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Dependent Care FSA or Tax Credit

  • BAS
  • 12.06.2014
A dependent care assistance program (DCAP) is a separate, written plan of an employer for the exclusive benefit of employees to provide coverage for dependent care ...
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MyEnroll.com Offers Several Resources to Help Employees Select Plans

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  • 12.06.2014
In order for employees to select the appropriate benefit plans during new hire or open enrollment, they expect to be well-informed about the various plans offered by ...
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USB Drives Can Lead to HIPAA Breaches

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  • 12.06.2014
A HIPAA breach at a Pennsylvania-based hospital serves as another reminder that data on USB devices can be lost or compromised. The breach involved approximately 1,800 ...
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Question of the Week

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  • 12.06.2014
Q.- We terminated an employee who left for military duty. Do we offer him COBRA coverage?
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Question of the Week

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  • 05.06.2014
Q.- I know there is a new special enrollment period for COBRA participants to cancel COBRA and enroll in a federal Marketplace plan. But can’t COBRA participants cancel ...
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The HIPAA Security Rule Requires Physical Safeguards

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  • 05.06.2014
The HIPAA Security Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ electronic personal health information that is created, received, used, or maintained by a ...
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Simultaneously Manage Benefits for Two Plan Years in MyEnroll.com

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  • 05.06.2014
All benefits information stored in MyEnroll.com is associated with a 12-month plan year, in accordance with Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan year ...
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New and Small Businesses

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  • 05.06.2014
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor publishes many resources for employers. One such resource, Labor Standards Information for New and Small ...
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Medical Loss Ratio Reporting

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  • 05.06.2014
Each year, health insurers must report information about their medical loss ratio to the Department of Health and Human Services. The medical loss ratio (MLR) is the ...
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Question of the Week

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  • 29.05.2014
Q.- We have an employee who was participating in an FSA and then took a leave of absence. We allowed her to stop participating in the FSA when she left. The employee has ...
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