They did it again! Congress just passed yet another extension to the COBRA subsidy … and then some. Here’s what you need to know this time.
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Tags: COBRA extension, COBRA subsidy, Deadline, March 31, New penalties, Qualifying events, Recently departed employees, Safety net, Sept. 1, Subsidy eligibility
Recently, Michelle Obama has waged a full-scale war against childhood obesity — a cause CFOs everywhere may have good reason to get behind.
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Tags: "Childhood Obesity: It's Everyone's Business", Childhood obesity, healthcare costs, Michell Obama, National Business Group on Health, Obesity-related illnesses, Texas Instruments
Each year, employers are asked to shoulder significant healthcare increases — and many of them don’t feel they’re getting their money’s worth.
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Tags: Benefits programs, Congress, Healthcare reform, National Business Group on Health (NBGH), Obama's reform, Subsidized healthcare coverage, Towers Watson
Newton may have rethought his theory that “what goes up, must come down,” if he lived to see the increases in healthcare costs over the past decade.
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Tags: Aon Consulting, Benefits & Talent Survey, Deductibles, Dependent eligibility audit, Employee contributions, Health Care Cost Survey, healthcare costs, Towers Perrin
Employers struggling with dismal open enrollment rates may want to try this tactic: Show employees exactly how much it’ll cost them if they don’t participate.
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Tags: CareerBuilder.com survey, Felxible health spending, HR managers, Open enrollment, Out-of-Pocket expenses, Tuition reimbursement, Wellness benefits
Here’s something that’s sure to keep employers up at night: As healthcare premiums continue to rise by double digits each year, employees’ overall health is declining steadily.
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Tags: Families and Work Institute, Healthcare premiums, Physical exercise, Wellness
If increased medical claims for unhealthy employees isn’t enough of a reason to stress wellness, consider this: Some courts are now ruling that workers’ comp must cover employees’ weight-loss surgery.
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Tags: Disability costs, Indiana, Obesity, Oregon, Weight-loss surgery, Workers' comp
Even your average flu season can wreak havoc on any office. But with H1N1 now in the mix, we’re looking at record-breaking absenteeism this year.
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Tags: Centers for Disease Control, Flu season, H1N1, Influenza vaccine, PTO, Sick, Winter
Year-end will be here before you know it. So if Payroll has made any COBRA subsidy payments, you’ll want to make sure they’ve claimed credit on Form 941.
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Tags: COBRA credit, Form 941, Overpayment, Payroll, Subsidy payments
Got an emergency that needs immediate police or medical assistance? Here’s hoping you’ve got your checkbook handy.
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