Thembenefitexpress
Leaving the organization isn't the end of the benefits cycle for employees. This webinar focuses on how to avoid one of the most common compliance pitfalls in benefits ... COBRA administration.
Some of the top takeaways were:
• The basics of successful COBRA administration
• Required notices associated with COBRA coverage
• How Medicare interacts with COBRA for employees and dependents
• Penalties for noncompliance
Smooth and successful off-boarding of departing employees is as important as well-planned on-boarding of new hires. Log on to your roadmap for a smooth ride into COBRA compliance.
Webinar | Clients Calling “Mayday”? Design a Benefits Technology Strategy to ...benefitexpress
This document discusses how to develop an effective benefits technology strategy for brokers and their clients. It begins by outlining different models for benefits administration, including fully owning technology, partnering with consultants, or advising clients. The presenter advocates creating a strategy that addresses the broker's business, clients' needs, and partners' capabilities. Key aspects to consider include business models, client profiles, and evaluation criteria for partners. The overall message is that technology will continue growing in importance, so brokers need solutions to help clients facing challenges with benefits administration.
Webinar | Training the Technique: Advanced ERISA Compliancebenefitexpress
If your organization offers any form of retirement plan, chances are you have questions about ERISA. This advanced compliance training will go beyond the basics of the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Attend our one-hour training to learn:
- Which employers are affected by ERISA regulations
- Which benefits plans are subject to ERISA
- What documentation employers must provide to prove
compliance
- Penalties for noncompliance
ERISA attorney Larry Grudzien will share industry inside knowledge to help participants ensure total compliance with ERISA regulations.
Factors of Self-Funding: Evaluating the Pros and Consbenefitexpress
In a changing healthcare landscape, employers are increasingly considering taking the funding of their healthcare benefits into their own hands. If you're one of them, this webinar is the one-hour guide you must see.
Participants will learn:
- The legal implications associated with self-funding
- Common administrative pitfalls
- Solving employee issues involved in self-funded plans
- A full overview of laws and regulations governing self-funding
Our compliance expert will weigh in during a compact, one-hour guide.
The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR ComplianceAggregage
https://www.humanresourcestoday.com/frs/26903483/the-rules-do-apply--navigating-hr-compliance
HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.
This is a particular pain point for small HR departments, or HR departments of 1, that lack compliance teams and in-house labor attorneys. So, what do you do?
The goal of this webinar is to make you smarter in knowing what you should be focused on and the questions you should be asking. It will also provide you with resources for making compliance more manageable.
Objectives:
• Understand the regulatory landscape, including labor laws at the local, state, and federal levels
• Best practices for developing, implementing, and maintaining effective compliance programs
• Resources and strategies for staying informed about changes to labor laws, regulations, and compliance requirements
23. Cafeteria Plans
What is the impact on the Health FSA if the employer allows an
employee to participate in the Health FSA and he or she is not
eligible to participate in the employer’s group medical plan?
24. Cafeteria Plans
Can a cafeteria plan contain different eligibility requirements for
different employee groups?
25. Cafeteria Plans
What is the impact if an employer allows employees to pre-tax
voluntary benefit premiums?
26. Cafeteria Plans
Can an employee be allowed to drop coverage during the year if he
or she deems it unaffordable?
27. Cafeteria Plans
Is an employer required to provide an SPD to participants in a
Health FSA?
29. HSAs
An employee is covered by a HDHP. He also covers his spouse.
His spouse has other coverage that is not a HDHP. Can he
contribute at the family coverage level?
30. HSAs
• An employee covers himself, his wife and their sons age 21, 22
and 24 in a HDHP. He does not claim his sons as tax
dependents.
• Are his son’s eligible to contribute to their own HSA. If so, how
much?
• Can the employee reimburse his son’s medical expenses from his
HSA?
31. HSAs
An employee participates in a HDHP with his wife and children. His
wife also participates in a health FSA at work. She can be
reimbursed for his medical expenses under the Health FSA, but
does not submit any for him for the year.
Does that affect his eligibility to contribute to an HSA for the year?
32. HSAs
Can a husband and wife have a joint HSA?
If an individual has single coverage and contributes at the single
coverage rate can he or she reimburse expenses for his wife and
children?
33. HSAs
Can an employee elect out of a Health FSA before the end of the
plan year, if he or she becomes covered under a HDHP?