by Uniq Benefit Solutions | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
A new study has found three out of four U.S. workers would accept a job with a slightly lower salary if it offered better health care and medical coverage. The main driver in workers prioritizing benefits is the rapidly rising cost of group health insurance premiums...
by Uniq Benefit Solutions | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
With 2025 just a few months away, it’s important that small employers understand their group health insurance reporting obligations under the Affordable Care Act as they changed at the start of 2024. Before 2024, only employers that sent out 250 or more Forms...
by Uniq Benefit Solutions | Oct 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
The IRS has significantly increased the group health plan affordability threshold — which is used to determine if an employer’s lowest-premium health plan complies with the Affordable Care Act rules — for plan years starting in 2025. The threshold for next year...
by Uniq Benefit Solutions | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the most underused employee benefits available is the “cafeteria” plan ― which can benefit both the employer and the employee. These plans allow workers to withhold a portion of their pre-tax salary to cover certain medical or childcare expenses....
by Uniq Benefit Solutions | Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
As open enrollment is right around the corner, now is the time to make a plan to maximize employee enrollment and help your staff select the health plans that best suit them. You’ll also need to make sure that you comply with the Affordable Care Act if it...
by Uniq Benefit Solutions | Sep 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
As they wrestle with providing attractive but affordable health care benefits for employees, employers are trying a variety of strategies. A recent report from insurance brokerage Gallagher shows businesses are balancing workers’ physical and emotional health...
