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Can Employers Access Current or Prospective Employee Social Media Accounts? | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits Specialist
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors We’ve become a very connected society, but that doesn’t mean we want to share everything with everybody. Take, for example, your social media site (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). Typically, you have a select network of individuals with whom you want to connect and share…
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When the C-Suite Gets Seriously Sick | PA Employee Benefits
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors Someone in the C-Suite of a company gets sick. I’m not talking about a cold or flu; I’m talking about a major, possibly even terminal, illness. Depending on the level of severity, what can the human resources department do to help communicate this information properly…
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How to Reduce Fullness | Duncansville Employee Benefits
By Serena Styles www.livestrong.com When you eat a large meal, there is about a 20 minute span between when your stomach is full and when your brain recognizes that fact. For 20 minutes, you can continue eating and not realize the feeling of fullness in your stomach. This can result in severe overeating with uncomfortable…
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Ways to increase Employee Participation in a Wellness Program | Duncansville Benefits Broker
Finding different ways to increase employee participation in a wellness program is challenging. Without a majority participation rate, your wellness goals are probably not going to accomplish your ideal employee health target. Please review this short video highlighting some of the strategies that you could implement in your wellness program.
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UBA Health Plan Survey: Plans Popular with Employers Aren’t Always Tops with Employees | PA Employee Benefits
The UBA Health Plan Survey tracks plans offered by region as well as enrollment by region. From a prevalence perspective, preferred provider organization (PPO) plans are most prevalent in the Central U.S., though they generally dominate nationwide, except in the Northeast where consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) are most prevalent. From an enrollment perspective, PPO plans…
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CMS Provides Clarity on PACE Act Implications for States | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Providing Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act amended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and redefined small employers as those with 50 or fewer employees; it also gives states the option to expand the definition to include employers with up to 100…
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DOL Issues FAQ on Mental Health Parity and ACA Market Reform Provisions | Duncansville Employee Benefits
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Department of Labor (DOL) recently provided an informational FAQ relating to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) market reform provisions. Non-grandfathered group health plans and individual or group market health insurance must cover…
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2015 UBA Health Plan Survey Executive Summary Now Available! | Duncansville Benefits Broker
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors The data are in for the 2015 Health Plan Survey! See our news release with the top cost trends. Download the UBA 2015 Health Plan Survey Executive Summary with more detailed findings. For quick reference, here’s a brief punch list of the top trends: Rates…
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Reporting and Plan Documents Under ERISA and Cafeteria Plan Rules | PA Benefits Broker
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was signed in 1974. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is the agency responsible for administering and enforcing this law. For many years, most of ERISA’s requirements applied to pension plans. However, in recent years that has changed,…
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Happy Halloween …! | PA Benefits Broker
…or is it???? Did you get to go out and trick or treat with your family over the weekend or were you one of the smart ones that stayed home and gave it out instead??? It doesn’t take a brain surgeon (or any doctor for that matter) to tell you that kids just LOVE candy.…
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