20 May Why Employers Should Boost Dental Benefits Enrollment

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You might eat a balanced diet and squeeze in a mix of cardio and weight-lifting workouts every week to stay healthy. But to be truly healthy, you’ve got to focus on more than just working out and eating well. Believe it or not, you’ve also...

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19 May In Case You Missed It: DOL Issues Final Rule on Overtime Exemptions

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Many employers will need to re-evaluate their employees currently classified as exempt. In the event those employees earn less than the threshold amount, they must be re-classified as non-exempt and paid overtime for time worked over 40 hours per week....

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19 May Why Employers Should Consider Mindfulness Training as an Employee Benefit

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Resilience gained attention in the 1970s as psychologists and trauma researchers began to articulate the amazing ability of many people to bounce back following a devastating event, crisis or injury. Over time, researchers have identified the characteristics of resilient people, and have identified how to...

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18 May Final Rule Released: Fair Labor Standard Act, Overtime Regulations

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Today, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final regulations making changes to Part 541 governing overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As you know, SHRM leads the employer coalition, the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity, on the rule and SHRM members...

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18 May EEOC Issues Final Rules on Employee Wellness Programs

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WASHINGTON, DC--The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued final rules that describe how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) apply to wellness programs offered by employers that request health information...

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17 May 2017 HSA Limits Released

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Change is not the order of the day for health savings account (HSA) limits in 2017. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its new guidelines for contributions and out-of-pocket expenses for HSAs that are tied to a high-deductible plan this week....

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17 May Employers’ Greatest Fears: PPACA & Compliance

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The last few years have put employers in the position of becoming compliance officers. The Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Internal Revenue Service have actively been pursuing small- and mid-size businesses about various issues, from PPACA reporting to wage and hour...

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16 May Small Businesses See Big Hikes in Health Plan Costs

Posted at 10:00h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Study/Research, Survey, trending

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Health insurance premium renewal rates increased an average of 6.2 percent for all plans in 2015, up from the previous year’s 5.6 percent increase, according to new survey data released from United Benefit Advisors (UBA), the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization....

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16 May Compliance Recap: April 2016

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March 31 was the first deadline relating to the IRS reporting of the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and a quiet April was likely a welcome relief. ...

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13 May ACA Regulations Roundup

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The IRS has also added filing errors relating to Form 5500 to its project list, and multiple federal agencies confirmed that the just-announced templates relating to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage will not go into effect until the first day of the first plan...

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