Benefits

Navigate the world of benefits, including medical insurance, retirement planning, and paid leave

Should Childcare Stipends Become Part of an Employee Benefits Package?

In an effort to support and retain their working parent employees, many companies are offering childcare subsidies. Are they right for your organization?

by Dan Marzullo

Healthcare

How to Choose the Best Vision Insurance for Employee Benefits

Find out why offering vision benefits to your employees could be smart and what to consider when choosing the right plan for your organization.

by Dan Marzullo

Employee Engagement

Is Your Employee Retention Program Working?

Organizations can significantly improve the chances of retaining employees by implementing these strategies to boost job satisfaction.

by Dan Marzullo

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HSA Fast Facts: Waiting Periods for Rehired Employees

If an employer has terminated and then rehired an employee, certain circumstances may allow them to waive the waiting period for them upon their return.

HR Fast Facts: When Can I Start Using My Health Care FSA Funds?

You can start using your Health Care FSA on the first day of the plan and as soon as FSA funds are available.

HR Fast Facts: Code Series 2 for Form 1095-C, Line 16 Explained

Line 16 of IRS Form 1095-C lists a code that describes, for each month in the previous year, the kind of coverage that an employee enrolled in, and how the employer meets the employer shared responsibility "Safe Harbor" provisions of Section 4980H.

HR Fast Facts: What Happens to my LPFSA Funds When Employees Leave Company?

Once your employment ends, you won't be able to spend your LPFSA funds, but you do have 90 days to submit claims for LPFSA eligible expenses that you incurred while employed and during the current plan year.

HR Fast Facts: When to Provide Workers with their Last Paycheck

Federal law states that terminated workers must be paid within their regular pay period, but states have their own individual laws for furnishing workers with their last paycheck.

HR Fast Facts: How to Calculate Imputed Income for Life Insurance

Imputed income amounts for Basic and Voluntary Life plans are calculated using the volume of coverage on the plan (V) and an age-banded rate (r), which is determined by the IRS using the employee's age on the last day of the employee's tax year.

HR Fast Facts: Why Does an Employee have Deduction Adjustments?

Deduction adjustments are temporary increases (or decreases) in per-paycheck deductions to resolve differences between how much an employee has paid to date for their benefits and how much these benefits actually cost.

HR Fast Facts: Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation

A self-insured (also known as self-funded) workers compensation plan is one in which the employer assumes the financial risk for providing workers comp benefits to its employees.

HR Fast Facts: Filing the ERISA Form 5500

The Form 5500 series is a reporting and disclosure tool for the Department of Labor that satisfies annual reporting requirements for employee benefit plans.

by Zenefits Team

HR Fast Facts: Benefits Available to Workers after Termination

After a worker is terminated, in most cases, the worker's benefits coverage will extend to the end of the month in which they were terminated. Some companies may have same-day or mid-month termination policies.

by Zenefits Team

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Healthcare

ACA Affordability Percentage and Calculations for 2020

For plan years starting in 2020, the affordability percentage is 9.78%

by Grace Ferguson

Healthcare

2021 Healthcare FSA Contribution Limit

The CARES and CAA Acts defined new qualifying events that allow employees to amend their benefits selection and carry over unused 2020 funds into 2021 and 2022.