February 20, 2014 | Wellness at Work
Congratulations to Remke Markets winners of the 2014 Northern Kentucky Wellness Challenge, sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce! Employees of Remke Markets and Harper Oil outpaced several dozen employers in the region by achieving points...February 11, 2014 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Recommended Articles
Monday, February 10th, 2014, the Obama administration announced another delay for the employer mandate, this time giving employers with 50 – 99 full time equivalent (FTE) employees, who meet certain guidelines, some transitional relief until 2016.... by Christopher Spicker | February 7, 2014 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform
On February 4th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report regarding federal health insurance reform, indicating that the equivalent of about 2 million jobs will be lost by 2017 as a result of the combination of employers cutting hours of workers to... by Jim Beatrice | January 24, 2014 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
Updated annually for inflation, the 2014 guidelines will set the income thresholds for subsidy eligibility on government exchanges for 2015. Remember that an employee’s receipt of exchange subsidies could trigger an employer shared responsibility penalty... by Jim Beatrice | January 16, 2014 | Wellness at Work
Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway, announced today at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce the availability of $32 million to go towards substance abuse treatment and recovery programs, educational programs, and enforcement throughout the... by Geralyn Isler | November 15, 2013 | Employee Benefits
On October 31, IRS and Treasury issued new guidance (Notice 2013-71) that modifies the “use it or lose it” rule that applies to health flexible spending arrangements (“FSAs”). Under this guidance, employers can now allow employees to carry over... by Geralyn Isler | November 15, 2013 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
With the rollout of mandated changes to health plans beginning in January, many consumers found themselves receiving letters explaining that their coverage would be canceled and need to be replaced with a qualified health plan. For employer sponsored plans, this... by Jim Beatrice | September 30, 2013 | Business Benefit News, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
WCPO features an article in their Money section online, where Business Benefits’ Geralyn Isler is quoted sharing a strategy of employers exploring their options before January 1, 2014. Scott Guenther of Adams Stepner Woltermann & Dusing is also...September 27, 2013 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual, Recommended Articles
Perhaps it is time that we lower the volume on the Affordable Care Act debate. The ACA is here. It will significantly impact nearly every American who is not covered under Medicare. Some of us will find our rates much higher; some of us will find that our... by Geralyn Isler | September 4, 2013 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Recommended Articles
The Affordable Care Act requires all employers who are subject to FLSA to provide to all employees a notice of the Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a. Exchange) per the U.S. Department of Labor, Technical Release 2013-02, by October 1, 2013 and to all new...
