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Benefits Insights: Health-Related Productivity Costs
While offering health coverage and benefits for employees and dependents is a major business expense, lost productivity due to physical and...
Compliance Overview: Open Enrollment 2026 – Benefit Notices
Employers that sponsor group health plans should provide certain benefit notices in connection with their plans’ open enrollment periods. Some of...
Compliance Overview – Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
A health flexible spending account (FSA) is a type of tax-advantaged medical account that reimburses employees for eligible health care expenses...
Legal Update: DOL Launches Self-Audit Programs
On July 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced several self-audit programs designed to help employers, unions and pension plans...
2026 Open Enrollment Checklist
To prepare for open enrollment, employers that sponsor health plans should be aware of compliance changes affecting the design and administration...
Legal Update: DOL Issues Updated Model Employer CHIP Notice
The Department of Labor (DOL), through its Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), has released a new model Employer CHIP Notice with...
6 Cost-Cutting Tips for Small Businesses
In response to the current economic downturn and ongoing labor challenges, employers of all sizes are searching for ways to save money. Cutting...
Checklist: The OBBB Act’s Workplace Impact
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act),...
Sleep and Mental Health – Infographic
Not only is your physical health affected when you don’t get enough sleep, but it also takes a toll on your mental health. In fact, mental health...
Federal Courts Block Enforcement of Certain Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Provisions
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a final rule under Section 1557 of...
