May 14, 2012--Thanks to a $12,989 donation from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company and RJF, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company, Stillwater Fire Department is retrofitting a 24-foot surplus Coast Guard fire boat they recently acquired.

May 12, 2012--An RJF claims consultant and specialist on property damage explains what businesses can and should expect from their carrier in the event of a weather-related catastrophe.

May 2, 2012--Written audit requests to health and welfare plans from the DOL have included inquiries related to various mandates under the Affordable Care Act. This marks the first appearance of ACA-related topics in DOL auditing practices.

May 2, 2012--The IRS may be stepping up their efforts to ensure that employers are complying with COBRA when it recently updated its COBRA audit procedures on its Website last month.

May 1, 2012--The IRS has issued proposed rules addressing the comparative effectiveness research fees imposed by the Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on health insurance carriers and plan sponsors of self-insured health plans.

May 1, 2012--Studies show that working-age adults are more likely to suffer from a disability in a given year than they are to die. Unless it is offered through their employer, most adults have little, if any, disability insurance coverage.

April 27, 2012--The EEOC voted and approved revisions to the use of arrest and conviction records in the hiring process. The approval addresses which factors an employer should consider when utilizing criminal conviction history.

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April 2, 2012--Sunday’s Star Tribune featured a health care reform Q&A with RJF’s Mary Setter. Based on how the article was edited, there may be some confusion about how health care reform penalties work and are applied to employers.