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Employer Newsletters

Benefits Buzz

• October 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This month’s Benefits Buzz newsletter discusses the ACA’s affordability percentage for 2025 and a final rule that makes extensive changes to federal mental health parity requirements.
• September 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This month’s Benefits Buzz newsletter discusses the DOL’s updated model employer CHIP notice and the upcoming deadline for issuing MLR rebates to employers with insured health plans.
• August 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This month’s Benefits Buzz Newsletter discusses a recent 5th Circuit ruling on the ACA’s preventive care mandate as well as the draft 2024 forms for ACA reporting under Sections 6055 and 6056.
• July 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This month’s Benefits Buzz newsletter discusses an ERISA fiduciary lawsuit alleging mismanagement of a health plan’s prescription drug benefit and reminds employers with self-funded health plans about the upcoming PCORI fee deadline.

P&C Pro-File Newsletter

• October 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This HR Brief Newsletter overviews the USCIS’s extension of its Form I-9 expiration date and discusses a court order blocking the FTC’s noncompete ban.
• September 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This month’s HR Brief Newsletter highlights the NLRB’s voluntary withdrawal of its joint-employer rule appeal and 2024 midyear benefits trends to monitor.
• August 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This month’s edition of HR Brief newsletter overviews OSHA’s recently proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard and discusses midyear 2024 HR trends to monitor.
• July 2024 – Employer Newsletter – This edition of HR Brief Newsletter explains how the DOL’s new overtime rule could impact employee benefits and provides an overview of the EEOC’s recent guidance on preventing harassment.

Employee Newsletters – Health Awareness: Live Well, Work Well

• October 2024 – Employee Newsletter – This month’s Live Well, Work Well Newsletter highlights the flu season, breathwork and how to start planning for a stress-free holiday season. Try this month’s recipe of Pumpkin Chili.
• September 2024 – Employee Newsletter – This month’s Live Well, Work Well Newsletter highlights cholesterol, emergency preparedness and the 988 Mental Health Crisis Hotline. Rice Bowl Breakfast With Fruit and Nuts is this month’s highlighted recipe.
• August 2024 – Employee Newsletter – This month’s Live Well, Work Well Newsletter highlights the health benefits of camping, rising drowning rates and immunizations. This month’s featured recipe is Broiled Tomatoes and Cheese.
• July 2024 – Employee Newsletter – This month’s Live Well, Work Well Newsletter highlights how to beat the summer heat, grilling safety tips and new research about how lifestyle choices may offset genetics. Lemon Pepper Salmon Patties will make a good addition to your next BBQ!

Legislative Briefs

• COMPLIANCE BULLETIN- October 2024
  Employer Newsletter – This month’s Compliance Tracker Newsletter summarizes compliance deadlines for October 2024.
• COMPLIANCE BULLETIN- September 2024
  Employer Newsletter – This month’s Compliance Tracker Newsletter summarizes compliance deadlines for September 2024 and highlights additional upcoming deadlines.
• COMPLIANCE BULLETIN- August 2024
  Employer Newsletter – This month’s Compliance Tracker Newsletter addresses preparing for open enrollment and highlights upcoming deadlines.
• COMPLIANCE BULLETIN- July 2024
  Employer Newsletter – This month’s Compliance Tracker Newsletter summarizes compliance deadlines for July 2024.