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27 Jan

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Employee Communication, employers, Health Care, Health Care Reform, HR, Know Your Benefits, PPACA, Safety, trending, Wellness
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Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Nancy Bourque The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a final rule on the procedures for the handling of whistleblower complaints under Section 1558 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The regulations protect...

25 Jan

Posted at 08:30h in Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Employee Communication, employers, Health Care, HR, Know Your Benefits, Lifestyle, Study/Research, Wellness
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Check out this great article from Employee Benefits Adviser about the disconnect between employees and employers about their company's wellness programs by Cort Olsen More than 1,500 employer decision-makers surveyed about the future of healthcare say wellness programs within companies continue to show positive growth among...

24 Jan

Posted at 14:30h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Reform, HR, Know Your Benefits, PPACA, Wellness, Workplace
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Stay up-to-date with the most recent compliance alerts from our partner United Benefits Advisors (UBA), On January 20, 2017, the IRS released a Memorandum on the tax treatment of benefits paid by fixed indemnity health plans that addresses two questions: Are payments to an employee under...

24 Jan

Posted at 08:30h in 401(k), Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, HR, Know Your Benefits, Lifestyle, Retirement, Study/Research, Wealth Management
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Interesting article from BenefitsPro about employee's increased input into their 401(k)s by Ben Steverman (Bloomberg) -- Saving for retirement requires making sacrifices now so your future self can afford to stop working later. Someday. Maybe. It’s not news that Americans aren’t saving enough. The typical baby boomer,...

20 Jan

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Health Care Reform, HR, Obamacare, PPACA, Study/Research, trending
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Great article from Kaiser Health News about ACA enrollment by Phil Galewitz Despite the Affordable Care Act’s rising prices, decreased insurer participation and a vigorous political threat to its survival, consumer enrollment for 2017 is outpacing last year’s, according to new federal data and reports from...

13 Jan

Posted at 08:30h in Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, HR, Know Your Benefits, trending, Wellness, Workplace
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Interesting article from Employee Benefits Advisors about workplace wellness programs by Brendan Weafer Many of today’s business owners are throwing a lot of money into workplace wellness programs because they understand the financial value of healthy employees. They aren’t, however, putting the same amount of thought...

10 Jan

Posted at 16:23h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Reform, HR, Know Your Benefits, Lifestyle, PPACA, Workplace
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Make sure you stay up-to-date on recent compliance alerts from our partners at United Benefits Advisors (UBA), On December 22, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its longstanding Questions and Answers about Information Reporting by Employers on Form 1094-C and Form 1095-C that provides information...

06 Jan

Posted at 14:30h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Reform, HR, Know Your Benefits, Workplace
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Stay up-to-date with the latest compliance recaps from our partners at United Benefits Advisors (UBA), Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), applicable large employers (ALEs) may use either the monthly or look-back method to determine whether an employee on average works 30 or...

06 Jan

Posted at 08:30h in Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Helpful Tips, HR, Know Your Benefits, trending, Workplace
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Great article from SHRM by Sushma Tripathi The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is fighting a court ruling that put new FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) overtime regulations on hold. Last month, a district court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the DOL’s final...

05 Jan

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Plans, HR, Lifestyle, Study/Research, Wellness, Wellness, Workplace
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Check out this interesting article from Workforce about the most recent SHRM benefits study by Andie Burjek Health care is still the king of employee benefits packages. Nearly one-third (30 percent) of HR professionals indicated that within an employee benefits package, health care was their primary strategic...