VETS Filing Season
- BAS
- 31.08.2017
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) requires federal contractors and subcontractors to report annually the number of employees who are ...
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Employee Signature History in MyEnroll
Users who complete Open Enrollment in the MyEnroll system must electronically consent to the chosen benefit selections. The electronic consent, also known as an ...
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IRS Warns Against W-2 Scams
The IRS warned employers and tax professionals about an increase in email scams targeting employee W-2 Forms.
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Question of the Week
- BAS
- 31.08.2017
- COBRA
Q.- We are a start-up company, created in April this year. We just hired our 21st employee. Do we now have to comply with COBRA?
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Seasonal Employees
- BAS
- 31.08.2017
- Enrollment/Eligibility
As the end of the summer approaches, Employers should review their seasonal employee hiring. A seasonal employee is an employee who is hired into a position for which ...
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BAS ACA Services and 1095 Form Retrieval
BAS’ ACA services can help employers comply with their data collection and reporting obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Through MyEnroll’s Administration and ...
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Client Customizable Security Notice in MyEnroll
When users log www.MyEnroll.com, they are directed to a landing page with an information statement. Before users can move further into MyEnroll, they must click a button ...
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Question of the Week
- BAS
- 24.08.2017
- COBRA
Q.- We have an employee who is continuing coverage under COBRA due to a reduction in hours of employment. The employee has an FSA and an HSA. Can he pay his COBRA ...
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HIPAA Protections Beyond Security
- BAS
- 24.08.2017
- HIPAA
Many employers think about privacy and security when they hear HIPAA- the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HIPAA also gives protections to ...
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IRS Confirms ACA Still Applies
- BAS
- 24.08.2017
- Health Care Reform (ACA)
The IRS recently released a series of information letters clarifying that the individual and employer mandates under the Affordable Care act remain good law. (IRS ...
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Keeping Your FSA Plan Compliant with Non-Discrimination Testing
Providing a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan to your staff allows them to set aside pre-tax funds to pay for eligible health expenses. For many employees, this is a ...
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BAS Holds Annual HIPAA Refresher Training
Each year, BAS re-trains all of its employees on HIPAA privacy and security requirements. The annual HIPAA refresher training was completed last week.
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Question of the Week
Q.- We offer medical and dental coverage separately. A former employee continued medical, only. Does he have the ability to add dental coverage under COBRA at our open ...
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New Form I-9 Released
- BAS
- 17.08.2017
- HR & Benefits Compliance
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new version of Form I-9. All employers use Form I-9 to document and the employment eligibility of newly ...
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Revised SBC for 2017 Open Enrollment
The Affordable Care Act created a new disclosure requirement for employers- the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). The SBC is an easy-to-read summary of a health ...
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Employer Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act
Employers with 50 or more employees must comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This law provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, ...
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IRS Web Pages for Health Care Reform
The IRS has a website dedicated to helping help both individuals and employers with health care reform compliance.
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Health FSA Expense Eligibility Table
Employers with health flexible spending account plans receive questions from employees about what expenses can be reimbursed from the plan. Employers who receive these ...
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Securely Send Data through MyEnroll
Many Federal and State laws, such as HIPAA, place requirements on the data benefits professionals use every day. The Secure File Transfer feature in MyEnroll provides an ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- We offer health coverage to people who work overseas. Do we have to offer them the right to continue their coverage under COBRA?
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IRS Releases Draft 1094/1095 Forms for 2017 Filings
The IRS released revised versions of Form 1094-B, Form 1094-C, Form 1095-B and Form 1095-C to use for 2017 reporting under the Affordable Care Act. Form 1095-B/C is ...
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MyEnroll Reference Library
Every employer has specific human resources documents their employees need to have in their records, and MyEnroll provides a central location for all necessary ...
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HIPAA Breach List
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act amendments to HIPAA require the reporting of breaches on unsecured protected health ...
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Question of the Week
Q.- I am an insurance broker with a company that is completely going out of business. Do they have to offer COBRA to their terminated employees?
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Reporting Requirements Based on Employer Size
As a company grows in size, it is important to keep track of reporting rules that apply with each employee milestone. The larger a company gets, the more reporting ...
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