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Open Enrollment

10 ACA questions employees want you to answer – now

If employees haven’t come to you with questions about the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) affect on them, get ready … they’re coming. Want to know what they’re going to ask? 

by Christian Schappel
July 16, 2014
wellness rules, eeoc

2 ways to get more out of benefits meetings

Whether you want to continue to perfect your ability to give a great presentation before open enrollment season — or you need support from upper management to begin a new initiative, here are two techniques that’ll help:

by Christian Schappel
April 13, 2010

2 ways to refocus employees on good news

You don’t have to search too hard to find doom and gloom about companies’ benefits and compensation outlook. But it’s critical not to let employees forget about good things that happen as you weather the economic storm.

by Christian Schappel
February 22, 2010

4 tips to calculate full-time employees under Obamacare rules

Employers have less than a month to nail down just how many full-time employees they have before Obamacare’s employer mandate kicks in. The problem is, the law’s formula is tricky. To help with the math, 15-year benefits compliance vet Sheryl Southwick has some advice for employers.  

by guest_author
December 12, 2014

5 benefits communication mistakes that kill employee satisfaction

Good benefits communication is more important than the actual benefits you offer – at least when it comes to employee satisfaction.

by Jared Bilski
April 4, 2017

5 huge blunders that'll derail employees' plans for retirement

Looking for a little something extra to beef up your open enrollment materials? Then check this out.

by Christian Schappel
October 28, 2010

5 ways HR can win over skeptics in the C-Suite

One of the biggest challenges HR pros face is getting upper management to view them as trusted, vital partners – not a department that’s essentially an ever-expanding expense item and necessary evil.

by Jared Bilski
March 9, 2018
human resources, HR

5 ways to make open enrollment easier on employees

Open enrollment is an important time of year, and it can also be confusing and a source of stress for employees. 

by guest_author
November 27, 2017

Benefits confuse 3 in 4 workers: What you can do now

One stat you’ll want to keep in mind when preparing for open enrollment: 76% of employees who make decisions about their benefits coverage say they’ve made mistakes selecting benefits options.

by Christian Schappel
October 12, 2011

Boost plan participation: Keys to a more thorough open enrollment

Considering the critical role Benefits plays for both employees and the companies looking to retain them, open enrollment is one of the biggest dates on the company calendar.

by Christian Schappel
September 22, 2009

Communicating early and often led to a successful open enrollment

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by Lynn Cavanaugh
October 28, 2020

Critical compliance changes for next year: An open enrollment checklist

As HR pros immerse themselves in negotiating plan changes for this year’s open enrollment, it’s critical to keep these new 2018 regulation changes front and center. To help, here’s a checklist of changes you’ll need to be aware of when making plan-design moves:

by Jared Bilski
October 17, 2017

DOL grants employers a major Obamacare break

Good news: The major changes the feds recently proposed to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) statements won’t be finalized until at least 2016.

by Jared Bilski
April 3, 2015

Don't make these 5 fatal HR benefits communication mistakes

Almost as important as the benefits offerings you use to drive retention and attract talent are, equally as important is how you communicate those benefits to your staff. Yet, this is an area in which it’s easy to fall short — and to help ensure that doesn’t happen to you, wellness and health management software maker Keas […]

by guest_author
July 10, 2015
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Educate staff about benefits in 2 sentences or less

The days of sending packets of benefits info to people’s homes are over.

by Christian Schappel
November 24, 2009

Employers pumping the brakes on dependent health coverage

To either help you decide how to adjust your benefit offerings this open enrollment season or justify some of the decisions you’ve already made, here’s a look at what other employers are doing with dependent health coverage. 

by Christian Schappel
September 17, 2014

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