by Bret Brummitt | Oct 28, 2023 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Data Analytics, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Insurance, Labor Law, Plan Design, Plan Design
ALE stands for Applicable Large Employer. Are you an ALE? Your company might be an “ALE” if: You employed on average 50 full-time employees during the preceding calendar year. You employed on average 50 full-time employees during the preceding calendar...
by Human Resources | Aug 14, 2023 | Compliance, Human Resources, Labor Law, Texas Law Alert
The following changes to Texas employment law take effect on September 1, 2023. Texas Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination Texas joins the growing list of states that prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle. The state’s employment discrimination law, which applies to...
by The Lawyers | Aug 2, 2023 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Labor Law, Plan Design
Compliance Alert: Proposed regulations shine light on mental health parity Proposed regulations shine light on mental health parity. On Tuesday, July 25th, the federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (“the Departments”) introduced a...
by Bret Brummitt | Jul 21, 2021 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Insurance, Labor Law, Plan Design
How do you get and keep your employee data clean? Paper files, PDFs, Database, Cloud-based software? What data is in there? Just hiring and firing paperwork? Performance reviews? Payroll data? Insurance elections? Dependent info? Who has access? Is it just in your...
by Bret Brummitt | Apr 4, 2021 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, Employee Navigator, ERISA, Labor Law
DOL Releases Model Notices and Other Resources Related to COBRA Premium Assistance Do rehired employees serve a full waiting period? On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a link to its webpage dedicated to the COBRA premium assistance...
by Bret Brummitt | Oct 30, 2020 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Labor Law
Here’s the scenario…it may be familiar to your company We have a team member who left early last Tuesday stating her spouse tested positive for COVID. She was tested, and her results were negative. She states she won’t be back to work until...
