• HR Weekly Digest – January 12, 2021

    • January 12, 2021
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
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    In This Digest – Moving Without Taking a Pay Cut? / DOL Issues Final Rule on Tipped Employees – Mandatory Tip Pools and Related Duties / Fourth Circuit Speaks: To Be “Qualified” Under the ADA, Disabled Employee Must Comply with Valid Safety Requirements / DOL Issues Opinion Letters Regarding Pay Calculations for Teleworkers, In-Home Caregivers / Employers and

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  • 2021 Compliance Webinar Calendar (1st Edition, Jan-April)

    • January 12, 2021
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Webinars
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    We are excited to present the first edition (Jan-April) of our webinar series calendar for 2021.  The calendar includes links to each of the webinar registration pages.

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  • Workers’ Compensation Trends to Watch in 2021

    • January 8, 2021
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Business Insurance, Workers Compensation
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    Review this article to learn more about Workers’ Compensation trends to watch in 2021.

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  • Benefits Brief – Domestic Partner Benefits: A Short Course for Employers – January 2021

    • January 7, 2021
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
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    As part of its employee benefits offering, an employer may choose to extend coverage under its group health plan to the domestic partners of employees. An employer may make this decision to more effectively recruit and retain talent, or it may do so based on society’s evolving views of marriage and relationships. Regardless of the

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  • Live Well Work Well Newsletter – January 2021

    • January 7, 2021
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All
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    This month’s Live Well, Work Well Newsletter discusses ways to start your year off right, how to kick stress eating to the curb and National Blood Donor Month.

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  • Benefits Bulletin – New COVID-19 Relief Bill — Highlights for Employers

    • December 29, 2020
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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    On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the much-anticipated COVID-19 relief bill (the “Bill”), which was approved by Congress a week earlier. The Bill, a follow-up to the March 2020 CARES Act, provides a second round of stimulus dollars and economic relief measures; it also contains several provisions of particular importance to employers.

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  • Acrisure Unveils New Tech-Enabled Brand!!

    • December 29, 2020
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: Acrisure, All
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    Acrisure, one of the world’s top-10 insurance brokers, today unveiled its new brand identity which underlines its unique combination of financial strength, industry expertise and global distribution power with the integration and deployment of best-in-class artificial intelligence and technology.

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  • What We Know So Far: Understanding the $900B Stimulus Package

    • December 29, 2020
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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    On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, Congress passed an emergency stimulus package designed to deliver approximately $900 billion in COVID-19-related aid. The bill, which was part of a $1.4 trillion spending package that will keep the government open for the fiscal year, has been sent to President Donald Trump. As a fluid situation, we will update

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  • Benefits Brief – 2021 Health Plan Compliance Calendar – December 2020

    • December 29, 2020
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources
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    Employers must comply with certain filing and disclosure requirements each year in connection with their group health plans. This Benefits Brief summarizes some of the key requirements and is designed to be used as a tool to help facilitate annual compliance.

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  • Benefits Bulletin – Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines — Agencies Issue Interim Final Regulations

    • December 29, 2020
    • Posted by: Renee Crissie
    • Category: All, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Human Resources
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    As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed into law in March 2020, most group health plans are required to provide no-cost coverage for COVID-19 preventive services, including vaccinations. On November 6, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services (the

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