Benefits Communications

New and Updated

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): Benefits

  Updated to include information on IRS Notice 2021-46 regarding COBRA subsidies under the ARPA.

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  Checklists

  Effectively Manage Open Enrollment Checklist

  This checklist may be used to help effectively manage the open enrollment process and ensure employees understand the significance of open enrollment and are engaged in the process.

• Date:

  June 11, 2021

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Mental Health and the Workplace

  XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help an employer address mental health issues in the workplace.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Tailor Benefits for a Remote Workforce

  This How To details the steps an employer can take to tailor benefits for a remote workforce.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Revised Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Templates Required

• Type:

  Checklists

  Help Employees Use Employer-Provided Benefits During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Checklist

  Under review in relation to the American Rescue Plan Act.

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Health Insurance Exchange Decisions by State

  Updated to reflect New Jersey and Pennsylvania shifts to state-based health exchanges.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Address Financial Wellness in the Workplace

  This How To details the steps an employer can take to address financial wellness in the workplace and establish a program designed to best help its employees.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  DOL Electronic Disclosure Final Rule Relating to ERISA Takes Effect

• Type:

  Checklists

  Ensure Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and Benefit Providers Address Employee Mental Health Checklist

  Employers can use this checklist to ensure that their employee assistance programs (EAPs) and benefit providers are adequately equipped to address employee mental health challenges that have been exacerbated by COVID-19.