Employee Benefits – Fiducial Blog

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) For Your Small Business

November 25, 2020

Small business owners know the increasing cost of employee health care benefits. Employer-sponsored HSAs may provide some of these benefits and save money.

IRS Announces Max Dollar Amount for Excepted Benefit HRAs

November 18, 2020

The IRS has news about HRAs! The 2021 inflation-adjusted max dollar amount for excepted benefit HRAs or other account-based group health plans is here.

Can Employers Provide Disaster Relief for COVID-19?

November 13, 2020

Many employees have suffered financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, employers may consider disaster relief as a fringe benefit.

Will Your Organization Offer Affordable Health Insurance Next Year?

October 21, 2020

Time to review if your organization is an applicable large employer (ALE) under the ACA. If so, is your health insurance affordable under the law?

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): What You Need to Know

September 23, 2020

HSAs are misunderstood and underused. Congress created them so those with HDHPs could save for medical expenses not covered by insurance.

Qualified retirement plan rules affect COVID-19-related layoffs and rehires

September 11, 2020

Have you laid off employees because of COVID-19? Plan to rehire some of them before 2020 ends? If so, and you offer a qualified retirement plan, listen up!

Offering COBRA to employees furloughed because of COVID-19

June 19, 2020

Many employers have placed all or some employees on mandatory furloughs. If your company has done so, you may wonder if you have to offer COBRA benefits.

FFCRA’s Paid Leave Questions Get DOL Clarification

June 1, 2020

If you felt befuddled by the FFCRA’s initial guidelines on paid leave, you’re not alone. Luckily, Fiducial has answers with the DOL's updated guidelines.