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Online Benefits Shopping and E-commerce Trends
Enroll from Home Public interest in shopping from home has continued to rise, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Add in the Covid-19 realties of continued office closures, limited availability of meeting spaces, and social distancing protocols, and you’ve...
Mental Health Matters: Leadership and Covid-19
It’s a difficult period for employees and employers right now. With infection rates of Covid-19 skyrocketing just after the optimism of late spring, new and returning restrictions have many people feeling like they’re back at square one, pandemic-wise. This matters to...
Mental Health Days: Costing Your Company
Americans are dealing with increasing mental health issues — and it’s affecting their work. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is creating a vast appetite for counseling, therapy, and prescription drugs to help with mental health. According to recent census data, 22.3...
Vaccination Picks Up Pace; Hospitals Scramble with Covid-19 Surge
Welcome to the WBD News Flash, your weekly highlight of HR benefits and healthcare news. Weekly, we will provide you with the top trending industry news stories in healthcare, human resources, legislation, benefits technology and administration, and more. Make the...
Could Your HR Software Be Slowing Your Company Down?
Bad data? Human Resources programs handle some of the most important information in your business. From employee personal data which must be protected, to payroll and tax information which must be compliant with federal and local regulations, to eligibility...
Five Ways a Benefits Admin Platform Will Streamline Your Business
Looking for efficiencies in your business? Better productivity is something all businesses strive for. If you’re struggling to balance Human Resources functions in your business, you’re not alone. Managing payroll, benefits, paid time off, leaves, new hires, and...
President Biden Calls on Congress to Lower Drug Costs
Welcome to the WBD News Flash, your weekly highlight of HR benefits and healthcare news. Weekly, we will provide you with the top trending industry news stories in healthcare, human resources, legislation, benefits technology and administration, and more. Make the...
Health Care Advocacy for Employers
Health care advocacy is a growing field, but it’s one employers can sometimes feel nervous about tackling. Some employers don’t feel they should be involved with medical decisions — and they’re right! Health care advocacy offers employers the ability to provide...
Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Notice (ESRP)
The IRS has started sending out ESRP notices (Letter 226-J) to employers for the 2018 tax year. Letter 226-J is the initial letter issued to Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) to notify them that they may be liable for an Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (ESRP)...
Three Reasons To Upgrade Your Tech Before Open Enrollment
Eliminating Paperwork Are you still working out premiums with a calculator? Preparing documentation with pen and paper? Open enrollments done the old-fashioned way require employees to sign and initial huge stacks of paperwork, and one incomplete document can slow...