Employee Benefits

Cutting Workers Compensation Claims Through Mental Health Support

2025-01-31T18:06:15-05:00March 9th, 2022|2022, Employee Benefits, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

Employers have a large opportunity to reduce absenteeism, cut workers’ compensation claims and improve staff engagement by adapting how they manage mental and behavioral health in the workplace. Behavioral health claims do not only affect the individual employee, they [...]

Human Resources: An Employee Can No Longer Lift 50 Pounds. Can We Terminate?

2025-01-31T18:06:16-05:00February 23rd, 2022|2022, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Human Resources|

Question: An employee in a job that regularly requires lifting 50 pounds now says they can only regularly lift 25 because of an off-the-job injury. Can we terminate? Answer: Possibly, but proceed with caution. The Americans with Disabilities Act [...]

New Updated Guidelines On Preventive Health Care Services

2025-01-31T18:06:17-05:00February 9th, 2022|2022, ACA Compliance, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Legislation, Health Care|

On January 11, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced updated guidelines for preventive care and screening for women and infants, children, and adolescents. These guidelines help providers make clinical decisions and establish [...]

Employee Benefits Compliance: How to Comply with the Affordable Care Act in 2022

2025-01-31T18:06:18-05:00February 4th, 2022|2022, ACA Compliance, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance|

We wanted to share with you this great content from the Society of Human Resources Management This guide is designed to help employers that sponsor group health plans review their compliance with key provisions of the Affordable Care Act [...]

Health and Wellness: Remember to Schedule Your Annual Physical

2025-01-31T18:06:18-05:00January 24th, 2022|2022, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness|

If your resolutions have anything to do with improving your health, here’s a great tip: pick up the phone or go online and schedule your yearly physical with a primary care physician now! Many people wait until a cough [...]

Compliance Alert: Final 2021 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C Issued

2025-01-31T18:06:19-05:00January 4th, 2022|2022, ACA Compliance, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Legislative News|

The IRS released final Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C for calendar year 2021 reporting. Applicable large employers (“ALEs”) must furnish Form 1095-C to full-time employees and file Form 1094-C and all 1095-Cs with the IRS. ALEs offering a [...]