Category: Employee Benefits
Spousal Consent for 401(k) Loans and Distributions: When Is It Needed?
April 1, 2022
Question: We've heard that some retirement plans seem require spousal consent whenever a participant takes a distribution. But our 401(k)...
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New Benefits Study: How to Fill Risky Gaps in Coverage, Knowledge
December 14, 2021
Employers and employees may not see eye-to-eye on many topics, including the adequacy of their paychecks. When it comes to...
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Save Taxes While Controlling Employee Health Costs
November 9, 2021
If rising health care costs have sent your company searching for ways to reduce expenses, you should know there are alternatives...
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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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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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