Plan Documents: ERISA, Section 125, SPDs, and Wraps, Oh My!

This webinar will help employers understand what plan documents they need, what the documents should contain and the implications of using a “wrap document” to wrap the ERISA plan document and SPD requirements into one document.

Success in Voluntary through Strategic Benefits Communication

Having a benefits communications strategy can ensure employees have the information they need to make their purchase decision, while relieving you of some of the HR burden.

Engaged? 7 Financial To-Dos to Check Off Your List | Illinois Employee Benefits

You’ve picked out the rings, maybe even the venue … things are rolling toward your Big Day. But don’t forget an important element of your new life together: getting your financial lives in sync. Talking about finances with your fiancé or partner may not seem like the most romantic topic, but what better way is … Continued

Nondiscrimination Rules for Cafeteria Plans | Chicago Benefit Advisors

A cafeteria plan is an employer-provided written plan that offers employees the opportunity to choose between at least one permitted taxable benefit and at least one qualified employee benefit. There is no federal law that requires employers to establish cafeteria plans; however, some states require employers to have cafeteria plans for employees to pay for … Continued

Bring Your Lunch To Work

We are living in a “grab-and-go” world. Whether we wait in line to get our coffee in the morning or sit in our cars at the drive-thru during lunch, very few of us actually take the time to prepare what we eat and drink.

Bring Your Lunch To Work

We are living in a “grab-and-go” world. Whether we wait in line to get our coffee in the morning or sit in our cars at the drive-thru during lunch, very few of us actually take the time to prepare what we eat and drink.

Reporting Minimum Essential Coverage | Illinois Employee Benefits

Minimum essential coverage (MEC) is the type of coverage that an individual must have under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers that are subject to the ACA’s shared responsibility provisions (often called “play or pay”) must offer MEC coverage that is affordable and provides minimum value. In the fall of 2015 the … Continued

EEOC follows through: Comp data will be required in EEO-1 reports | Illinois Employee Benefits

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced yesterday that it will require employers with 100 or more employees to include compensation data in their annual EEO-1 reports. Employers will be required to provide this information regardless of whether they are federal contractors, as long as they meet the 100-employee threshold. The EEO-1 reporting deadline for 2016 – which … Continued

Emails Never Sleep

For some employees, when they leave work, they don’t even think about it until they return the next morning. For others, while they may leave their place of employment, they’re never truly disconnected.

Emails Never Sleep

For some employees, when they leave work, they don’t even think about it until they return the next morning. For others, while they may leave their place of employment, they’re never truly disconnected.