This alert is of interest to employers that sponsor HSA-qualified plans or plans subject to the ACA out-of-pocket limits.  In Rev. Proc. 2023-23, the IRS released the inflation-adjusted amounts for 2024 relevant to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs).... Find out more »

The United States Department of Labor has released a new, more user-friendly FMLA poster entitled Your Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which can be accessed here. Employers should replace the prior, April 2016 poster with this new one as soon as possible. The poster... Find out more »

If your Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance premium saw double-digit increases in the last two years, your next renewal may provide relief. It may even gift an unusual surprise — a premium reduction — after the hard market pivoted to an increasingly competitive... Find out more »

Deerfield, IL (May 10, 2023) — Alera Group, a top independent national insurance and wealth services firm, today announced the acquisition of Sheridan Insurance Group, a team of experienced professional liability specialists helping meet the insurance and risk management needs of the... Find out more »

Think about the complicated issues we face today. The lingering effects of the global pandemic, the continued impact of climate change, economic uncertainty and other issues combine to create a complex, fraught environment.  Now consider this: These factors are all prevalent in... Find out more »

On May 1, the start of national Mental Health Awareness Month, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) published research findings that should serve as a stark warning to employers: You may be part of the problem.  According to SHRM, 1 in 3 U.S. employees “say their job has... Find out more »

While employers incur more exposure daily with the increasing complexity of employment laws and social sentiment, the 2023 market for Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) progresses favorably for well-run organizations with thorough human resource management. To protect your rates and... Find out more »

​On March 30, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order in Braidwood Management  Inc. v. Becerra (“Braidwood”), vacating any and all actions taken by the DOL and other federal agencies (in the past and in the future) to implement or... Find out more »

“May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and if ever Americans needed to reflect on our collective psychological wellbeing, now is the time.” So began the blog post Alera Group published two years ago, as the United States trudged and lurched its way through Year 2 of the COVID-19... Find out more »

Ten years ago, a family-owned food-manufacturing company with 2,500 self-funded lives came to our consulting firm for help with managing pharmaceutical costs under its group health plan. The company prides itself on providing valuable employee benefits and maintaining a healthy workforce, and the... Find out more »