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Estimated Time on HR: Procuring Benefit Plans and Open Enrollment Administration Tasks

Stratus.HR

Creating a full wrap document to comply with ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act): 1 hour if digital . Answering employee questions about open enrollment: 1-3 hours . Following-up with outstanding employee enrollments: 1-2 hours . Administering a Flexible Spending Account (i.e.,

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FSA eligible expenses — what purchases count?

Business Management Daily

Open enrollment is underway for many companies right now and one benefits offering that may be on the menu this year is an FSA. Flexible Spending Accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars from their paycheck to use for medical or dependent care expenses. Wherever you fall, we have answers for you.

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HR Professionals… What’s Your Problem?

Benefit Resource Inc.

An additional tool can be pairing an HSA-HDHP with a Limited Flexible Spending Account (or Limited FSA). Employees can use two tax-advantaged accounts to cover many primary eligible expenses. Employees can use two tax-advantaged accounts to cover many primary eligible expenses.

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2022 Health Insurance Outlook, Changes

InterWest Insurance Services

As we enter 2022, there are a number of changes on the horizon that plan sponsors need to be aware of as they will affect group health plans as well as employees enrolled in those plans. Some of the changes concern temporary rules that were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Additional Cafeteria Plan Changes in Effect January 1, 2023: IRS Notice 2022-41 and Family Coverage Affordability

AssuredPartners

125 Plan (other than a Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA)) are permitted to revoke or modify an existing election for family coverage during a plan year in order for one or more family members to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) through a Health Insurance Exchange on the individual market.

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Executive benefit reimbursement plans

Higginbotham

If an employee or a member of the employee’s family experiences a medical emergency, the costs can add up quickly. HRAs may sound like Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), but there are key differences. Manage enrollment. Comparing HRAs, HSAs and FSAs.

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FSA receipt requirements: What you need to document

Business Management Daily

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are employer-established accounts that allow you to put aside pre-tax dollars from your paycheck into a special account to be used for eligible health or dependent care expenses. Unused funds at the end of the grace period or plan year that cannot be rolled over are forfeited to the employer.

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