Certain relief provisions created under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 are available for cooperatives to adopt this year if they choose. If your co-op offers its employees access to a flexible spending account (FSA), limited-use FSA, and/or the[…]

Open enrollment for the upcoming year’s 125 Plan and HRA plans begins on Monday, November 1. If your cooperative will offer one or both of these CBA-administered plans in 2022, you’ll need to enroll your employees between November 1–30. You[…]

If your cooperative will be offering tax-advantaged plans to your employees next year, there’s just over a week left to return completed plan documents to Cooperative Benefit Administrators (CBA). They’re due to CBA by Friday, September 24. If you’re not[…]

Is Friday, September 24 on your calendar? That’s the date your cooperative’s completed plan documents are due to Cooperative Benefits Administrators (CBA) if you will be offering tax-advantaged plans in 2022. Whether you’re adopting a new plan, keeping the same[…]

Starting September 10, 2021, cooperatives will receive a Message Center notification when summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) documents are available on the Employee Benefits website. You must distribute SBCs either with your annual enrollment materials or by November 1, 2021 (whichever is[…]