We all knew it was coming….The House passed a COBRA provision extending the eligibility period for two months and extending the maximum duration of the federal assistance from nine months to 15 months. The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass before the end of the year.
The passed provision extends the [...]
Employers are required to provide a Medicare Part D disclosure notice to all of their Medicare-eligible employees by November 15th of each year. The notice is for all your Medicare-eligible employees regarding the creditability of the prescription drug coverage that is offered through the employer plan.
If a Medicare-eligible employee is enrolled on your group benefit [...]
Continue reading about Medicare Part D- Employee Notice Requirements by November 15th
Recently, a client called seeking advice about their responsibility in notifying employees of a possible health concern. An employee whose wife was diagnosed with Swine Flu came to work not feeling well and after spending some time in the office was sent home by management once the situation became known. The employer wanted to notify [...]
Continue reading about Company-wide notices & use of employee names
This issue came up again today so I thought I’d put it out there for everyone. In California, most of our insurance policies are written to allow domestic partners- same sex and opposite sex. However, tax issues and COBRA both fall under Federal oversight and the Federal government does not recognize domestic partners. Domestic partners [...]
Benefaction Insurance wants to ensure that your business is in compliance and is using the newest forms. There is a new I-9 form that employers must start using effective April 3, 2009. The new form with the revision date of February 2009 is available for download by going to www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf
So what’s new on this form?
Employees [...]