31 Oct Why Care About Diabetes and What You Can Do as an Employer

Posted at 08:30h in At Risk, ClearPath blog, employers, Wellness

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Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Mary Delaney Diabetes is an expensive disease: $322 billion in America! Costs are compounded because diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, lower limb amputation, and blindness, and also has connections with...

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28 Oct How to Hire Accountable People

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, employers, Helpful Tips, HR, Workplace

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Here's a good read from The Society for Human Resource Management by Bruce Weinstein Accountable employees keep their promises, consider the consequences of their actions, take responsibility for their mistakes, and make amends for those mistakes. The following questions may help you discern a job candidate’s level of accountability. Describe a...

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26 Oct Employee Recognition: Picking Up the Pieces

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Communication, employers, HR, Workplace

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Here's an interesting article from The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) by David Kovacovich As I enter my tenth year in the Human Capital Management space, I figured it would be beneficial to my readers to reflect on how our industry has (and has not) evolved over the last...

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17 Oct New ACA Reporting Guidance

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, employers, IRS

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Just as employers are settling down after a hectic and often frustrating year of Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting compliance, the IRS is gearing up for next year, and just released the 2016 draft forms and instructions. Employers should spend a few moments becoming familiar...

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14 Oct ACA Reporting Error Messages: Handling Missing or Incorrect TINs

Posted at 14:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care Reform, HR, IRS

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Beginning in 2015, it first became mandatory for applicable large employers (ALEs) and self-insured employers of any size to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sections 6055 and 6056. For ALEs with more than 250 employees, the...

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12 Oct Employer Exchange Appeals

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care Reform, HR

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Over the last few months, employers have been receiving notices from the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace/Exchange regarding employees who applied for Exchange coverage and were determined eligible for a tax subsidy to defray part of the cost. These notices offer employers a first line of...

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11 Oct New FLSA Exemption Rules: Should You Take Advantage of the New Commission Provision?

Posted at 14:30h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, employers, HR

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After years of anticipation, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) has finally released the revised regulations affecting certain kinds of employees who may be treated as exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and minimum-wage requirements. If you currently consider any of...

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10 Oct Impact of Telemedicine on HSA Eligibility

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, HSA, Plans

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One of the hottest benefit trends in 2016 is the adoption of free or low cost “telemedicine” programs to provide employees easy and affordable access to medical care. However, employers adopting these programs alongside high deductible health plans (HDHPs) need to be sure that they...

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07 Oct Changes Coming to the EEO-1 Report: Check Your Payroll Now

Posted at 14:30h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Employee Benefits, employers, HR

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in coordination with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has proposed changes to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) affecting the 2017 reporting cycle. The proposal would require employers to report employee W-2 wage data...

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06 Oct Congress moves to push back effective date of new OT rules

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, employers, Workplace

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Interesting article from HRMorning.com, by Tim Gould. It states that the effective date for new overtime rules could be pushed back from December 2017 to June 2017. This is significant for employers and employees alike, as they might be able to wait essentially another year for the law...

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