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Compliance Alert: SBC Finalized Guidance
February 13, 2012
As explained in our August 2011 article, the health care reforms enacted in March of 2010 will require employer health...
Department of Labor Finalizes, Delays 401(K) Fee Disclosure Rules
February 3, 2012
After months of delay, the Department of Labor (DOL) has just released final regulations under Section 408(b)(2) of...
New Year Brings Extra W-2 Duty for Many
January 25, 2012
New Year Brings Extra W-2 Duty for Many Although 2012 is just getting started, many employers are already looking ahead...
Employer Compliance Alert
January 23, 2012
More IRS Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Coverage Among the provisions contained in the 2010 Patient Protection and...
Insurance, Employment, & Financial Services
Compliance Alert: SBC Finalized Guidance
As explained in our August 2011 article, the health care reforms enacted in March of 2010 will require employer health plans to provide a uniform “summary of benefits and coverage” (SBC) to all plan... Read more →
Department of Labor Finalizes, Delays 401(K) Fee Disclosure Rules
After months of delay, the Department of Labor (DOL) has just released final regulations under Section 408(b)(2) of ERISA, requiring retirement plan service providers to disclose information about their services and... Read more →
New Year Brings Extra W-2 Duty for Many
New Year Brings Extra W-2 Duty for Many Although 2012 is just getting started, many employers are already looking ahead to next year for a change in Form W-2 reporting. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care... Read more →
Employer Compliance Alert
More IRS Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Coverage Among the provisions contained in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a requirement that employers report, on each employee’s IRS Form W-2,... 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 →
Peter Freska Earns Top Industry CEBS Designation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mr. Peter Freska, LBL Insurance Services \ The LBL Group, Los Alamitos, CA, has been designated a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit... Read more →
Employee Engagement
Are your employees genuinely interested and committed to the success of your company and the work they perform? For many employers, this scenario is all too familiar: A company starts a wellness program or purchases a... Read more →
Employers Return Attention to Retirement Benefits
After years of enduring a sour economy, many employers with 401(k) plans now are looking ahead and trying to sweeten their plans to increase their recruitment and retention power. For many, the first ingredient involves... 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 →