Union Contract Assistance |
Following specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for each Union group to determine applicable cost shares, Health & Welfare rate changes, stipend rate changes, etc. |
Tracking and accounting of fringe benefit contributions by contract and union members |
Providing and administering class level benefit plans |
Administering hour bank and paid leave accounts |
Reporting for audit trail accounting and Department of Labor compliance |
Responding to Department of Labor inquiries regarding fringe benefit plans |
Collecting fringe contributions to serve as a single pay point |
Paying various benefit providers for consolidation of payment |
Transmitting monthly eligibility data to benefit providers |
Maintaining union members fringe benefit account balances |
Communicating fringe benefit to union members and enrolling them in the plans |
Assisting with union members’ benefit questions |
Union Administrative Services |
Ability to quote fully Insured major medical plans by the hour. |
Enrollment services and support |
This includes enforcing plan rules, gathering applicable documentation, processing any adjustments and refunds and issuing confirmation statements. |
Plan Sponsor Interfaces – Provides the technology infrastructure to receive the following files: HR data, new hire, SSN changes, eligibility & payroll deductions. |
Vendor Interfaces – Provides the technology infrastructure to provide data interfaces for the following: plan elections, life events, beneficiary changes and cancellations. |
Billing, Remittance, Payroll Deduction and Reporting |
Billing – Provides timely preparation and distribution of contribution statements to employers. |
Contribution and Premium Remittance – Acts as single pay point for all amounts due and remits applicable payments to the various vendors. |
Payroll Deduction – Coordinates the needed payroll deductions with the employer group on each individual participating in the program. |
Fringe Accounting and Reporting – Builds cost specific programs for each participating employer group and provides cost breakdown to the individual level. |
Trust Accounting and Reporting Services |
Prepares and provides quarterly financial statements as well as weekly reporting that reflects the weekly expenses, disbursements, collections and balances. |
Maintains daily cash balances specific to each local and payments from trust assets as instructed by the trustees and/or their representative(s). |
Discrepancy Management |
Provides overage/shortage reports by each local and member. Reviews all enrollment forms and payroll authorization corms for accuracy, as well as payroll deductions. |
Audit Support |
Provides support in DOL & payroll audits and interfaces with the various vendors for Schedule A and C information as needed for the Annual Form 5500 filing. |
Third Party Administrative Services |
We have the infrastructure and bandwidth to deliver end-to-end administrative services, all with proprietary systems. |
SAS70 Type II audit and framework for examining, testing and helping to understand the organization’s control environment provided by independent auditors. |
The only full claims administrator for major medical carriers dedicated to the government contracting industry. |
Partners with national insurance carriers who have proprietary networks with the best discounts in the country. |
Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) services providing open-architecture retirement plans in the government contracting industry. |
Nationwide worksite wellness programs. |
Proprietary enrollment systems—telephonic and web-based—with benefit counselors that hold Group 1 health licenses |
An in-house design and print shop that delivers brochures and member communications (enrollment, new hires, ongoing) quickly and accurately. |
In-house COBRA and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) service departments, including the HRA benefit card. |
Online employer and employee suite of tools. |
Employee enrollment, explanation of benefits (EOB) and history, ID card reprint, hour bank balance, personal leave day balance, forms library, direct pay/COBRA, etc. |
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Schedule Management
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