March 19, 2020
Ready to Face COVID-19 Together | A Message from our CEO
Dear Brinson’s family of clients and friends, As we all navigate our response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and these challenging times together, our heart of advocacy is alive and well and extends to the safety and well-being of you, your employees and our own teams. I couldn’t be ...
March 6, 2020
Compliance Recap | February 2020
February was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Premium Assistance Under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) model notice. CMS also issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding its ...
March 4, 2020
Status of Court Case Challenging ACA Constitutionality
Updated March 2020 On March 2, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court) announced that it will hear the court case challenging the ACA’s constitutionality. Previously, the Supreme Court declined expedited review the case. On December 18, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth ...
March 2, 2020
Prevention & Treatment of the Coronavirus
There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including: Avoid ...
February 25, 2020
Looking To Improve Your Company’s Training Program? Try Gamification
Day one of a brand new job can be an exciting, invigorating experience, one that can rekindle your passion for your career and act as a re-energizing reminder of why you do what you do. At least, until the HR department drops a 50-pound training manual on your desk. Training isn’t fun for ...
February 18, 2020
Why Some HR Teams Are Bringing In Health Coaches
Despite most companies implementing corporate wellness programs, bringing in the standing desks, and swapping out the coffee and donuts for more nutritional office snacks, the American workplace still isn’t the healthiest environment for us. The modern employee still spends most of a stressful ...
February 11, 2020
5 Tips For Narrowing Pay Gaps
The history of American labor can be told as a struggle for pay equity, punctuated with landmark legislation like the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The former requires employers to provide equal pay for equal work and prohibits pay discrimination based on ...
February 7, 2020
Compliance Recap | January 2020
January was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court) denied expedited review of a court case challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Supreme Court also granted review of a nationwide preliminary ...
February 5, 2020
Proposed 2021 Benefit Payment and Parameters Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule for benefit payment and parameters for 2021. CMS also released its draft 2021 actuarial value calculator and draft 2021 actuarial value calculator methodology. According to CMS, the proposed rule is intended to ...
February 4, 2020
How To Recruit Generation Z
Just when the HR industry finally mastered adapting its hiring strategies to accommodate Millennials, Generation Z comes into the picture. Though it may be hard for some of us believe, those born in the late ‘90s or early ‘00s are already entering the workforce. In fact, in 2018 Ernst & ...
