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Dependent Care FSA: An Employer’s Guide to Offering and Administering It
What a dependent care FSA is A dependent care flexible spending account, or dependent care FSA, lets employees set aside pretax dollars to pay for...
ACA Compliance Reporting: The Employer’s Guide to Forms, Deadlines, and Software
What ACA compliance reporting is ACA compliance reporting is the annual process by which employers prove to the IRS that they offered health...
Benefits Administration Software for Midsize Employers: A Buyer’s Guide
What is benefits administration software? Benefits administration software is the system your HR team uses to manage employee benefits from...
What is EDI in Benefits Administration, and Why is it Essential for Your Business?
In today’s fast-paced business environment, managing employee benefits efficiently is more important than ever. With multiple carriers, plan...
HIPAA Compliance in a Digital Age: Protecting Employee Data with Modern Benefits Software
In today’s digital-first workplace, employee data is more connected—and more vulnerable—than ever before. Human resources teams manage a wealth of...
The Broker’s Toolkit: Using a Unified Benefits Platform to Streamline Client Implementation
For brokers, managing client benefits programs is about more than just selecting plans—it’s about delivering a seamless experience from...
Qualifying Life Events (QLEs): A Guide for HR to Administer Changes Correctly and Compliantly
Employee benefits administration is one of the most important responsibilities of any HR department. Beyond open enrollment periods, employees may...
How to Navigate Open Enrollment Without Overwhelming Employees
For HR teams, open enrollment is one of the busiest times of the year. Between managing deadlines, updating plan options, and answering a flood of...
How to Find the Right Benefits Plan for Your Organization
Employee benefits are more than just perks—they’re a cornerstone of your organization’s culture, a driver of employee satisfaction, and a key factor...
2025 Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for HR Teams
For HR professionals, keeping up with employee benefits compliance can feel like aiming at a moving target. With ever-changing federal and state...
5 Common Benefits Administration Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Managing employee benefits is one of the most important—and complex—responsibilities for HR teams. From compliance requirements to employee...
How to Improve Employee Retention with Better Benefits Communication: Strategies for Success
Improving employee retention is directly linked to how clearly and consistently you communicate benefits to your team. Many employees still...
Mistakes Employers Make During Open Enrollment and Strategies to Prevent Them
Open enrollment can be a complex and stressful period for employers and employees alike. Overlooking critical details or mismanaging communication...
Navigating COBRA Administration Without Getting Burned: Essential Strategies for Employers
COBRA administration can feel overwhelming, with strict federal regulations and deadlines that leave little room for error. If you’re...
The Role of Benefits in Shaping Workplace Culture: Key Factors for Organizational Success
Employee benefits are a direct driver of your workplace culture, shaping how engaged, valued, and supported your team feels every day. When the...
Why Brokers, Clients, and Consultants All Win When We Work Together (and How BenefitWerks Makes It Seamless)
Let’s be honest—employee benefits are complicated. Between plan options, compliance, renewals, and all the employee questions that pop up along the...
The Benefits of Providing a Total Compensation Statement
When it comes to managing employee benefits, companies often focus heavily on salary alone. However, there’s so much more that contributes to an...
Why Efficient Employee Benefits Management is Crucial for Your Business
Managing employee benefits might seem like a routine task, but failing to do it efficiently can have significant consequences for your business....
Key Changes Coming to HIPAA
Key Changes Coming to HIPAA: What You Need to Know About the New Cybersecurity Rules As technology continues to advance, so do the threats to the...
2025 IRS HSA Contribution Changes
The IRS has released new contribution limits for 2025, which will have a direct impact on individuals with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and...
Is it time for a Spring Cleaning of your Benefits Administration Toolbox?
The team at BenefitWerks has done some remodeling too! We have modernized the look and feel of our user interface with the launch of a new employee...
Did you know BenefitWerks offers ACA Reporting and Tracking?
Large employers are required to file 1094C and 1095C reports to comply with the Affordable Care Act. Occasionally employers opt to do this...
Post Open Enrollment Carrier Communication is Crucial for Employers and Employees
Quality and timeliness of file data transmission to carriers can significantly reduce your accounting work when reconciling your carrier invoices....
Best Practices to Prepare for Open Enrollment
The fourth quarter of every year is a bustling time of year for many HR teams. Preparing for a successful annual enrollment requires communications,...
How to Prepare for ACA Compliance Reporting
Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) are those who employed 50 or more full-time employees in the previous calendar year, and must also offer minimum...
IRS Releases Updates for 2024; New Contribution Limits
The new IRS contribution limits mark the largest-ever increase in the amount Americans can set aside in health savings accounts. Recently, on May...
Qualifying Life Events and the Impact on Health Insurance
There are times when life changes unexpectedly. And when it does, those changes may occur outside of your company's annual open enrollment period....
Ways Technology and Telehealth Lead To Positive Healthcare Outcomes
Telemedicine, sometimes referred to as Telehealth or Digital health, enables video or phone appointments as a multidisciplinary concept between a...
What you need to know about Dependent Care FSA
Are you an HR professional, looking to offer additional benefits to your employees? Employers can also reap plenty of benefits from offering FSA...
Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
The final regulation applies to non-Federal governmental plans with more than 50 employees, and to group health plans of private employers with more...
AI Technology and its Influence on Employee Benefits
One of the most valuable outcomes from the pandemic is the growth and expansion of high-tech tools to improve operational efficiencies for...
BenefitWerks CEO appointed to LIMRA Data Exchange (LDEx) Standards®, advisory committee
BenefitWerks CEO, David Carter attended LIMRA’s Enrollment Technology Strategy Seminar, in Atlanta, GA, February 20-22, 2023. Mr. Carter was...
Benefits Administration Technology
Benefits are an integral part of attracting and retaining talent. For HR professionals managing those benefits and controlling costs can be time...
The Benefits of Workplace Wellness Programs
The concept of workplace wellness is nothing new for 2023, and today it reaches beyond physical health. However, many companies still struggle...
Voluntary Benefits continue to play a key role in controlling costs while maintaining a robust employee benefits package
Employee paid voluntary benefit plans continue to show tremendous growth and popularity. According to several industry surveys, more than 50-65% are...
Benefit Strategies for 2023
Employers large and small know that hiring and retention are predicated on comprehensive benefits packages. The latest research confirms that one of...


