ACA litigation merry-go-round: ‘Round and ’round we go…
The Department’s new position, in a case currently pending with the court, is that not only is the ACA’s individual mandate constitutional but that if the court concludes the mandate is not constitutional, it can and should be severed from the rest of the ACA so as to not to take the entire ACA down with it.
Department of Labor adjusts penalty amounts, summarizes 2020 enforcement actions
ERISA penalties adjusted for inflation The Department of Labor’s (DOL) enforcement wing, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), recently released inflation-adjusted penalty amounts for various ERISA welfare benefit plan violations. Federal regulations...
Teaming Up to Talk Mobile Tech in Nashville
Hi HR Tech readers — my name is Carrie Barth, and I will write guest posts on our blog from time-to-time. In case you are not familiar, I work at Lockton as a Solutions Consultant in the HR Technology & Outsourcing Practice. In an ever evolving world, it seems...
Batten Down the Cyber Security Hatches
Threats, like humans, evolve. Therefore, as humans move to a highly digitized way of living and doing business, so too will threats as they are often the product of human involvement. I know you were waiting for me to type these words: cyber security. If you have...
Why I’m Banning “Great” from My Vocabulary
In 2001, James C. Collins published a book called Good to Great. And with that, “great” catapulted into our everyday vernacular as a descriptor for – well – just about everything: How’s the food? Great! How was your weekend? Great! How’s your...
RFIs, RFPs, R U Following?
Our goal in employee benefits is to understand our clients’ exposure to risk and ensure no gaps exist, while covering their needs. Carriers usually look to cover pure risk (loss that either happens or doesn’t), however, this is the real world where we recognize that...
The Big 3 of HR Technology
The world of Human Resources technology can often be trickier to keep up with than the Kardashians. Luckily for us, and unlike with the Kardashians, there are ways of making sense of the madness. To help narrow your focus on the heavy hitters in the field, we would...
Employee Engagement Ramblings & Research
A colleague sent me an article this morning that sparked a bit of research on my part and the beginnings of this (somewhat rambling) blog post. Employee engagement is something we talk about a lot these days. Whether you’re in HR, communications or the C-suite, you’re...
Timing is Everything
When considering most purchases, we often have the thought, “When should I buy?” At the grocery store, we determine when to buy apples based on the season; generally, the best time to buy is fall. When we are shopping for cars, the end of the month is usually a good...
Court Nixes Class Action Suit Alleging Fiduciary Breach for Supplemental Life Pricing
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a class action suit against an employer and its life insurer alleging that the rates charged employees who purchased supplemental group-term life insurance subsidized the noncontributory, basic coverage provided by...
India’s Tax Reform and the Impact on Global HR Technology
Today, India passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) -- tax reform that has been in the works for 16 years and would replace most indirect taxes in India, Asia’s third largest economy. The bill now needs the approval of half of India’s state legislatures, and central...
API: The Middleman Helping Optimize HR Processes
Web services sound really complicated, but to put it simply, they are the tools which allow electronic systems and software to “talk to” each other. There are various web services tools which allow a client to send a “call” from one piece of software to another and...
2016 Benefits Trends So Far
Although 2016 is only halfway complete, Employee Benefit News has identified several key trends in the employee benefits world. Coming as no surprise (to those of us in the HR tech field anyways), technology is playing a critical role in two of these trends...
IRS Proposed Rules on ACA and 2014 Expat Law Address Some But Not All Mysteries of EHCCA
In late 2014, Congress enacted a law intended to clarify how the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) applied to health insurance provided to US expatriates—both US nationals abroad and foreign nationals in the US. The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification...