Availability of COBRA Reports
- BAS
- 27.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Feature
Cobra Control Services, LLC makes administration of COBRA easy and efficient. Toward this end, CCS sends emails with reports summarizing COBRA use.
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Availability of COBRA Reports
- BAS
- 27.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Feature
Cobra Control Services, LLC makes administration of COBRA easy and efficient. Toward this end, CCS sends emails with reports summarizing COBRA use.
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US-Russia Cyber Security Communications
- BAS
- 27.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Security
The White House has reported that the United States and the Russian Federation have agreed to communicate about cyber security issues to reduce the risk of widespread ...
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US-Russia Cyber Security Communications
- BAS
- 27.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Security
The White House has reported that the United States and the Russian Federation have agreed to communicate about cyber security issues to reduce the risk of widespread ...
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Government PR for Health Care Reform
- BAS
- 27.06.2013
- Health Care Reform (ACA)
The Government has released several consumer tools to explain health care reform and the new Health Insurance Marketplaces. This public relations push coincided with the ...
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Unconstitutionality of DOMA Impacts Employee Benefits
- BAS
- 27.06.2013
- HR & Benefits Compliance
In a landmark decision yesterday, the Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. This ruling has a widespread impact ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We have an employee taking a leave in the fall, and she has a health care flexible spending account plan. How do we make sure that she takes out from the plan only ...
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Limitation on Administrator Access to MyEnroll.com
- BAS
- 19.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Feature
One of the benefits of MyEnroll to participant employees is that MyEnroll.com is available 24/7 from any Internet connection. At any time, employees can log into ...
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Termination Processes Should be Reviewed
- BAS
- 19.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Security
A recently terminated employee of Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation allegedly hacked into his former employer’s network, causing thousands of dollars of ...
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Termination Processes Should be Reviewed
- BAS
- 19.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Security
A recently terminated employee of Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation allegedly hacked into his former employer’s network, causing thousands of dollars of ...
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Employer Role in Health Exchange Application
- BAS
- 19.06.2013
- Health Care Reform (ACA)
Employers should become familiar with the Health Insurance Exchange application, because employers will have to provide certain information as part of the Employer ...
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Violation
- BAS
- 19.06.2013
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) makes it illegal for employers with 15 or more employees to discriminate against employees or applicants for ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We employ 15 employees in the US, but employ an additional 40 employees in Europe. Are we subject to Federal COBRA or state mini-COBRA?
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FSA Reimbusement Management Through MyEnroll.com
- BAS
- 13.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Feature
Flexible Spending Accounts provide an easy way for employees to save money on taxes and make their benefit dollars go further. BAS makes FSA participation easy by ...
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Twitter Changes Its Authentication Process
- BAS
- 13.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Security
Soon after several Twitter accounts were hacked, with the hackers releasing unauthorized tweets, Twitter has stepped up its account login verification process.
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Twitter Changes Its Authentication Process
- BAS
- 13.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Security
Soon after several Twitter accounts were hacked, with the hackers releasing unauthorized tweets, Twitter has stepped up its account login verification process.
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Minimum Value Calculation Still Vexes Employers
- BAS
- 13.06.2013
- Health Care Reform (ACA)
The U.S. Department of Treasury released proposed regulations addressing how an employer can determine if its health plan offers minimum value. Health care reform ...
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Updates to Employer Identification Numbers Required
- BAS
- 13.06.2013
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The IRS issued final regulations which require any person assigned an employer identification number (EIN) to provide updated information to the IRS. The regulations are ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- Does the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) required under health care reform have to be provided to COBRA continuants?
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MyEnroll.com Session Timeout Paramaters
- BAS
- 06.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Feature
An important feature for information systems containing personally identifiable information and other sensitive data is automatic termination upon nonuse. MyEnroll.com ...
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Idaho State University Penalized for HIPAA Breach
- BAS
- 06.06.2013
- MyEnroll360 Security
Idaho State University recently agreed to pay penalties of $400,000 to settle a violation of the HIPAA Security Rule. At issue was the breach of unsecured electronic ...
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Wellness Program Guidance Issued
- BAS
- 06.06.2013
- Health Care Reform (ACA)
As discussed in prior News to Use articles, many employers implement wellness programs to increase worker productivity and decrease health care costs. The Departments of ...
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Distribution Options for Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
- BAS
- 06.06.2013
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The new Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) required under health care reform must be distributed to employees as part of open enrollment. Employers should consider ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- Our employee’s wife gave birth to a baby in February. Our employee would have 30 days from the baby’s birth to enroll the child in our coverage. Our employee knew of ...
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