FCE Benefit Administrators is the leading provider of outsourced Health & Welfare benefit solutions to employers. FCE Benefits is a Third Party Administrator (TPA), providing hour tracking and bankingfringe compliance, consolidated premium billing, web enrollment and cloud solutions for fringe benefit plans. FCE Benefits has built its business around the unique challenges of providing comprehensive benefit plans to hourly and contract employees making it easy for businesses to grow while being assured of full compliance with the Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis Bacon Act, AbilityOne, Living Wage (LWO) and other government regulatory requirements.
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thumb_fce_jm.jpg FCE Benefits announces partnership with J&M Financial Services
This partnership will allow FCE clients the ability to build strategic alliances with minority-owned business enterprises, women-owned business enterprises and disabled veteran-owned businesses as part of their overall diversity and corporate social responsibility strategy.
June 2013
thumb_spring2013_employer_penalty_tax.jpg Understanding the Employer Penalty Tax under ACA
Starting January 1, 2014, the role of employer provided health care will grow in importance.
Benefits Insights, Spring 2013
thumb_spring2013_online_enrollments.jpg FCE Tailors the Online Enrollment Experience for Its Customers
FCE understands that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work when dealing with online enrollment tools.
Benefits Insights, Spring 2013
thumb_spring2013_irs.jpg IRS Expands Voluntary Classification Settlement Program
The IRS recently announced they are temporarily expanding its Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) through June 30, 2013.
Benefits Insights, Spring 2013
thumb_spring2013_familyleave.jpg USDOL Updates FMLA Regulation
The regulation implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was recently amended to reflect changes adopted in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
Benefits Insights, Spring 2013
thumb_spring2013_ofccp.jpg OFCCP Issues New Directives and Notice of Rescission
Federal contractor employers subject to regulation by the OFCCP should be aware of these changes as they may affect current hiring procedures
Benefits Insights, Spring 2013
thumb_fringe-rate-increase-2011.gif SCA Fringe Rate Increase 2012
The US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division increased the Service Contract Act fringe rate to $3.71...
June 17th, 2012

FCE Benefits plans assure continuous compliance with government regulations and the Service Contract Act’s requirement of "equivalent combination of fringe benefits". FCE Benefits have worked with the SCA, DBA and related legislation and have compiled related information on this website including:

The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) 

The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) applies to every contract entered into by the United States or the District of Columbia, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services to the United States through the use of service employees.
More details: The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA)

Davis-Bacon Act

This Act was originally approved on March 3, 1931.  It mandates that all federal government construction contracts and most contracts for federally assisted construction over $2,000.00 must contain the appropriate Davis-Bacon wage determinations.
More details: Davis-Bacon Act

Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.
More details: ERISA

Continuation of Health Coverage - COBRA

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances.
More details: COBRA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides rights and protections for participants and beneficiaries in group health plans. HIPAA includes protections for coverage under group health plans that limit exclusions for preexisting conditions.
More details: HIPAA

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act - Ability One

The Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Act appears in Title 41 of the United States Code, Sections 46 through 48c. This document gives the current legislative language of the JWOD Act with references to the applicable U.S.C. sections. Footnotes provide the citation for Public Laws related to the AbilityOne Program from its start in 1938 through to the last amendment in 1994.
More details: Ability One

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