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Del Taco installing benefits software to manage Obamacare requirements

July 29, 2014

Del Taco has selected BenefitFocus' HR InTouch Marketplace cloud-based benefits software solution to support benefits administration and relative requirements from the Affordable Care Act. According to a news release, HR InTouch Marketplace will provide Del Taco with a single online portal that integrates benefits-related employee data and information.

Del Taco said it anticipates an increase in benefit-eligible employees along with the new challenge of determining eligibility of variable hour employees as a result of the ACA. With the HR InTouch Marketplace, the chain can access reporting and analytics tools to calculate eligibility of variable hour employees and monitor the enrollment status of full-time employees for whom they are required to provide coverage, the release said.

Administrators can also use the event-driven messaging framework within the portal to notify newly eligible employees or send reminders to employees who have not enrolled in their benefits.

"It was important to find a solution that allowed us to look beyond just full-time benefit-eligible employees," Del Taco's VP of HR Jeanne Graves said in the release. "We were impressed with the overall design of HR InTouch Marketplace and its ability to simplify increasingly complex functions of benefits management. Having access to accurate reporting and analytics will help our team be more strategic in addressing compliance needs and communicating with our whole workforce."

The solution also includes educational videos and features that help employees better understand their benefits offerings. A BenefitFocus Plan Shopping app allows employees to evaluate coverage based on utilization and out-of-pocket costs. The portal is mobile-friendly so employees can access their benefits information and resources on the go.

Del Taco plans to complete implementation of the solution in time for open enrollment this fall.