LBL Resources
Weak Accounts Threaten Workers’ Well-Being
March 19, 2012
High-deductible health care plans with health savings accounts (HSAs) continue to gain steam, but without careful...
Women’s Benefit Issues Take Spotlight
March 17, 2012
When it comes to benefit compliance, it’s not your father’s workforce anymore — it’s your...
Employers Hunt for Ways to Boost Program Payoff
March 15, 2012
Ask the HR directors of companies without a wellness program why the businesses haven’t taken the plunge, and...
Leave Troubles Can Linger for Employers
February 25, 2012
The federal government continues to tweak the rules regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), giving employers...
Insurance, Employment, & Financial Services
Weak Accounts Threaten Workers’ Well-Being
High-deductible health care plans with health savings accounts (HSAs) continue to gain steam, but without careful attention, poor savings habits can undermine an employer’s best intentions, experts say. In a... Read more →
Leave Troubles Can Linger for Employers
The federal government continues to tweak the rules regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), giving employers another reason to carefully review their leave policies. Most recently, the Department of Labor... Read more →
Employers Can Weather High Costs with Smart Strategies
Like a groundhog in February, employers and HR managers can’t poke their heads over a cubicle wall without seeing the long shadow of growing health care costs stretching from their workforce. But unlike the... Read more →
Agencies Issue Guidance On Automatic Enrollment, Employer Mandate, and Waiting Periods
On the same day that they released final regulations on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (see our recent Compliance Alert on SBCs), the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the... Read more →
CDHPs
Expert: CDHPs Can Succeed with Right Incentives More employers are betting that health plans with higher deductibles will take some of the sting out of soaring health care costs. New research by the Employee Benefit... Read more →
Benefit Communication
Employers Go High-Tech with Benefit Information Most employers say they understand the importance of benefit communications. Unfortunately, many struggle to translate that knowledge into actions. Now more than ever,... Read more →
Flexible Spending Accounts Contributions
An important reminder for those of you who utilize Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): Beginning on January 1, 2013, the maximum contribution allowed to a FSA will be $2,500 per year (note that this limitation only... Read more →
Negatives vs. Positives: Companies Try Penalties to Change Behavior, Trim Costs
For years, companies have dangled incentives — such as money, gift cards and merchandise — in front of employees, hoping the cash and prizes would push workers to improve their health and ultimately create... Read more →
Experts: Don’t Rush into Reform Decisions
If one thing can be said about the recent health care reform law, it’s that it has generated a barrage of questions for employers. Will companies drop health care coverage and instead pay the penalty under the... Read more →
Blue Shield Customers Receive 2% Pledge Credits for 2011
In October, Blue Shield of California announced that they will pledge to limit net income to 2 percent of revenue. As a continued reflection of their not-for-profit mission to provide all Californians with access to... Read more →