Anthem Cyber Attack update
Anthem wants to keep you informed about its actions in response to the cyber attack. If members have given Anthem their email address, they will get an email about identity protection and credit monitoring services. Anthem is required to send this email, due to state...
Do your supervisors know how to manage people?
Do their skills need sharpened? If so, C&A can train on the following topics: Discrimination/ Sexual Harassment Interviewing Process/ Negligent Hiring FLSA - OT, working hours vs non-working hrs Workplace Violence/ Conflict Resolution Performance Appraisals...
C&A Announcement – Beth Thomas promotion
I am pleased to announce the promotion of Beth Thomas to the position of Director of Client Services and Operations with C&A Benefits Group and Business Services. Beth has been with C&A for two years. She joined us with 20 years of insurance experience, most...
How women are changing the benefits industry
By Melissa A. Winn October 2, 2014 Once a heavily male-oriented field, the benefits business has not only embraced female brokers, but women have become an integral aspect of the industry and are changing it for the better, according to a panel of some of EBA’s...
IRS Revises 2015 HSA Deductible
The Internal Revenue Service has changed the HSA deductible limit for 2015 from $1,250 to $1,300 for self-only coverage and from $2,500 to $2,600 for family and embedded deductible coverage.
Top 10 HR Concerns C&A Addresses
10. Identifying HR Risks at Your Company 9. Creating Job Positions 8. Defining Hiring Procedures 7. Maintaining and Retaining Personnel Files 6. Managing Performance Improvement Processes 5. Handling Complaints and Work Conflicts 4. Creating Employee Handbooks 3....
Measurement Madness – Who is handling your health care reform reporting?
WHO IS HANDLING YOUR HEALTH CARE REFORM REPORTING?! Measurement Madness - Making ACA Reporting...Easy Free Webinar October 2nd 11:00 a.m. Am I an “Applicable Large Employer” and subject to the employer mandate? How do I calculate the number of Full-Time Equivalent...
C&A Business Services and PrimePay announce strategic partnership to help small businesses
In an effort to continue to provide small to medium-sized companies with a "one source solution" for payroll, employee benefits and other human resource needs, C&A has partnered with PrimePay. PrimePay is the nation's largest independent, privately owned payroll...
What to Know About the March 31 Health Insurance Deadline
Obamacare open enrollment ends this month. Here's what you need to know if you haven't signed up. Don’t be caught off guard about the consequences of missing the deadline. After March 31, consumers looking to purchase plans through the marketplace won’t be able to do...
Obama Administration Announces Latest Delay To Employer Mandate.
On the CBS Evening News (2/10, story 5, 1:20, Pelley), Major Garrett reported that in “an election year concession,” the Obama Administration said Monday businesses with between 50 and 99 employees will get “an extra year to comply” with the ACA’s requirement to...
Insurers Extend ACA Payment Deadline.
The New York Times (12/19, Abelson, Subscription Publication) reports that the majority of American consumers seeking coverage through a health insurance exchange will be able to participate in a delay in paying the first premium. Under the plan, which was urged by...
2014 H.S.A. Contribution Limits and Out-of-Pocket Maximums
2014 H.S.A Contributions and OOP Limits Contribution and Out-of-Pocket Limits for Health Savings Accounts and for High-Deductible Health Plans For 2014 For 2013 HSA contribution...
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) State Credit Reduction and Rates
2013 Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) State Credit Reductions and Rates. Federal law provides for a reduction in the amount of FUTA credit employers may take when a state has outstanding federal loans for two or more years. For the 2013 tax year, this credit...
Minimum Wage Changes for 2014
Effective January 1, Minimum Hourly Wage in Ohio will increase to $7.95 for non-tipped employees and $3.98 for tipped employees. This will apply to employers who gross more than $292,000 per year beginning in 2014. Please contact our office for additional state...
Ohio’s Nonprofit Mutual Insurance Company: InHealth Mutual
At C&A Benefits Group, we work hard to introduce new opportunities to you. Beginning January 1, 2014, all Americans will be required to have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To help meet this requirement, the federal government included a...
Health Care Reform: Impact on Health Reimbursement Arrangements
Large employers who have to offer health insurance under the employer mandate have been asking if they can offer full-time workers a stand-alone HRA with no major medical coverage and still meet the requirement to provide affordable, minimum value coverage. In...
Enrollment in FF-SHOP delayed for small businesses
Enrollment in the federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace for small businesses, called Small Business Health Options Program (FF-SHOP), has been delayed a year. FF-SHOP will let small business owners go online to compare health plans for their employees,...
Administration pushes back ACA enrollment deadline
After getting many complaints about website problems with HealthCare.gov, Obama administration officials Friday announced that they will give consumers extra eight days to sign up for health coverage that takes effect Jan. 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
