Employee Benefits

As Demand for PPACA Information Increases, UBA Names Chief Compliance Officer, Linda Rowings, "Staff Member of the Year"

By HR Vendor News | July 15, 2013

Top Honor presented by UBA Partners representing more than 1,700 employee benefit professionals. INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – [July 15, 2013] – United Benefit Advisors (UBA), one of the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organizations, and a leading provider of health care reform compliance content, has announced the results of its annual ‘Ubbie Awards’ with Linda…

Sability Plays Active Role at Ceridian INSIGHTS 2013 Forum

By HR Vendor News | July 12, 2013

Duluth, GA – July 12, 2013 – Sability will play an active role at Ceridian’s annual user conference INSIGHTS 2013 July 14-17, 2013, in Orlando. Sability is a platinum sponsor for the event, reinforcing its partnership with Ceridian. “Our relationship with Sability remains strong and continues to play an important role in the successful implementation…

FMLA: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLIANCE AND COST

By HR Vendor News | July 9, 2013

United Benefit Advisors to host FMLA webinar presented by Reliance Standard INDIANAPOLIS — [July 9, 2013] ⎯ Every year the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its mandates seem to become cloudier, more complex, and confusing; maintaining — and proving — compliance is costly. On average, successful “wrongful termination” lawsuits in breach of FMLA…

UBA Experts Available to Discuss Impact of Delay in Affordable Care Act Employer Mandate

By HR Vendor News | July 3, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, July 3, 2013 – On July 2, 2013 the Department of the Treasury and the White House announced delaying a major component of the Affordable Care Act — the Pay or Play penalty, or “employer mandate,” as well as employer reporting requirements. United Benefit Advisors (UBA), the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory…

Symetra Named United Benefit Advisor's 'Strategic Partner of the Year'

By HR Vendor News | July 2, 2013

Top honor selected by UBA, representing more than 36,000 employers and nearly 5 million employees and their families INDIANAPOLIS, IN [July 2, 2013] ⎯ United Benefit Advisors (UBA), one of the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organizations, named Symetra its ‘Strategic Partner of the Year’ at the firm’s annual Ubbie Awards ceremony. The Strategic…

INTERVIEWSTREAM HUMANIZES BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS WITH LAUNCH OF ONE-WAY VIDEO MESSAGING TOOL

By HR Vendor News | June 24, 2013

WACO, Texas – June 17, 2013 – Whether it’s for employee announcements, recruitment prospecting or compliance issues, ivMessage is the first video messaging tool of its kind to humanize business communications. Announced today by InterviewStream, the tool allows professionals to send one-way video communications online. Only an internet connection and webcam are needed to record…

UNITED BENEFIT ADVISORS AND SYMETRA HOST ABSENCE MANAGEMENT WEBINAR

By HR Vendor News | June 19, 2013

Learn the Benefits of an Advocacy-Based Approach to Absence Management [INDIANAPOLIS, IN.], June 20, 2013 – Employee absences can be a significant cost of payroll. Many employers are concerned that this cost percentage will increase as the “sandwich generation” continues to bear the burden of caring for both aging parents and adult children. How employers…

Management Styles Impact Employee Health and Wellness

By HR Vendor News | June 18, 2013

June 18, 2013–Scottsdale, Ariz.–In honor of National Employee Wellness Month, WorldatWork collected evidence showing the impact of management styles on employee health and wellness. Supportive supervision, employee schedule control and communications are empirically shown to maximize better health and wellness outcomes. FACT: Employees who sit for six or more hours a day increase their risk…

Secova Announces Coordination of Benefits (COB) Audit Services

By HR Vendor News | June 18, 2013

Newport Beach, Calif. – Secova, a firm that provides customized solutions for the administration of employee benefits and human resources, introduces an innovative process that removes the administrative burden experienced by many employers when trying to coordinate benefits with insurance carriers. As a part of the Coordination of Benefits (COB) service, Secova collects other insurance…

Optis Releases Next Evolution of Leave Software, Offers Free Trial

By HR Vendor News | June 17, 2013

DENVER, Colo. (June 16, 2013) — Optis, a leading provider of people data services and cloud software solutions, announced today that is launching the next evolution of its leave and absence software, LeaveXpert. The next edition is a true multi-tenant software as a service leave application available for immediate purchase online. “Optis has a long…