Effective communication is a key component of a successful Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) program. Covered employers must provide…
Author Eric Johnson
ThinkHR has a great article on this requirement: https://www.thinkhr.com/blog/dol-updates-the-employer-chip-notice/ The CHIP notice informs benefits-eligible employees that their state’s CHIP or…
Employee Benefits Corporation has a great article on this topic: http://www.ebcflex.com/Education/ComplianceBuzz/tabid/1140/ArticleID/377/When-Can-Employers-Use-Electronic-Delivery-of-Benefit-Plan-Documents.aspx The article explains a DOL notice that provides employers…
Most entities that currently provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals must disclose to the Centers for…
The same SHRM article answers this question: https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/0113-wrap-documents.aspx While large employers may have the resources to prepare custom plan documents…
It is the employer’s responsibility. SHRM has an article that discusses, among other things, the Summary Plan Description: https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/0113-wrap-documents.aspx
From Mark Bellman: Time will tell. Fundamentally it should, but (getting philosophical) is anything really going to work? Isn’t everything…
Yes, COBRA status is based on the number of employees in the association, not the number of employees in each…
For UHC, the max limit is 50 ATNE (average total number of employees). Nothing in the new regulations prohibits other…
This could vary by carrier but should be applied evenly across all of their groups. For UHC, the requirement is…