Preparing for Mental Health Awareness Month: Activities for Your Workplace
With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s the perfect time for employers to ramp up their focus on mental health. After the enormous increase in stress since the spring of 2020, this year mental health should be a bigger focus in the workplace than ever. But it’s not enough to just say you value […]
National Get to Know Your Customers Day: 4 Ideas for Brokers
The third Thursday in every quarter is “Get to Know Your Customers Day.” If you haven’t heard of this before, or haven’t been participating, now’s a great time to start. As a busy broker, we know it can be difficult to find the time in your schedule to get to know each customer, but it’s […]
National Employee Benefits Day: Tips for Selecting the Right Benefits for Your Organization
The beginning of April brings a lot of special days, like Easter, Passover, April Fool’s Day etc. But did you know that National Employee Benefits Day falls into that mix? In honor of National Employee Benefits Day which was on April 2nd, we’re going to give employers some tips for putting together a benefits package […]
Clarity Benefit Solutions Expands Solution-Driven Partner Program
NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 — Clarity Benefit Solutions, a leading provider of consumer benefit technology, today announced the expansion of the executive leadership team and Partner Program with the appointment of Ryan Crapser to Vice President, Strategic Partnerships. In 2020 Clarity successfully launched the Simply Smarter Broker program, providing industry Brokers with a unique and robust […]
How to Increase FSA and HSA Participation
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us all to focus more on preparing for the future — both the retirement we can plan for and the safety net we need for the unpredictable. As described by Rob Hecker, Vice President of Total Global Rewards at Unum, “Choosing your benefits is one of the most important financial decisions […]
What Every Employer Needs to Know About HRAs
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) are a great way to give employees a way to save, manage, and spend employer-provided healthcare funds. It’s also an excellent tool for you as an employer to control healthcare costs while still helping employees afford the care they need. HRA rules for employers: How does an HRA work? HRAs allow employees […]
COBRA Compliance can be Complex: Tips for Mitigating Risk with Clarity COBRA
COBRA compliance can be complex, confusing and tedious a recipe for costly mistakes. Violations cause costly penalties and liabilities. ERISA regulations also now allow for personal liability to be imposed on the employer for COBRA violations. Brokers can guide their clients away from COBRA risk and towards success with the right tools. Clarity’s COBRA software […]
Ways Employees Can Use Leftover FSA Dollars by March 15th
Are you wondering how to spend leftover FSA money? March 15th is quickly approaching, which means the deadline to use FSA funds from 2020 is right around the corner. One of the ways to help employees use up FSA money and maximize their FSA benefit is to remind them of this upcoming deadline often.This shows […]
Guidelines for Creating a Family & Medical Leave Policy for Your Business
Unfortunately, the events of 2020, mainly the COVID-19 pandemic, exposed a lot of HR policies that needed strengthening, clarification and expansion. In some cases, it even caused organizations to have to scramble to put together policies on the fly. We’re helping employers and HR teams avoid future mishaps by having the policies they need to […]
Clarity Benefit Solutions Receives Compliancy Group HIPAA Seal of Compliance
NEW YORK, February 2, 2021 — Clarity Benefit Solutions, a leading provider of consumer benefit technology, announced it has completed the Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance process. Clarity is pleased to announce that it has taken all necessary steps to once again prove its good faith effort to achieve compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability […]