Alera Group Acquires Lighthouse Group

December 2, 2020

Latest Acquisition Marks Firm’s Expansion into Michigan Alera Group, a leading insurance firm, has acquired Lighthouse Group, effective December 1, 2020. With eight locations throughout... Read more »

Alera Group Appoints VP of Employee Benefits Technology & Services

November 11, 2020

Alera Group, a leading insurance and financial services firm, has named Brian Parker as Vice President of Employee Benefits Technology & Services, effective November 1, 2020. In this role,... Read more »

Alera Group Announces New Chief Human Resources Officer

November 2, 2020

HR Veteran Debra Martinez Joins Firm as CHRO Alera Group, a leading insurance and financial services firm, has appointed Debra Martinez as the organization’s Chief Human Resources Officer... Read more »

New NYC Safe and Sick Leave Notice of Employee Rights

October 29, 2020

On September 28, 2020, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio signed local law Int. No. 2032-A amending the city’s paid sick and safe leave law. Under these New Amendments there were several new or changed... Read more »

IRS Maintains Health FSA Contribution Limit for 2021, Adjusts Other Benefit Limits

October 27, 2020

On October 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-45, which maintains the health flexible spending account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit from 2020,... Read more »

IRS Extends Deadline for Furnishing Form 1095-C to Employees, Extends Good-Faith Transition Relief for the Final Time

October 5, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2020-76, which extends the deadline for furnishing 2020 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals from January 31, 2021 to March 2, 2021. The... Read more »

Election Day Reminders

October 1, 2020

In anticipation of Election Day, employers should review their policies and practices to ensure workers are provided time off to vote as required by applicable law and all other obligations of the... Read more »

Significant Changes to NYC Sick Leave Effective September 30, 2020

October 1, 2020

New York City’s existing Earned Safe and Sick Leave Law (ESSL) has been amended effective September 30, 2020 to align with the new New York State Paid Sick Leave Law (NYPSL). While there are still... Read more »

DOL Issues Updated FFCRA Regulations In Light Of Recent Federal Court Decision

September 15, 2020

On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a temporary rule updating certain FFCRA regulations. The temporary rule is scheduled to be published on... Read more »

Expect Superior Service from Insurance Professionals

September 14, 2020

Expect superior service from great people who are committed to customer experience and high performance when you work with Austin. We are pleased to announce that Austin & Co., Inc. has retained... Read more »