The Health & Welfare Strategy Group relies on enumerable resources to provide our Clients a broad spectrum of relevant, anticipatory and up-do-date HR, Benefit, and HRIS services. A selection of a few Links we find valuable is presented below in alphabetical order.
We hope you find these resources useful.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
Business Laws and Regulations
http://www.business.gov/topics/business_laws/
This SBA-run site provides information on state and
national laws applicable to small businesses
Center for Studying Health System Change
http://www.hschange.org/
DOL Compliance Assistance for Retirement
Plans http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/compliance_assistance.html#section3
EBSA's compliance assistance information will assist employers and employee benefit plan
officials in understanding and complying with the requirements of ERISA as it applies to
the administration of employee pension and welfare benefit plans.
DOL Compliance Tools
http://www.dol.gov/dol/compliance/compliance-comptools.htm
Tools Designed to Help You Understand the Requirements of
Laws & Regulations Enforced by the Department of Labor DOL Employment Law Guide
http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/guide.htm
DOL Fact Sheets
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsmain.html
Laws, regulations and technical assistance services for individuals needing “hands
on” assistances developing policies for businesses.
“DOL page provides frequently asked questions and answers on pension and retirement
plan topics.”
DOL Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/main.html
Quick, concise fact sheets on ERISA governed health and pension plans.
Employee Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)
www.dol.gov/ebsa
The EBSA is committed to educating and assisting plan sponsors and members of the employee
benefits community. EBSA promotes voluntary compliance and facilitates self-regulation,
working diligently to provide quality assistance to plan participants and beneficiaries.
FAQ's Regarding Cafeteria Plans
http://www.irs.gov/govt/fslg/article/0,,id=112720,00.html
Financial Accounting Standards Board
www.fasb.org
Health and Human Services IT
http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/
Site for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Health Policy Watch
http://www.healthpolicywatch.org/
HrGOpher.com
http://www.hrgopher.com
HrGOpher has thousands of links leading out to the Internet for HR and Management
Solutions.
The HSA Insider
http://www.hsainsider.com/
HSA Decisions.org
http://www.hsadecisions.org/
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
Medicare
www.medicare.gov
Government’s official site on the Medicare program.
Medicaid Sites
http://check4best.info/sites/medicaid/medicaid.gov.html
A collection of Medicaid site resources.
National Association of Insurance
Commissioners http://www.naic.org/state_web_map.htm
National Bureau of Economic Research
http://www.nber.org/
NBER disseminates unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business
professionals, and the academic community. Bureau associates concentrate on four types of
empirical research: developing new statistical measurements, estimating quantitative
models of economic behavior, assessing the effects of public policies on the U.S. economy,
and projecting the effects of alternative policy proposals.
Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov The SBA is a government
institution designed to protect and promote small businesses.
Social Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov/
Official Website of the U.S. Social Security Administration
Society of Actuaries
http://www.soa.org/ccm/content/
Managed Care, Medicare, Healthcare. Providers, Payers, and Premiums. Discover a wealth of
resources, designed to help address the many challenges facing today's Health Actuaries.
Society for Human Resource Management
http://www.shrm.org/
This site provides a variety of human resource tools, forums and resources.
Spencernet.com
http://www.aspenpublishers.com/spencer.asp?promoid=SPENCERNET/
Comprehensive benefits service that provide news, analysis, source material, and regular
access to Aspen Publishers' expert Spencer editors.
Texas Department of Insurance
www.tdi.state.tx.us
Provides information for both businesses and consumers on health care coverage and
complaints and appeal processing.
Texas Workers Compensation Commission
http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/indexwc.html
Frequently asked questions on Workers Compensation in Texas .
U.S. Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
U.S. DOL Compliance Assistance for Health
Plans http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/compliance_assistance.html#section2
The HIPAA Compliance Assistance Program is designed to help employers and health plans
fulfill their obligations under health laws including the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA), the Newborns' and
Mothers' Health Protection Act (Newborns' Act), and the Women's Health and Cancer
Rights Act (WHCRA).
Women Impacting Public Policy
www.wipp.org
A national, bi-partisan public policy organization that advocates for and on behalf of
women in business, creating economic opportunities and building bridges and alliances to
and among other small business organizations.
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