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We are self-funded as well and would not allow an employee to do this. It would either be STD at 70% or vacation pay, but not both.
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I feel your pain because I go through this too. If I give something to someone, before they even look at it they have to ask, "What is this?" I tell them to read it and if they have any questions to please see me. Then I tell them it's due on wha…
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We have dual option plans. One plan is a Section 125 premium only plan and the other is a health insurance plan that requires no employee contribution. We hold open enrollment each year and have a separate election form for the employee to choose …
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It would depend on how many people you're talking about. If it were in my company of about 200 people I would not ask. I don't have the time to do that. I give employees information and expect them to read it. If they have a question or don't un…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-28-05 AT 11:45AM (CST)[/font][br][br]Agree with whatever. Pension plans can be tapped in the event of a divorce, whereas a life insurance policy will go to whomever is named as the beneficiary. And …
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I checked with my COBRA people and they said you do not need to send the notice if someone has waived coverage. For someone who has not elected coverage, you don't need to tell them they can continue coverage if they don't have it to begin with. I…
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EWart: You are doing exactly what we want to do so I guess it can be done. We only have about 180 people covered on our benefits, so I can't see paying an outside source to do this either. Thanks for the information to those who responded.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Next year I will provide the material and tell anyone interested to see me for a one-on-one meeting. If they aren't interested in the benefit they can just sign the waiver and return it. I have enough grey hair and don…
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Our intent was to have the employee use their vacation as part of the 26 weeks of disability; for instance, 2 weeks of vacation pay then 12 weeks of disability pay for a total of 14 weeks off work. At the end of their disability they would have no …
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I received information from our health carrier, UnitedHealthcare, and yes, we do have to send notifications to eligible employees and eligible dependents (how are we to know what dependents are eligible?). I will just send the notice to ALL employe…
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It is my understanding that we do have to send this notice to dependents who are Medicare eligible. My question is, how do we know this information? I don't have the birthdates of my employees' dependents. I think they are making this a huge burd…
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After researching this topic and reading all the information, I am taking this to mean that an employer must only provide this notice to retirees who have attained age 65 and are receiving monthly social security benefits and also receiving retiree …
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Ex-spouses of our employees would be eligible for COBRA. They do not have the option of staying on our health plan once they become an ex. I too think that if the plan does not allow exes to stay on, the employee and ex will have to look elsewhere…
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200-employee manufacturing firm. We do not provide dependent care benefits for our employees. It would cost us a fortune.
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We have no match for our 401k because our company is an ESOP company. Stock is given in lieu of a 401k match. And it has been worth a lot more than what a 401k is earning.
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Our company does.
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Yep. I see red every time I do new employee orientation and they tell me they don't need our insurance because they have the government-sponsored insurance. Then the employee eventually comes off the government insurance but the kids are still on …
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Thanks all but she is no longer getting checks. She has reached MMI and the checks have stopped. We are now trying to reach a settlement with her and remove her from our payroll. I have looked at the documents online with the comp carrier and the…
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We have dental. 100% premium paid by the company; $1,500 maximum benefit per year; $50 single/$150 family deductible; coinsurance 80% for minor and 60% for major; no orthodontic coverage. We have approximately 180 insureds on the plan. x:D
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Any information gathered in the course of doing business: workers' comp., FMLA, ADA, disability, is not covered by HIPAA. Of course you must still maintain confidentiality with this information.
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We also count any approved day off towards the waiting period.
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A POP (Premium Only Plan) is where contributions you pay towards your health insurance coverage is pre-tax dollars.
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We have a POP account for our employees. It is set up through our health insurance carrier. Since we are a customer of theirs they charge us a flat yearly fee of $400. If we did not have our health coverage through them they would charge the year…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 01-06-05 AT 09:48AM (CST)[/font][br][br]Yes, we ask for proof of relationship and attendance at the funeral. I know it sounds cold-hearted but with 200 people we have to be a little picky with this. Th…
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When our employees call off we ask them why they aren't coming in. If they say they're sick we leave it at that and don't ask for any further information. There's no need for them to go into detail about their illness because sometimes you get inf…
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We use software from Benefits Software Inc. Their website is [url]www.bsiweb.com[/url]. We've used it for two years and it has served us well. I don't remember what the cost was but it wasn't too bad.
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We have two plans. The plan with the high deductible has no employee contribution. We the employer, pay the full cost. Our other plan is a richer plan and for that we charge $125.00/month for family and $50.00/month for single. I'm sure that wil…
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I get a flu shot every year and have never had a problem. Wonder if I can qualify this year as one of the "elderly", hmmmmmm :-?
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Me too, Dutch2. I'm about two inches too short. Glad you found what you were looking for.
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I don't have the formula although I have seen it, however, if you do a google.com search on the web there are many websites that will calculate your BMI for you.