27 Oct Take out the earbuds

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Employee Communication, Helpful Tips, HR, Know Your Benefits, Workplace

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Intriguing article from Benefits Pro by Marty Traynor Walk around any workplace and unless there's a safety issue, almost every employee under 50 is wearing earbuds and remains focused on their own personal music zone. What a perfect metaphor for the barriers we must overcome to gain the...

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07 Oct Small businesses wait for verdict on 2017 health care costs

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Health Care Plans, HR

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Here's an informative article on healthcare costs, from San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate) by AP Business Writer Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK (AP) — Autumn is an anxious time for many small and medium-sized business owners as they wait to learn whether their health insurance costs will...

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02 Jun In Focus: Digital Eye Strain and Vision Benefits

Posted at 18:40h in HR, HR Elements, Technology

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Originally posted by United Benefit Advisor. Eighty-one percent of employees have elected vision benefits in 2016, up from 78 percent last year, according to Transitions. This increase moved vision into a tie with dental as the second most popular benefit election behind medical. Digital eye strain, which...

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16 May Compliance Recap: April 2016

Posted at 10:00h in ACA, ClearPath blog, Compliance News, Health Care Reform

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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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17 Dec ClearPath partner sees Ohio’s new reporting rule as an improvement

Posted at 12:57h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits

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Ohio's Department of Insurance has put a new plan in place to protect patients from surprise medical bills. The new rule takes effect in January. Read more...

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06 Nov Work culture trumps benefits for millennials

Posted at 09:59h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits

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Virgin Pulse surveyed over 1,000 full-time millennial employees to get a sense of what they’re looking for in a job. Read more...

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07 Jul What Employers Need to Know About Court’s Gay-Marriage Ruling

Posted at 08:59h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits

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The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, meaning that same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide. The ruling will have vast implications for employers, which until now have been operating under a patchwork of different state and federal...

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16 Feb If it’s On-site, It’s Alright

Posted at 21:21h in ClearPath blog, HR Elements

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Are having on-site clinics helping employers control their health care costs? Find out here...

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22 Jan IRS Provides Process to Address Retroactive Increase in Excludable Transit Benefits

Posted at 18:25h in ClearPath blog, Compliance News, PPACA

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On December 19, 2014, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA) became law. TIPA included a retroactive increase for 2014 in the amount of transit benefits an employee could exclude from income, whether those benefits are paid directly by the employer or by the...

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06 Jan Proposed 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameters

Posted at 18:48h in ClearPath blog

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Source: United Benefit Advisors, LLCThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued its proposed Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016. While these amounts and dates are not yet final, they may be of help for planning purposes. At this time, HHS expects:Open enrollment...

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