The IRS has released the 2015 minimums and maximums that apply to health savings accounts (HSAs) and related high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). These increases occur annually based on a cost-of-living formula. Because the inflation rate is fai…
Most people today have at least one — if not more — mobile devices. Smartphones, full-size tablets, mini tablets, “phablets” (smartphones that are usually larger in size and can do more functions than a typical phone), hand-held computers, and wearable technology are fully integrated into most people’s lives. Desktops and even laptops are considered relics nowadays by the up-and-coming college graduates.
Most people today have at least one — if not more — mobile devices. Smartphones, full-size tablets, mini tablets, “phablets” (smartphones that are usually larger in size and can do more functions than a typical phone), hand-held computers, and wearable technology are fully integrated into most people’s lives. Desktops and even laptops are considered relics nowadays by the up-and-coming college graduates.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that insurers, but not employers, must offer the same health coverage to a spouse in a same-sex marriage as they offer to a spouse in a traditional marriage. According to an article in Kaiser …
Employers of all sizes are challenged to rethink employee benefits in this new world of health care reform. Tight budgets and a still-recovering economy are spurring benefits managers to think beyond health insurance and look at their benefits as a whole.
United Benefit Advisors and Colonial Life are hosting a WisdomWorkplace webinar for HR professionals and employers, titled “Managing Benefit Costs – A Top Business Priority” on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Although the employer-based benefits landscape is radically changing, several truths are certain:
Join Belinda Maffei, Director of Broker Market Development at Colonial Life, for a webinar on how voluntary benefits and benefits education & communication can be tremendous assets to employers looking for a cost-effective way to offer a competitive benefits package.
To register for the webinar, visit UBA WisdomWorkplace webinars and enter code “COLUBA” to receive the complimentary $149 discount. This webinar has been submitted to the Human Resource Certification Institute to qualify for 1.25 recertification credit hours.
It seems like it’s easier for people to find a job if they’re already employed. Consequently, it seems like the longer someone is unemployed, then the more unemployable he or she may appear. To combat this perception the Department of Labor has announc…
Many group health plans will need to be amended to reflect the required changes to benefits and waiting periods that take effect in 2014. Employers also should consider whether eligibility language will need to be updated to reduce the number of hours the employee must work to be eligible, to address look-back periods, and/or to base eligibility on actual hours worked instead of the “regularly scheduled to work” standard that is common now.
It seems like it’s easier for people to find a job if they’re already employed. Consequently, it seems like the longer someone is unemployed, then the more unemployable he or she may appear. To combat this perception the Department of Labor has announc…