California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has approved a regulatory filing that will change the premium threshold for employers to qualify …
Second CalSavers Deadline Fast Approaching
The deadline is fast approaching for employers with 50 or more staff in California, and who do not already offer …
Pandemic Brings Voluntary Benefits to Fore
One major repercussion of the COVID-19 pandemic is that employees are embracing the voluntary benefits their employers are offering them, …
Group Health Plans Must Cover COVID-19 Testing for Asymptomatic People
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in late February that private group health plans cannot deny coverage or …
IRS Lets Employers Give Workers a Break on FSA Contributions, Health Plan Rules
A number of changes in recent months have given employees extra benefits and flexibility when it comes to utilizing Flexible …
Insurers Expected COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Surge; It Never Came
The number of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims submit to carriers has not been as widespread as insurers and ratings agencies …