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2020 Employer Health Premiums: 5 Things To Know
2020 Employer Health Premiums: 5 Things To Know In 2019, the United States is projected to spend over $500 billion on prescription drugs, by some estimates—12 times more than the $40.3 billion spent in 1990*. A large portion of that will be paid for by employers via...
Arizona Employers Report High Demand for These 6 Skills
Arizona Employers Report High Demand for These 6 Skills Working closely with employers every day I learn a lot about what’s working and what’s not, particularly when it comes to recruiting quality employees. If employer complaints are anything to go by, then it would...
Executive Order on Healthcare & Employer Costs: 3 Changes Coming
Executive Order on Healthcare & Employer Costs: 3 Changes Coming On June 27, 2019, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that makes a unique start toward cost control in healthcare. Because employers pay for 34% of all healthcare dispensed in America,...
PCORI Fees Due July 31 – 9 Employer Questions Answered
PCORI Fees Due July 31 – 9 Employer Questions Answered This month employers reach the end of an era as they pay one of the last fees created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In 2012, through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congress created a nonprofit corporation...
IRS Form 5500 Due July 31 – 12 Employer Q&A
IRS Form 5500 Due July 31 – 12 Employer Q&A Each year employee benefit plan administrators are required to report on the financial condition, investments and operations of their employee benefit plans. Failure to file the return can result in a maximum penalty of...
401(k) & Taxation: 10 Things Employers Should Know
401(k) & Taxation: 10 Things Employers Should Know It used to be that setting up a 401K plan was a daunting task but in recent years plan sponsors have evolved and made plans a lot more user friendly. Recent research performed by Willis Towers Watson reported the...