The Pregnant Workers Family Act has been finalized — here’s what employers should know

While many employers have invested in benefits and policies that protect and support their pregnant employees, the latest version of the Pregnant Workers Family Act is taking protections to a new level — and employers need to be ready. The Pregnant Workers Family Act, or PWFA, has been finalized and goes into effect today, expanding protections to not just pregnant […]

Helping employees navigate the health insurance experience

Is health insurance really so difficult to understand? Not according to U.S. consumers. According to recent research conducted by GfK, when it comes to health insurance, only about one in four think decisions about health insurance are extremely or very complicated. Moreover, 75% think they know as much as or more than their friends and […]

Helping employees navigate the health insurance experience

Is health insurance really so difficult to understand? Not according to U.S. consumers. According to recent research conducted by GfK, when it comes to health insurance, only about one in four think decisions about health insurance are extremely or very complicated. Moreover, 75% think they know as much as or more than their friends and […]

Helping employees navigate the health insurance experience

Is health insurance really so difficult to understand? Not according to U.S. consumers. According to recent research conducted by GfK, when it comes to health insurance, only about one in four think decisions about health insurance are extremely or very complicated. Moreover, 75% think they know as much as or more than their friends and […]

Helping employees navigate the health insurance experience

Is health insurance really so difficult to understand? Not according to U.S. consumers. According to recent research conducted by GfK, when it comes to health insurance, only about one in four think decisions about health insurance are extremely or very complicated. Moreover, 75% think they know as much as or more than their friends and […]

You signed a consent decree. So now what?

Any employer who has been on the receiving end of a lawsuit filed by the EEOC or a similar state agency is aware that a standard requirement of settling this type of case is entering into a “consent decree.” A consent decree is a public record (which the agency will publicize on its website) that […]

10 useful HSA FAQs for 2017

Financial services must tie these three factors together – customer experience, best practices and reliability/responsiveness – to have an effective web presence. They can’t go hard into one particular area and ignore the others. They have to understand what’s available versus their competitors, what consumers think of their sites versus competitors’ and how their sites are performing.

What the employer mandate delay means to you

July 3, 2013 On July 2, 2013, the Department of Treasury announced that the employer mandate and its associated penalties have been delayed until 2015. The delay, according to the Department of Treasury, allows employers to prepare for the reporting requirements necessitated by federal health reform. In summary, the announcement states that employers with 50 […]