Category: Compliance & Legislation

New Indexed Benefit and Cost-of Living Adjustments for 2025

New Indexed Benefit and Cost-of Living Adjustments for 2025

The Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor have published updated indexed benefit and cost-of-living adjustments impacting employee benefit plans. This article offers a high-level overview of the affected…

How Generative AI Can Transform HR

How Generative AI Can Transform HR

How Generative AI Can Transform HR   Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential to support your HR employees. The hope is that it can streamline administrative tasks and free HR employees…

Learn More About Required Plan Disclosures

Learn More About Required Plan Disclosures

Learn More About Required Plan Disclosures   In 1974, Congress passed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). ERISA set thresholds for employers sponsoring group plans (plan sponsors) to protect participating employees and…

PCORI Fee Due July 31

When The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee is due annually by July 31. Use the second-quarter Form 720 to make your payment. (Note: Although Form 720 is a quarterly form, you only have…

Tips for Documenting Manager-Employee Conversations

When in doubt, document. That’s the expert advice you should give your managers when discussing important job-related matters with employees. Whether a manager is congratulating an employee on a job well-done or…

Managing Marijuana in the Workplace

Marijuana use among adults ages 19 to 50 reached an all-time high in 2022, according to the National Institutes of Health. Approximately 44% of adults ages 19 to 30 and 28% of adults…

4 Steps To Help You Avoid Costly FMLA Errors

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for certain medical and family purposes, will mark its 30th year in 2023. And yet, three…