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Judge Freezes The Formation of
New Association Health Plans

Major provisions in the Department of Labor’s June 2018 final rule liberalizing the requirements for establishing Association Health Plans (AHPs) were put on hold last week. A District of Columbia judge found that key elements of the final rule were inconsistent with existing law. For now, no new AHP’s may be created and AHP’s established since the final rule went effective, may not be valid. Learn more.

MetLaw Group Legal Plans

Do your clients' employees struggle with unexpected out-of-pocket expenses, stress, and loss of productivity from unscheduled time off due to common legal issues?

Offer them affordable legal coverage that adds value to the groups' benefits program, relieves employees' financial and legal concerns, and increases productivity.

MetLaw's Group Legal Plans: 

• Provide coverage for a wide range of legal services, like wills and trusts, identify theft, and more.
• Give access to top attorneys in person, by phone, email or mobile app.
• Are available as an ER-paid and EE-paid voluntary product.
• Participation as a voluntary product is from one enrolling employee.
• Offer a monthly premium that translates to less than $1/day.
• Have no waiting periods, usage limits, copays, deductibles, or claim forms.

Premium savings are available when combined with other MetLife lines for both new and renewing business. Get the details.

Recruiting Insights from LinkedIn

With today's tight labor market and fierce competition, employers must take a more strategic approach to employee benefits to recruit and retain top talent. Small employers are not immune to this challenge. Businesses of all sizes are competing for talent with Pinterest and Lyft as well as the same-sized company down the street.  

The LinkedIn Top Companies 2019 and Top Startups 2018 reports provide insights into the hiring and retention practices of some of the most attractive employers (70% are in the Bay Area) to job seekers.

Talking points for conversations with your employers:

• Airbnb encourages its employees to get out of the office and into the world with $500 in employee travel credits each quarter. Employees can roll over their balance with no cap on its value.

• Disney now pays full tuition upfront for part-time workers who are earning their high school diploma, college degree or are going back to school to learn a new skill.

• Lyft recently introduced mental health benefits for employees, with training to help managers spot warning signs.

• Johnson & Johnson offers pensions to new employees who become vested after five years. This is on top of a 401k plan, which J&J matches at 75 cents to the dollar or up to 6% of a worker’s salary.

• PwC helps employees pay down student loan debt: PwC’ers can get up to $1,200 a year toward student loans for up to six years.

To learn more, read the full LinkedIn reports.

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