It’s human nature to crave autonomy. Parents of toddlers will readily attest to this fact—their little ones want to do EVERYTHING by themselves and will defy their parents’ requests. Because they can! This need to be self-sufficient is innate. No one, no matter their age, likes to be told what to do. When was the last time someone told you to do something and you were happy about it?

Traditional workplace wellness has focused primarily on the physical aspects - through on-site screenings, health risk appraisal questionnaires, and perhaps some health coaching and education. But physical wellbeing is more than that.

Gibson’s Director of Compliance, Shellie Goetz, shares her insight on health care compliance.

Health care compliance is made of many moving parts. New legislation, delays, and court rulings all have an impact on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how you, as employers, stay compliant. What changes in 2015 may impact you this year? What is on the horizon for 2016? Let’s take a look…

Gibson’s Employee Benefits Practice Leader Wes Mantooth shares his insight and wisdom on what 2016 may bring for the world of employee benefits.

“Community is much more than belonging to something; it’s about doing something together that makes belonging matter.” Brian Solis, speaker, author, and digital marketing analyst

 Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Anne Vandeveer, President of ABV Advisors. We hope you enjoy Anne’s wisdom and perspective.

“Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just in the trivial sense that we like company, and not just in the obvious sense that we each depend on others. We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people.” - Atul Gawande, bestselling author, surgeon, and public health researcher

Break out the packets, slideshows, and enrollment forms - renewal and open enrollment season for January 1^st is fast approaching! In the coming weeks, CFOs and human resources professionals will be meeting with their trusted consultants to make final decisions on their employee benefits packages for the upcoming plan year. As the numbers are finalized and decisions are communicated with the respective carriers, you can hear an audible sigh of relief that another year of renewals has come and gone. But it’s not over yet. One of the most important parts of the renewal process has just begun – open enrollment!

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), sections 6055 and 6056 have been added to the Internal Revenue Code with reporting requirements for employers subject to the ACA’s shared responsibility or “play or pay” mandate. Under the new reporting rules, certain employers must submit information to the IRS regarding health plan coverage offered - or not offered - to employees throughout the year. This information will be used by the IRS to administer and enforce the ACA’s large employer shared responsibility penalty and the individual mandate.