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Check for Deceased Participants

Employers have a financial interest in confirming that only eligible employees and/or retirees are receiving benefits under their plans. It is often difficult for ...
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Changes to FMLA Forms?

The U.S. Department of Labor is considering changing its template Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms. While the DOL forms are not required, many employees use the ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 05.09.2019
Q.- An employee cancelled dental coverage for his family in June when he was going through a divorce. We just received a copy of the divorce papers showing that the ...
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Two Calculations for Full Time Employees

The Affordable Care Act requires applicable large employers (ALEs) to offer health coverage to full-time employees and their dependents. A “full-time employee” is ...
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Government Agencies Release an Important Ransomware Statement

Several government agencies have banded together to release a joint ransomware statement. Ransomware is a malicious software that is used to deny access to a computer ...
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Question of the Week

  • BAS
  • 29.08.2019
Q.- We know there is a penalty for not providing a notice when someone has a COBRA qualifying event. We just learned that there is a requirement to give a notice when ...
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BAS Completes Yearly HIPAA Training

Each year, BAS re-trains all of its employees on HIPAA data privacy and security requirements. The annual HIPAA refresher training was completed last week.
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Help Your Employees Stay Informed of Their Rights

Employers are required to let employees know about various rights they have in the workplace. Some of this information must be provided by written notices to employees ...
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Pay Attention to Your ACA Requirements

Employers must be paying attention ACA compliance for 2019. Applicable Large Employers must continue to offer affordable health coverage to their full-time employees and ...
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States Implement ACA and Require Employer Reporting

The Affordable Care Act requires virtually all Americans to have health insurance coverage or pay a tax penalty. The requirement to have health insurance is referred to ...
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