Maschino, Hudelson & Associates

At Maschino, Hudelson & Associates we help our clients develop benefits programs that make a competitive difference for their company while also making a difference in the lives of their employees. We provide the benefits solutions, insight and support that help you create optimal value for your business, and work with you to design a benefits and communication strategy that can help recruit and retain the best employees possible.

Benefits Partners

The Advantage

Maschino, Hudelson & Associates is a member of Benefits Partners, a division of NFP (NYSE: NFP). Benefits Partners is a national corporate benefits organization of 185 offices across the country that brings together leading-edge thinking, preferred carrier relationships, best-of-breed products, advanced benchmarking and analysis tools, and comprehensive decision and implementation support services.

As an independent local benefits firm, we are able to provide you with personalized attention, high levels of customer service, understanding of local market trends and regional carriers and vendors, and dedicated staff who understand your business and your employees. As a member of Benefits Partners, we are able to leverage the advantages of size and scale.

Comprehensive Services

Client Service Model

Designing a comprehensive benefits and retirement program requires incisive consultation and tools to determine your needs, as well as appropriate products and support to develop and maintain a successful benefits platform. Our client service model helps illustrate our communication strategy and provides an overview of the many products and services we offer our clients. We strive to deliver a robust portfolio of comprehensive corporate benefits solutions, decision support resources and signature services to meet your needs, as well as the needs of your employees and their families.

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Updated SBC Guidance and FAQs Released

May 24, 2013
On April 24, 2013, the DOL issued a set of FAQs, together with a new template, for the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) that applies to group health plans and individual health insurance issuers. The new rules and form modify existing guidance and will apply for coverage offered in 2014. Read More

CMS Publishes Notice on Early Retiree Reinsurance Program

May 23, 2013
On April 19, 2013, the Federal Register outlined procedures for terminating several processes under the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) in preparation for the Jan. 1, 2014, sunset date. In connection with the Federal Register, CMS issued a press release outlining the last date plan sponsors may update information (Dec. 31, 2013), the deadline for submitting ERRP reimbursement requests (July 31, 2013), the deadline for submitting corrections (July 31, 2013) and the last date to submit an Read More

All Employers Must Begin Using New Form I-9

May 22, 2013
Federal law requires all U.S. employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of each employee hired to work in the United States by completing Form I-9. An updated version of Form I-9 is now available for employers to use for employees hired on or after May 7, 2013. Read More

Sixth Circuit Holds That Plan May Amend Terms to Terminate Benefits in Certain Circumstances

May 21, 2013
On Feb. 15, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Price v. Bd. of Trs. of the Ind. Laborer’s Pension Fund, 707 F.3d 647 (6th Cir. 2013), held that a disability plan may amend its terms to terminate benefits that have already been awarded, so long as the plan in the plan document reserved the right to retroactively amend its terms. In the case, the disability plan was paying disability benefits to a plan participant, but then stopped paying benefits after an amendment to the p Read More

IRS Releases Final Report and FAQs on 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire

May 20, 2013
On March 29, 2013, the IRS released a final report summarizing the results from the 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire, a questionnaire previously distributed by the IRS that requested information from 1,200 randomly selected plan sponsors relating to their 401(k) plans. Read More

DOL Provides PowerPoint Presentation on FMLA, Incorporating Final FMLA Rule

May 17, 2013
On April 11, 2013, the DOL updated its website with a new Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on FMLA. Read More