Pediatric Dental Benefits: Duplication of Coverage?

As of January 1, 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires pediatric dental benefits to be one of the 10 essential health benefits (EHBs) that must be included in individual and small group medical coverage, as well as cover…

Pediatric Dental Benefits: Duplication of Coverage?

As of January 1, 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires pediatric dental benefits to be one of the 10 essential health benefits (EHBs) that must be included in individual and small group medical coverage, as well as cover…

Getting Employees To Save More For Retirement

There’s no denying it. The vast majority of workers won’t be ready financially for retirement. Seventy percent are behind schedule in saving for retirement and half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in savings. Of immediate importance is the fact…

Planning for 2015 – Open Enrollment and Other PPACA Issues

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continues to phase in. Many plan design requirements took effect in 2014 for both large and small plans. This next year will bring employer-shared responsibility (“play or pay”) requirements for larger employers. PPACA has also affected the notices employers need to give as part of the open enrollment process and it affects COBRA.

Employer Webinar Series

Planning for 2015 – Open Enrollment and Other PPACA Issues

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

Remember ERISA Basics: SPD and Eligibility

With all of the recent changes flowing from PPACA, it is important not to forget some very basic and long-standing aspects of plan compliance, design, drafting and administration, particularly those rooted in significant part in a law enacted 40 years ago, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, also known as “ERISA.”

So, Your Employees Want To Telecommute?

Does your company have employees who are tired of the daily grind that is commute to the office, perform duties with coworkers, and then commute home? Have you considered just how badly they may want to work from home — or from any location for that m…

Breaking Through The Barriers To Create Retirement Plans That Work — For Everyone

WisdomWorkplace Webinar

Thursday, June 19, 2014
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

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Understanding the Wage and Hour Laws

Tuesday, July 8, 2014
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

Dental Care Connected To Worker Productivity | Chicago Employee Benefits

Author Stanley Gordon West said, “Smile and the world smiles with you.” He may have been onto something. There used to be a time when most working Americans took dental care for granted. Of course, times change and so has our nation’s health care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) doesn’t mandate dental coverage for adults, but voluntary dental coverage has become increasingly competitive based on research from Eastbridge.