Supreme Court says broad exemption from contraceptives mandate can survive … for now
The Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration a major, but perhaps temporary, victory in the long-simmering fight over whether employer-sponsored group health plans can be required by the Affordable Care Act to provide no-cost contraceptives to their female members.
EEOC bars mandatory antibody testing, and feds clarify that return-to-work testing is beyond the scope of the coronavirus health plan testing mandate
The EEOC, while allowing mandatory fever screening of employees, and even swab tests designed to reveal the active presence of the virus, has put the kibosh on mandatory coronavirus antibody testing, due to reliability concerns.
HR Tech Trends for 2016
HR buyers are looking for technology to help solve both current issues and reducing transactional HR tasks, while still planning long-term strategies. They want a solution that will grow and evolve as they grow and evolve. Due to the quickly evolving compliance...
Counting Down to … Change
On this last day of 2015, are you reflecting on the past year or planning for the year ahead? I, for one, am ready to hang my new calendar and kick off the New Year. 2016 is sure to be a big year in employee benefits. Between Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting,...
A Christmas Present from the IRS
Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a short-term delay for the reporting requirements imposed on employers as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers will still be required to provide their employees with a copy of the IRS Forms...
HR Tech Roundup: The 2015 Year in Review
It’s hard to believe that yet another year has come and gone. 2015 was a busy year for our team, especially dealing with all of the hype created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We completed more than 160 projects in 2015, with approximately one-third of those...
Fitness Apps and Wearable Technology: As Good as the Hype?
Fitness applications seem to be everywhere these days and they can track nearly everything about you. There are the usual suspects that help you track what you eat, your activity levels, your heart rate and your stress levels. More unusual apps help you monitor your...
Major HR Tech Vendors Partner Up
Although sometimes competitors, HR software vendors ADP and Workday have announced a recent partnership. The two HR tech giants share a significant number of multinational clients, and the goal of this new partnership is to help those multinational businesses...
ACA is here to stay
High Rates of Federal Exchange Enrollment Underscore the Importance of Employer Compliance with Reporting Requirements A recent article in Business Insurance reported that more than 540,000 people selected a health plan on the federal exchange (Healthcare.gov) during...
Wedding Bells
Hello HR Tech blog readers! I know it’s been awhile since I’ve taken the wheel, but after a huge life event, I’ve been doing some deep thinking and wanted to share. A little over a month ago, I married my true love! *Cue the doves and heart emojis.* After dating,...
Flu Vaccines: Skeptical or Smart?
Whether we want to think about it or not, flu season is upon us. Fortunately flu activity is low in the US right now, but according to tracking managed by the CDC, there are early signs that activity is beginning to increase. And we all know what that means: messages...
5 Don’ts for RFPs
Searching for a new technology system can be an overwhelming task. And who, really, has the time or resources to invest in creating the perfect Request For Proposal (RFP) to send to vendors? (Okay…with the exception of our team…because that’s what we do!). In our...
‘Welcome to Vegas; Welcome to HR Technology’
My dear HR technology colleagues at Lockton recently invited me to join them on their yearly pilgrimage to all things “techie” in the world of human resources at the HR Technology Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. I was told the conference is the biggest, the best,...
Scare Tactics
With Halloween tomorrow, I thought it would be the perfect time to tell a scary story to my HR tech friends. To clarify, I am just retelling of the horrors one Lockton client experienced in hopes that others might avoid a similar fright. A client recently received the...