General Knowledge
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Gusto thee Broker
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Misc
100

How many days does an individual typically have to submit a QLE?

30 days (60 days for birth of a child)

100

Laura missed her medical deductions on her 5/2 payroll. Her typical deduction is $161.40. What will her correction deduction be on her next payroll?

Catch-up deductions or corrections deductions are caught up at 150%
$161.40 = 100%
$80.70 = 50%

Total catch-up deduction: $242.10

100

True or False: One of Gusto's responsibilities as a Broker is to pay the carrier on the company's behalf?

False: Gusto does not pay the carrier

100

Which team handles NHE, QLEs, Updates and EE Terminations?
Where do they work out of in SFDC?

Benefits Services (MOps, Member Fulfillment)
They work through Cases in SFDC

100

Which types of coverage can be continued on Continuation Coverage?

Medical
Dental
Vision

200

How many EEs can a company have up to, to be eligible for small group health insurance according to most states? 

Up to 50 employees (anything over 50, could still get insurance just not small group).

200

Sally's monthly premium for Medical insurance is $200.
The company covers 50% of the premium.
Pay Schedule: Semi-Monthly

How much does Sally pay each pay check for Medical Insurance?

50% of 200 = $100 (EE monthly cost)
$100 x 12 = $12,000 (EE annual cost)
$12,000 / 24 = $50 (EE per pay period cost)

Sally will pay $50 per pay period for Medical Insurance


200

Which two ways can Gusto become a company's broker?

Obtaining a New Plan with Gusto (New Plans)
Brokering over to Gusto from another Broker (BOR)

200

Which of the following responsibilities does the Escalations and Quality Team handle?

Exception Requests
ATC Issues
Cobra Enrollments
Group Level Corrections

Exception Requests
ATC Issues
Group Level Corrections

200

Puppy Play Place Inc. had 15 FTE in the past calendar year, are they subject to Federal Cobra or State Continuation?

State Continuation

Federal Cobra is only for companies with 20+ FTE in the past calendar year

300

What employee type is always eligible for Benefits?

Full-Time Employee

300

Jordan's monthly premium for Dental insurance is $50.50.
The company covers 50% of the premium.
Pay Schedule: Semi-Monthly

How much does Jordan pay each pay check for Dental Insurance?

50% of $50.50 = $25.25 (EE monthly cost)
$25.25 x 12 = $303.00 (EE annual cost)
$303.00 / 24 = $12.62 (EE per pay period coat)

Jordan will pay $12.62 per pay period for Dental Insurance

300

Name 4 ancillary "supplementary" benefits that Gusto offers.

Dental
Vision
Life
Disability

300

Customers with benefits go through this process every year where they can make changes to their benefits and work with this team to complete the process

- Process
- Team

Open Enrollment

Renewals Team

300

Name the 4 types of TAdA accounts that Gusto offers to companies.

HSA
FSA
DCFSA
Commuter

400

In which scenarios would a waiting period apply?

When an EE moves from Part-Time to Full-Time

When a new EE is hired

400

Jose's monthly premium for Medical insurance is $802.00
The company covers 10% of the premium.
Pay Schedule: Monthly

How much does Jose pay each pay check for Medical Insurance?

10% of $802.00 = $80.20 (ER pays monthly)
$802.00 - 80.20 = $721.80
EE Pays: $721.80 (EE pays monthly)

Jordan will pay $721.80 per pay period for Medical Insurance

400

The longest waiting period a company is allowed to have

90 days 

400

Whats Sophia's actual role?

Nesting PE

400

The contribution scheme type that is missing from this list

Fixed amount, fixed percentage, fixed amount of a base plan, fixed percentage of a base plan, waterfall

Class-Based contribution

500

Name the 4 most common Pay Schedules and the number of times they are getting paid in a year:
Ex: Monthly (12x)

Weekly - 52
Bi-weekly - 26x
Semi-Monthly -24x
Monthly - 12x

500

Alex's monthly premium for Medical insurance is $600.00 or EE Medical and $200.00 for Dependent Medical
The company covers 30% of the premium for EE's and 0% for dependents.
Pay Schedule:Bi-Weekly

How much does Alex pay each pay check for Medical Insurance?

EE Medical
30% of $600.00 = $180 (ER pays monthly)
$600 - $180 = $420 (EE pays monthly)
$420 x 12 = $5040 (EE pays annually)
$5040 / 26 = $193.84 (EE pays per pay period)

Dependent Medical
200 x 12 = $2400
$2400 / 26 = $92.30 (EE pays per pay period)

Alex will pay a total of $286.14

500

When enrolling in Gusto, the versions for an enrollment should move from signing documents to ________ to show that the employee fully submitted their enrollment.

Grace Period

Signing Documents > Grace Period

500

The company would like to change their contribution scheme mid-year. Which team do we reach out to for this?

Gusto does not support mid-year contribution scheme changes

500

EE was hired on 5/3/24

Waiting Period: First day of the month 30 days after hire

When will their benefits start?

7/1/2024

30 days from 5/3/24 = 6/2/24