January 6, 2021
Domestic Partner Benefits: A Short Course for Employers January 6, 2021 As part of its employee benefits offering, an employer may choose to extend coverage under its group health plan to the domestic partners of employees. An employer may make this decision to more effectively recruit and retain talent, or it may do …
January 5, 2021
OSHA Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Reporting 2020 January 5, 2021 | By: Antonio Arzate Overview The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) issued in 2013 a proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses through the electronic collection of establishment-specific injury and illness data to which OSHA currently does …
December 29, 2020
New COVID-19 Relief Bill: Highlights for Employers Tuesday, December 29, 2020 On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the much-anticipated COVID-19 relief bill (the “Bill”), which was approved by Congress a week earlier. The Bill, a follow-up to the March 2020 CARES Act, provides a second round of stimulus dollars and …
December 16, 2020
US Department of Labor Implements Inspection Program to Target Workplaces with Highest Injury & Illness Rates OSHA’s New Site-Specific Targeting Directive | December 16, 2020 The DOL announced today that OSHA will be updating their inspection program to focus on directing resources to those companies that have the highest rates of injuries and …
December 7, 2020
PPP Loan Maturities and the Surety Perspective December 7, 2020 | By Drew Addison We’ve reached the point of the loan life cycle of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) where current maturities of the long term debt are hitting the balance sheets for construction companies all over the United States. If the awarded …
November 19, 2020
The IBTX Retirement Exchange Solution A New Type of Multiple Employer Plan By Kelly McGrath, Retirement & Wealth Consultant Traditional Multiple Employer Plans VS New Multiple Employer Plan (MEP) With a traditional approach to an MEP, employers who join the plan have to be a part of an association or in the same …
November 11, 2020
Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines: Agencies Issue Interim Final Regulations November Benefits Bulletin As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed into law in March 2020, most group health plans are required to provide no-cost coverage for COVID-19 preventive services, including vaccinations. On November 6, the Internal Revenue …
November 10, 2020
Open Enrollment Checklist November 10, 2020 For employers operating their group health and welfare plans beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2021, now is the time of the year to prepare for open enrollment. Typically, the focus is on evaluating the services and performance of vendors, renewing rates, and considering design changes. In …
November 5, 2020
Benefits Brief: 2020 ACA Reporting November 5, 2020 The reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been in effect since 2015. Many employers, mainly large employers, are already familiar with the rules. However, some employers, particularly those that have grown in size, may lack clarity regarding their reporting obligations under the …
October 30, 2020
Defensive Driving Techniques You may have heard mention of defensive driving, but do you really know what it means? Defensive driving is one of the most important things you can do to prevent injury on the job. Let’s take a look at the meaning of driving defensively and discuss techniques for staying safe. …
