Category: Employee Benefits
GAO Warns That Many 401(k) Participants Don’t Understand Fee Disclosures
September 8, 2021
A positive move: fund fees dropped significantly in recent years The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requires 401(k) retirement plans...
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How can we reassure employees who are worried about the coronavirus?
August 11, 2021
Dealing with illness in the workplace can be challenging at any time, but it is especially so during an infectious disease...
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401(K) Plan Match Formulas and Automatic Features Add Value for Participants
July 13, 2021
Generous matching contributions to 401(k) or similar plans can be an effective recruiting and retention tool, increasing employees' total compensation...
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Unemployment Costs: Can you reduce your exposure?
June 1, 2021
Unemployment costs your organization money nearly every minute of every day — when you pay unemployment tax based on your payroll...
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IRS Announces 2022 Limits for HSAs and High-Deductible Health Plans
May 17, 2021
Separately, HHS released annual out-of-pocket limits for ACA-compliant plans Health savings account (HSA) contribution limits for 2022 are going up...
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Four Mistakes Employers Can Make with Worker’s Compensation
May 2, 2021
Many employers look at Workers' Compensation as just another unavoidable cost of doing business. It's usually one of those out-of-sight, out-of-mind...
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Are Your Former Employees Eligible for COBRA?
April 27, 2021
If you've had to lay off employees as far back as Nov. 1, 2019, a tiny portion of the $1.9...
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Time to Take Another Look at Health Savings Accounts?
January 20, 2021
Pandemic-related financial pressure is forcing some businesses to take a long, hard look at their health insurance plans and other...
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Employee Appreciation Can go a Long Way!
January 17, 2021
What's the number one reason that employees stay with an organization? Usually, it is simply because they enjoy working with their supervisors, according...
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Appropriations Act Permits Midyear FSA Elections, Unlimited Carry-Over Amounts Through 2021
January 5, 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed into law by President Donald Trump near the end of 2020, allows participants to roll over...
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