Average HSA balances grow to almost $1,000 In the first quarter of 2009, average health savings account (HSA) balances for individuals grew to $960, up from $697 in the first quarter of 2008, according to recent research from health care
Healthy employees are crucial to the daily operations of your small business. If two of your six employees are out sick, you’ve lost 33 percent of your workforce for the day. Not only do sick employees leave you operating with a skeleton crew, they also cost your company financially.
Here are some of the many factors to be considered in establishing a wellness program. Steps for setting up a wellness program are outlined at ¶84,020.
Checklist for handling claims
What steps need to be taken when setting up an HR department? Human resources professional Nina Drake, SPHR, Deputy Director, Human Resources, for the City of
Welfare benefit plans must file some reports with the IRS and some reports with the Labor Department.
Here is a checklist of factors an employer needs to consider when offering life insurance to employees:
Conversion coverage.— Group members must elect conversion coverage by giving notice to the insurer within 31 days after receiving notice of their conversion rig
The following outlines the major steps taken when designing, planning and executing your own salary survey.
State employees.— A classified or unclassified employee who, during regular working hours, donates blood at a licensed blood center certified by the Food and Dr
Temporary employment agencies have long existed to fill the needs of employers while an employee is on vacation or leave or until a permanent employee can be fo
In general, while an employer does not need to collect all of the documents listed here, the more documents employers can gather, the stronger their case will b
A list of concerns to consider when looking into self-insurance.
Adoption Assistance Program
Explanation.
Purposes. The purposes of this policy are:
This model independent contractor agreement is designed to help you draft a custom agreement that reflects your needs and situation.
A welfare benefit plan administrator must make certain documents available for inspection by any plan participant or beneficiary.
An employee has gone on disability leave and is receiving long-term disability benefits from your company's benefit plan.
ERISA.
Employee leasing is a term that can mean different things in different circumstances; however, it generally refers to a situation where a company "employs'' the
The SHRM 2003 Elder Care Survey showed that only 25 percent of organizations offer elder care benefits.According to an earlier survey, 47 percent of employers o
Federal legislation granting civilian reemployment rights to persons who have served in the military dates back to World War II.
When benefits are paid by more than one plan or organization, the payment of the claims must be coordinated between two or more payers.
Conversion coverage.— A person electing to convert coverage to an individual policy must make written application and pay the first premium to the insurer withi
Any contractual agreement arrived at through a collective bargaining process that contains provisions requiring the employer to pay for the continuation of exis
Companies often contract for jobs that require a specific skill or technical knowledge.