Question of the Week
Q.- It is open enrollment for our flexible spending account plans. We have an employee who is getting divorced. He is financially responsible for his children, but they ...
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Government Reporting for Security Incidents
The Department of Health and Human Services released a set of frequently asked questions for reporting certain security incidents. The FAQs are aimed at Qualified Health ...
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Join a Weekly COBRA Training
Cobra Control Services offers COBRA Administrator training sessions every Tuesday and Thursday. Training sessions are offered in a webinar format and are conducted by a ...
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EEOC Settles GINA Lawsuit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a class action suit against an employer for violations of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Under ...
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Deadline Extended for Submitting Enrollment Counts for Reinsurance ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that contributing entities now have until 11:59 pm on December 5, 2014 to submit 2014 enrollment counts for ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We have an employee who paid for her contact lenses with her Benny Card. She is now being asked to send in a receipt. Why is that? Contact lenses are a covered ...
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HIPAA Authorization Required for BAS to Talk with Someone Other Than ...
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires an "authorization" for any use or disclosure of protected health information that is not ...
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Searching for Employees in MyEnroll.com
Employer Administrators can use one of four methods to search for an employee’s record in MyEnroll.com: (1) name, (2) Social Security Number (SSN), (3) BAS number and ...
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Employer Properly Rescinded Employment Offer After Egregious Facebook ...
Over the past few years, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled against employer policies that stop employees from discussing the terms and conditions of their ...
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New FAQs Address Reimbursement Plans and Individual Health Policies
Last week, the Department of Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Labor released a joint Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) clarifying that ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- An employee is terminating employment. He has a health flexible spending account, but he has already taken out more than he has put into the account. Do we have to ...
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Review of Facility Access
BAS regularly reviews facility access cards to ensure only authorized individuals have access to BAS locations. BAS also reviews employee work needs to limit access to ...
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Dependent Eligibility Verification
As open enrollment for calendar year plans approaches, employers may wish to consider a dependent eligibility audit. MyEnroll.com supports an employer’s dependent ...
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IRS Releases Cost of Living Increases for Welfare Benefits
The IRS announced cost of living adjustments for various welfare benefits in 2015.
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HPID Enforcement Delayed
The Affordable Care Act requires all health plans to obtain a Health Plan Identification Number (“HPID”), which is a standard, unique health plan identification number ...
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