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Mobile Device Policies

As the workplace grows increasingly global, many employees access employer email and other data through personal mobile devices. Employers find that allowing employees ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 22.02.2018
Q.- An employee is planning to send his 12 year old child to a summer program being held at a college. The child is going to sleep in the dorms, which is an optional ...
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EEO-1 Filing Season

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requires all employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees and contracts of $50,000 ...
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Form 1094 Paper Filing Deadline Next Week

While employers are in the process of preparing and distributing their 1095 Forms to meet the extended deadline of March 1, 2018, they should remember that the IRS did ...
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MyEnroll Retiree Billing

To help employers save time and reduce costs, BAS and MyEnroll.com provide support for retiree billing including premium billings, collections, and communications.
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Cadillac Tax Delayed Again

The most recent congressional agreement to extend government funding included a provision delaying the so-called Cadillac Tax for two additional years. The Cadillac Tax, ...
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Breach Notices

The HIPAA rules require covered entities to provide notification after a breach of unsecured protected health information. A breach is an impermissible use or disclosure ...
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Online FSA Claim Submission

To make the claim submission process quicker and more secure, BAS encourages participants to submit their reimbursement requests online. The process is easy and to get ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 15.02.2018
Q.- We have an employee who will be enrolling in Medicare Part A in April and then plans to retire in June. How long will COBRA coverage be available to him and his ...
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Medicare Part D CMS Filing Due Soon

The Medicare Modernization Act requires employers with health plans that include prescription drug coverage to notify Medicare-eligible participants if the drug coverage ...
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General Data Protection Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation is a rule from the European Union that places data protection requirements on all companies that process personal information when ...
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Questions about 1095 Forms

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the requirement for individuals to have health coverage. Employers, however, are still required to offer coverage to their full time ...
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ACA Continues for 2018

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to track employees’ hours worked so the employer can determine each employee’s full-time status and eligibility for ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 08.02.2018
Q.- We changed our health plan January 1, 2018. Do we have to give any communication or document to the plan participants?
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Updated Publication 502 and 503- Medical and Dependent Care Expenses

The IRS released updated versions of Publication 502 and Publication 503.
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 01.02.2018
Q.- An employee requested a reimbursement from his health FSA for the cost of a therapy session. The claim was denied. Why?
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BAS Does Not Allow Flash Drives

BAS makes security of client data its number one priority. BAS has a policy of not allowing any information to leave its computers via flash drive.
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Employee Termination Role in MyEnroll.com

BAS has programmed controls into MyEnroll which allow clients to limit who in the organization may terminate employees in a specific class. This new feature is a welcome ...
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Small Business Health Plans

The United States Department of Labor has expanded the ability for small businesses to group together to purchase health coverage. Many employees working for small ...
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Electronic Form 1095 Distribution

Applicable large employers must distribute Form 1095 to each full-time employee and each employee with health coverage by March 31, 2018. Employers may distribute the ...
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