Tips for Surviving Flu Season

Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 by Admin

With the new Wuhan Corona virus circulating in China, the fear of contracting any kind of virus right now is pretty high. Here are some tips for you and your family to get through flu season successfully. 1) Know your immune system The flu virus (as well as the new coronavirus) can infiltrate our...

Employee Benefits – We Help Solve the Puzzle

Posted on November 14, 2019January 21, 2021 by Admin

Whether you are a mom & pop shop, a small to medium sized business, or a large employer group, digesting the new rate increases for you and your employees for the upcoming plan year all while staying on top of regulations can be daunting. Now is the time to prepare for the year ahead. Please […]...

All About Health Reimbursement & Flexible Spending Accounts

Posted on November 13, 2019November 15, 2022 by Admin

For Employers who are trying to keep premium costs down while helping their employees meet deductible expenses, HRA’s are a great tool. If an employer sponsored HRA still leaves employees with out-of-pocket costs, FSA’s are another tool to use employee pre-tax dollars to meet these expenses. ...

Medicare Enrollment Made Easy

Posted on October 17, 2019September 29, 2021 by Admin

The Medicare Annual Election Period, which is when you can change your Medicare health or prescription drug coverage, is October 15 through December 7. With the vast amount of Medicare options, plans, and prescription drug coverages, it helps to work with an experienced and licensed Medicare agen...

New York State releases slew of employee protection laws

Posted on September 1, 2019September 17, 2019 by Admin

Equal Pay Law – New Law Becomes Effective Oct. 8 Beginning Oct. 8, 2019, New York state law will prohibit employers from paying different wages to employees solely because they belong to a protected class. This means that employers must pay the same wages to employees who perform substantially s...

New York Adopts Equal Pay Law

Posted on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by Admin

New Law Becomes Effective Oct. 8 Beginning Oct. 8, 2019, New York state law will prohibit employers from paying different wages to employees solely because they belong to a protected class. This means that employers must pay the same wages to employees who perform substantially similar work. How...

Reminder: Sexual Harassment Training Required by Dec. 31st, 2023

Posted on August 12, 2019February 16, 2023 by Admin

Every employer in New York State is required to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention training annually. We’ve compiled all the information you will need as an employer to take on this newly mandated responsibility.

Trump administration to require hospitals to publish the prices negotiated with insurers

Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 by Admin

The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would require hospitals to publish the prices that are negotiated with insurers or risk being fined. The proposed rule, announced Monday, would apply to the roughly 6,000 hospitals that accept Medicare. Hospitals could be fined up to $300 a day if...

Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Health Care Prices

Posted on June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 by Admin

By Stephanie Armour and Anna Wilde Mathews Updated June 24, 2019 5:25 pm ET President Trump on Monday pushed for greater price disclosure in health care, signing an executive order that could make thousands of hospitals expose more pricing information and require doctors, health clinics and o...

4 Things to Know Before Buying Life Insurance

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Admin

Photo by Pexels Life insurance. It’s the kind of thing that no one wants to talk about, yet everyone needs to think about. That’s partly because, in many ways, talking about life insurance is talking about our own mortality. And that makes most people a bit uncomfortable. However, making sure...