Employer Prep Work for Paid Family Leave
October 23, 2017
By now you probably have some basic information regarding New York State’s Paid Family Leave law (PFL). Now you need to know: What do I do next?!?!? There are a...
Read More2017 Proposed Guidelines for Determining Impairment
October 20, 2017
The Workers’ Compensation team at KBM Management recently reviewed the proposed NYS Workers’ Compensation Board “Guidelines for Determining Impairment” (Guidelines) issued on September 1, 2017. The information below outlines some...
Read MoreHealth Care Executive Actions: The Basics
October 13, 2017
Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) instructing a number of departments to consider easing certain health insurance rules related to small businesses, short-term health insurance policies and Health...
Read MorePremium and Benefit Tax Rules – NYS PFL
August 29, 2017
New York State has released taxation rules associated with both the premium and benefits of NYS Paid Family Leave (PFL). This information is of immediate importance for payroll deductions, and...
Read MoreNYS Paid Family Leave Presentation
August 22, 2017
Please follow the link below to view KBM Management’s presentation on the NYS Paid Family Leave benefit: KBM NYS PFL Presentation 2017-08-11...
Read MoreNYS 2018 Health Insurance Rates
August 21, 2017
The New York State Department of Financial Services has approved rates for Small Group Community Rated and Individual Health plans for 2018. Approved rates for the NYS Small Group market...
Read MoreSeminar Announcements: NYS Paid Family Leave Act
June 15, 2017
In January of 2018 Paid Family Leave will be mandated by law in New York State. If you are an employer subject to NYS Statutory Disability (not a municipality or...
Read MorePaid Family Leave – NYS Style
May 31, 2017
New York State’s 2016 budget included Paid Family Leave (PFL) Legislation that is scheduled to be effective January 1st, 2018. All employers subject to New York’s Short Term Disability Law...
Read MoreCommon Health Plan Audit Findings
May 16, 2017
KBM developed the Claim Management Quality Assurance Audit in 1994 to provide our self-insured clients the ability to evaluate the performance of Third Party Administrators (TPA) hired to process their...
Read More2018 HSA Limits (Updated March 6, 2018)
May 16, 2017
(The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2018-10 on March 5, 2018 that adjusted the Health Savings Account Family Contribution limit down to $6,850 [previously announced as $6,900]. We recommend sharing...
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