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5 Financial Mistakes Millennials Are Making | PA Benefit Advisors
Even as the U.S. economy as a whole recovers from the Great Recession, Millennials (those born from the early 1980s through the early 2000s) continue to struggle with student debt and slow job growth. The lackluster economy and student debt aren’t the only things holding back Millennials from attaining financial independence and success. Let’s take…
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Department of Labor Delays Enforcement of the Fiduciary Duty Rule | PA Benefit Advisors
On April 4, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the applicability date for the final fiduciary rule will be extended, and published its final rule extending the applicability date in the Federal Register on April 7. This extension is pursuant to President Trump’s February 3, 2017 presidential memorandum directing the DOL to further…
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TeleMedicine – The NextGen Benefit of Minor Healthcare | PA Benefit Advisors
It’s not surprising that 2017 stands to be the year many will have an experience to share using a Telemedicine or a Virtual Doctor service. With current market trends, government regulations, and changing economic demands, it’s fast becoming a more popular alternative to traditional healthcare visits. And, as healthcare costs continue to rise and there…
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Congress Eliminates OSHA Continuous Reporting Obligation Rule | PA Benefit Advisors
What played out as a soap opera of sorts involving all three branches of government has resulted in relief for employers. On March 22, 2017, the Senate narrowly adopted House Joint Resolution 83 (H.J.Res.83) under the Congressional Review Act. The joint resolution nullifies a recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) final rule that went…
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The Overtime Rule Saga Continues… | PA Benefit Advisors
All the hullabaloo about the potential new Department of Labor overtime rules was for naught as the implementation of the law has been delayed again. President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) requested extensions to the appeal process to determine its strategy and finalize its standpoint on the proposed regulations. Some political experts theorize that the…
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Long-Awaited Repeal and Replacement Plan for ACA Unveiled | PA Benefit Consultants
On March 6, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released a proposed budget reconciliation bill, entitled the American Health Care Act, to replace portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If enacted, the American Health Care Act would provide some relief from provisions of the ACA for employers and make other…
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Gig Economy 101 | PA Benefit Consultants
What is a Gig Economy? By Nicole Federico, eTekhnos Benefits Technology
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Do You Need Life Insurance When You Retire? | PA Benefit Advisors
Once you hit 65 and retire, you don’t need life insurance, right? Not so fast! The traditional thinking about life insurance is that you only need it when you have an income to protect, when you have a mortgage or when you have kids to support. And while it’s true that having life insurance after 65…
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New Administration, New Rules: “Am I a fiduciary or not?” | PA Benefit Advisors
As anticipated, and consistent with his stance on reducing government regulation, President Trump signed an executive order late last week directing a review of the retirement plan fiduciary rule (the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in 2010). The fiduciary rule, developed under the Obama Administration, imposes strict requirements on financial advisers. The…
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The IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment of Fixed-Indemnity Health Plans | PA Benefit Advisors
While many Americans will remember January 20, 2017 as the day the 45th President of the United States was sworn into office, employee benefits experts will also remember it as the day the IRS Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) released this memorandum that clarifies, among other things, the tax treatment of benefits paid by fixed-indemnity…
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