This is never truer than for employers that offer health and welfare and/or retirement benefits to employees. Your reward for spending a lot of money, aside from providing employees with valued benefits, is an endless series of regulations and requirements.…
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BENEFIT PLAN NOTICES…NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
Posted in Benefits Management, HR Legal & Compliance
FINALLY SOME CLARIFICATION…INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE?, PART 1
This question of an individual is an independent contractor or an employee has never really had a clear answer. As the nature of our economy and how work is performed has evolved (and will continue to do so), the answer…
Posted in HR Legal & Compliance
A BENEFITS MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: NON-DISCRIMINATION TESTING
There are various complex non-discrimination provisions that apply to self-funded health plans, cafeteria plans, HRAs, and health care and dependent care FSAs. These include IRC Section 105(h), IRC Section 125, and ACA. The purpose is to ensure that HCEs and…
Posted in Benefits Management, HR Legal & Compliance
A WAY YOUR HEALTHCARE COSTS RISE
An employee questioned why he had received a check for $37,000 from the medical insurer. He did not understand why the insurance carrier was not, as he was used to happening, paying the bill. The only recent medical services that…
Posted in Benefits Management
THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS & THE WORKPLACE, PART 3
As November 3rd is only several days away, we are being bombarded with TV ads, radio ads, political rallies and pollster phone calls. It would be naive and unwise to believe this is not spilling over into our workplaces. So…
Posted in HR Legal & Compliance
THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS & THE WORKPLACE, PART 2
As Part 1 on this subject pointed out: During a Presidential election year, political differences are ramped up more than usual. Given the current social and highly contentious political climate present in America, those differences have an even greater potential…
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THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS & THE WORKPLACE, PART 1
It has long been held that the two most emotionally charged issued amongst people are those involving religion and politics. During a Presidential election year, political differences are ramped up more than usual. Given the current social and highly contentious…
Posted in HR Legal & Compliance
STRATEGY DURING & AFTER A BUSINESS CRISIS
Successful businesses typically have a multiple set of competencies. Placed in a position of prominence within this set is being skilled at initiating and implementing strategy. At the center of strategy is the basic assumption that executives are capable of…
Posted in Strategy, Management & Leadership
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSESSMENT: WHAT & WHY
WHAT IS TRINITY’S ASSESSMENT OF THE HR FUNCTION? Trinity’s Human Resources Assessment is a process of examining policies, practices, procedures, forms, records and systems with respect to an organization’s HR function. It is a diagnostic tool to: Highlight strengths Identify…
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PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY ACT
On June 5th, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (“PPPFA” or “Act”). This business-friendly law provides greater flexibility for employers receiving loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES’) Act’s Paycheck Protection Program…
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