Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Updates
Effective July 20, 2019, Pennsylvania will recognize anxiety and Tourette Syndrome as serious medical conditions in the medical marijuana program. The Pennsylvania Department of Health stated that the decision came after a research-based recommendation by the state’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, followed by Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s careful review of the medical literature available about the conditions. […]
EEOC Component 2 Data Update
On July 2, 2019, following initial notifications to employers of the upcoming Component 2 filing deadline, the EEOC updated the Component 2 website to include both Additional Information https://eeoccomp2.norc.org/info.html and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) sections. https://eeoccomp2.norc.org/faq.html Under the Additional Information section, employers can find a sample form, an instruction booklet, a fact sheet, a sample […]
HRA Final Rules
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the Departments) recently released their final rules regarding health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and other account-based group health plans. An HRA is a type of account-based group health plan funded solely by employer contributions that reimburses an […]
Four Tips for Managing Five Generations in One Workplace
As organizations become more age diverse, business leaders find themselves managing a multigenerational workforce. Five generations in the workplace can mean more opportunity for success or more challenges, depending on how an organization deals with the generational differences. Each generation has grown up in very specific times in history and their outlook, beliefs and perspectives […]
Innovative Myth Series #7: The Only Benefit To A Retirement Plan is Retirement Savings
See how Innovative helped this client add a pension plan to their existing 401(k) and profit-sharing plan offerings to tackle their recruiting and retention challenge. Download full case study here. Let Innovative perform a complimentary review of your plan, contact our retirement planning team here.
Do you Practice Sun Safety?
Summer is here! That means spending more time with the family, more outdoor activities, and most importantly more exposure to the sun and its harsh UV rays. Increased exposure to UV radiation increases the risk of skin cancer. Due to climate change, the stratospheric ozone is thinning allowing less protection from the sun’s harmful rays, […]
President Trump Signs an Executive Order to Improve Price and Quality Transparency in Healthcare
President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to increase healthcare price and quality transparency. The order specifically directs the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services to issue guidance and propose regulations that would disclose negotiated rates, cost-of-care and de-identified federal healthcare data, and to expand the availability of Health Savings […]
June 2019 Compliance Recap
June was a relatively busy month in the employee benefits world. The Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Treasury published final rules that removed the prohibition against integrating a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) with individual health insurance coverage and recognized certain HRAs as limited excepted benefits. […]
NJ Now Has Greater Protections for Employees Who Are Cannabis Users
On July 2, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into effect that overhauls the state’s existing medical cannabis program and law, the Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA), and greatly expands patient access to medical marijuana. For employers who must address the issue of employees and job applicants who use and […]
Andrew Gloninger Joins as Benefits Guardian
It gives us great pleasure in introducing our newest member, Andrew Gloninger, to the Innovative team! Andrew joins Innovative’s employee benefits department as a Benefits Guardian. This position is a key member of the client services team and will serve as a direct point of contact for our client’s employees. As a Benefits Guardian, Andrew […]
