Tag: premiums

August 23, 2023

Workers’ compensation premiums are typically based on estimates of your company’s payroll and employee data (i.e., job classifications), or projected gross sales over the course of your policy term. When an insurer conducts a premium audit, they’re trying to calculate […]

September 12, 2022

In North Dakota, like all states, it’s extremely important for employers to properly identify (and classify) their employees and secure proper workers’ compensation insurance coverage. North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) requires employers to identify their employees and submit […]

March 31, 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) has some new rules related to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). Any employer that has a health plan subject to COBRA should be aware of these changes. Let’s take a […]

August 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has taken recent steps to help employers comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL’s Final Rule, which took effect January 15, 2020, clarified the types of employee benefits that may be […]

December 13, 2019

Wavering confidence in the U.S. labor market continued in 3Q19, furthering a trend first seen in 2Q19 GTM data and showing the majority of U.S. employees plan to stay put in their current jobs. In 3Q19, there was also a […]

May 24, 2018

Generally, an employee’s payments must be post-tax, for the reasons outlined below. A telemedicine program that’s voluntary must meet several requirements to qualify for a safe harbor so that it’s not subject to ERISA as a group health plan. Employers […]