We know you work hard every day to bring the best benefits to your employees. Here are five things that can help you do that and more when you follow BRI on LinkedIn. 1. Learn about new tools for your employees Lack of employee understanding is one of the greatest barriers to increasing adoption. When… Read More
What is a cafeteria plan? (Hint: It’s not related to lunch)
According to Wikipedia: “A cafeteria plan is an employee benefit plan offered in the United States pursuant to Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code”. Are you asleep yet? Who uses the word pursuant in a definition? Unfortunately, this topic can often come with a lot of legalese and difficult terms. In this article, we kick… Read More
Are you ready for Gen Z in the workforce?
There is about to be a new influx of workers: Gen Z. The ones after Millennials. The group born after 1997. What do you need to know about Gen Z when it comes to benefits? They are digital natives and live online Their decisions are driven by social justice over cultural fit How does this… Read More
One dozen ways to save $100 before Open Enrollment
I’m here to tell you a secret: Even if you make under $30,000 a year, you can still have money for your company’s health insurance plan and for a plan that can save you on taxes. (Like a Health Savings Account or a Flexible Spending Account). Don’t believe us that you have $100 lying around… Read More
3 Ways to Survive Your Company’s Benefits Enrollment
I just got my first email from our company about our upcoming Open Enrollment sessions, and I have to tell you, I wasn’t as excited as I thought I’d be. It was a little disappointing. But it made me think: What are the things I want to hear before Open Enrollment? In a perfect world, probably… Read More
Which solution(s) should I choose? Comparing FSAs, HSAs and HRAs
Remember the old saying “There’s an app for that?” In the case of pre-tax benefits, we like to say “There’s a plan for that”. Regardless of your benefits problem, by comparing Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, you can find the right plan to fit your needs. Congress has developed a variety… Read More
Say this, not that: Taboo words in your benefits communication
We wrote a piece on benefits communication a little while ago, focused on clearing up 9 confusing benefits terms. Benefits are a tricky topic. That includes pre-tax benefits. This makes benefits communication crucial. I was talking to someone recently about what I do and during the conversation, and she asked “Do they make it complicated on… Read More
Are you keeping up with HSA enrollment trends?
When it comes to HSA enrollment, converting eligible employees to enrolled participants is not news. The most common advice is to gradually transition from offering traditional plans to consumer-direct health plans (CDHPs). That is still a very effective strategy and holds true. But there is more to HSA enrollment than offering a CDHP. Beyond offering… Read More
The HR playlist to power through benefits enrollment
As you’re diving headlong into benefits enrollment season, power through with some classic tunes from our Benefits Enrollment Playlist. As you’re getting started Under Pressure, Queen We know you can feel like the people in the first 30 seconds of the video. Especially those black and white clips. It’s okay. But if you start to… Read More
COBRA Open Enrollment? It’s a thing. Honest.
So, you think you have COBRA under control. Then, you hear a whisper at Aunt Sally’s holiday party, “I just got my COBRA Open Enrollment packet.” “COBRA Open Enrollment packet?” [Long pause….] “Ummm….what?” You heard right. COBRA participants have the right to a COBRA Open Enrollment period. What is COBRA Open Enrollment? COBRA Open Enrollment… Read More
