Coffee & Compliance

Ben and Nick discuss how protected and unprotected leaves of absence can impact employee benefits as well as some of the hidden pitfalls for employers when they do more than they’re required to.

Ben and Nick discuss what exactly a MEWA (Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement) is, what are the compliance concerns around MEWAs, and how employers often inadvertently create them.  

Ben and Nick discuss the who, what, when, where and why’s of trusts and why plan sponsors need to be aware of the rules surrounding trusts.  

Gina Schreiber is back to talk to Ben and Nick about Medicare. This time, they talk about Medicare from the individual’s perspective and touch on some of the common Medicare misconceptions that they see on a regular basis.

Ben and Nick have their first guest, Gina Schreiber from The Advocator Group, on to discuss the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Rules and how they can trip up plan sponsors.

Ben and Nick discuss one of their “favorite” annual topics: reporting under Code §§ 6056 and 6055 using Forms 1094-C and 1095-C.

Ben and Nick discuss the tricky nuances with HSAs and how those nuances can throw HR departments, and HSA account holders, for a loop.

Ben and Nick discuss what is considered to be discriminatory under the tax code, who is in the "prohibited" class, and plan design options to help with discrimination issues.

Ben and Nick discuss protected health information and common mistakes when classifying information as well as administrative requirements under HIPAA.

Ben and Nick discuss the many common mistakes and misunderstandings that plan sponsors have about ERISA, such as what actually constitutes an Summary Plan Description and who has to get it.