Chick-fil-A Founder—Embodiment of Servant Leadership
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the phrase “servant leadership.”
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Employee Leave—What’s Really Happening?
Please participate in our brief survey and see how what you are doing stacks up against what other successful companies are doing.
Benefits from Cars to Credit to Counseling to Charity
The survey, sent to a random sample of SHRM members, had 510 respondents, which was a 13% response rate.
Last-minute Tips for Amending HIPAA Business Associate Contracts
As the transition period for amending business associate agreements draws to a close, HIPAA experts have highlighted some issues for plan sponsors to keep in mind. Under last year’s HIPAA/HITECH omnibus rules, all contracts with business associates must be compliant with the rules by Sept. 22. Obviously, group health plans and other HIPAA-covered entities that […]
Healthcare Benefits—Who’s Offering What? (SHRM Survey)
The survey, sent to a random sample of SHRM members, had 510 respondents, which was a 13% response rate. SHRM released the survey at its Annual Conference and Exposition, held recently in Orlando.
Signature Authority Can Trigger ERISA Fiduciary Responsibility
One of the most sensitive — and often misunderstood — aspects of being an executive of a company with a retirement plan is knowing when senior leaders are fiduciaries for the plan. A recent federal case added some clarity when it determined that a chief executive with signature authority over the company’s finances was indeed […]
Benefits from Cars to Credit to Counseling to Charity
Yesterday’s Advisor offered healthcare results from the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) 2014 Benefits Survey; today, the survey’s results for other types of benefits.
Some Owed Enhanced Benefits After Corporate Takeover, 6th Circuit Rules
A recent court decision reminds plan sponsors that mergers and acquisitions can trigger unexpected or complex changes to participant benefits that rely on careful plan language interpretation. In the case, some former employees of an Anheuser-Busch subsidiary were granted enhanced pension benefits as a result of the controlling company’s purchase by InBev because their employment […]
Who’s Offering What Benefits? (SHRM Survey)
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released its 2014 Employee Benefits Survey at its recent Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando. The findings are helpful for determining what benefits are commonly offered and which ones you might want to consider.
IRS Lawyers Discuss Reporting on Offers of Coverage
IRS officials described when employers themselves have to fill out full information on all health plan enrollees along with months enrolled, and when employers can hand that over to another entity, such as an insurer. Most employers offer minimum essential coverage to employees; the purpose of Section 6055 reporting is to demonstrate that they are […]