By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Department of Labor (DOL) recently provided an informational FAQ relating to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) market reform provisions. Non-grandfathered group health plans and individual or group market health insurance must cover … Continued
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors The data are in for the 2015 Health Plan Survey! See our news release with the top cost trends. Download the UBA 2015 Health Plan Survey Executive Summary with more detailed findings. For quick reference, here’s a brief punch list of the top trends: Rates … Continued
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was signed in 1974. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is the agency responsible for administering and enforcing this law. For many years, most of ERISA’s requirements applied to pension plans. However, in recent years that has changed, … Continued
…or is it???? Did you get to go out and trick or treat with your family over the weekend or were you one of the smart ones that stayed home and gave it out instead??? It doesn’t take a brain surgeon (or any doctor for that matter) to tell you that kids just LOVE candy. … Continued
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors In June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges that the 14th Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex, and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was … Continued
www.thinkhr.com Equal Pay Act On August 20, 2015, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed legislation (H.B. 3619) which expands coverage of the Equal Pay Act of 2003 to all employers. The bill also increases the maximum civil penalty for all violations, as follows: For an employer with fewer than four employees: For a first offense, a … Continued
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Cafeteria plans, or plans governed by IRS Code Section 125, allow employees to pay for expenses such as health insurance with pre-tax dollars. Employees are given a choice between a taxable benefit (cash) and specified pre-tax qualified benefits, for example, health insurance. Employees are given … Continued
www.newsusa.com When it comes to choosing the right health insurance plan, American workers are not spending much time researching the best options for themselves or their families. Even though the terms of health insurance policies can change year over year, 56 percent say they devoted less than 30 minutes to researching their benefits options during … Continued
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires applicable large employers (ALEs) to offer full-time employees health coverage, or pay one of two employer shared responsibility penalties. An ALE is an employer with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees (for 2015, this … Continued
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Minimum essential coverage or “MEC” is the type of coverage that an individual must have under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers that are subject to the ACA’s shared responsibility provisions (often called play or pay) must offer MEC coverage that is … Continued