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Wisconsin Integrated Payroll and Benefits Platform

Unify Payroll, Benefits and Employee Data

Managing employee benefits separately from payroll can create extra work every pay cycle. Benefit deductions, health plan changes, retirement contributions, new hires, qualifying life events and employee updates all need to be reflected correctly in payroll. When critical processes live in separate systems, your team is left reconciling data, checking deductions and coordinating between vendors.

Connect & Simplify from The Benefit Companies helps 20-500 employee businesses simplify workflows through an integrated payroll and benefits platform. Our team connects benefits strategy, benefits administration, payroll deductions, employee records and ongoing support in one streamlined experience.

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Your Path to the Perfect Benefits Solution

No Existing Benefits Broker? We've Got You Covered

Navigating employee benefits can be overwhelming for growing businesses without an established broker or connected payroll process. Connect & Simplify helps companies build benefits plans while tying key administration points back to payroll, employee data and ongoing compliance needs.

We understand the challenges facing businesses with 20-500 employees. Our team guides you through benefits planning, from initial strategy development to implementation and ongoing management. With payroll and benefits working together, your business can reduce manual updates, improve deduction accuracy and create a more reliable employee experience.

Our approach includes:

  • Comprehensive needs assessment for your specific workforce
  • Customized benefits strategy development
  • Payroll deduction and benefits workflow review
  • Detailed compliance management
  • Ongoing support and annual strategy reviews

Upgrade Your Current Benefits Strategy

Many Wisconsin businesses outgrow their current benefits approach. You may have a broker, payroll provider or benefits process in place, but still struggle with disconnected systems, manual deduction updates or slow support when employee changes occur.

Our team commonly helps businesses with existing vendors in the following buckets:

  • Businesses rushed through onboarding
  • Businesses paying too much for disconnected support
  • Businesses lacking guidance from their current provider
  • Businesses manually reconciling payroll and benefits changes

Connect & Simplify’s Wisconsin employee benefits experts deliver the strategic guidance you need. With comprehensive employee benefits consulting services and payroll-connected administration, we help optimize your benefits approach to attract, retain and support top talent while reducing administrative friction.

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Health & Welfare Benefit Plans

Connect & Simplify’s experts have years of experience tailoring health and welfare solutions for Wisconsin businesses. Many group health plans include medical, dental, vision, psychiatric and long-term health care coverage. Through payroll with integrated health benefits, your business can better align employee deductions, plan changes, enrollment updates and payroll records.

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Retirement Benefit Plans

We provide strategic retirement benefit plans designed to attract and retain top talent. Connect & Simplify makes complex retirement benefits administration more manageable by connecting plan needs with payroll deductions, contribution updates and employee records. From 401(k) plans to pension plans or SIMPLE IRAs, our team helps you choose and implement the right employee retirement plan package while supporting a smoother payroll-connected process.

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Voluntary Benefit Plans

Expand your benefits portfolio with strategic voluntary options complementing your core offerings. Voluntary benefits are optional plans paid by employees through payroll deduction, so accurate payroll coordination is essential. Voluntary benefits are traditionally offered in three primary ways:

  • Traditional Voluntary Plans
  • Voluntary Buy-Up Plans
  • Multi-Coverage Packages

We provide voluntary benefit plans at discounted group rates, giving employers a quality, low-cost option.

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The Risks of Handling Employee Benefits Yourself

Handling employee benefits internally can expose your business to compliance risk, administrative strain and payroll deduction errors. Benefits changes can affect payroll, employee records, tax treatment, retirement contributions and health plan administration. Without the right support, small mistakes can become expensive or frustrating for both employers and employees.

You also need to consider legal obligations for offering benefits at the federal and state levels.

  • At the federal level, the Affordable Care Act requires employers with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees, to offer affordable health insurance meeting minimum value standards or potentially face employer shared responsibility payments.
  • Every year, more states pass laws requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees.
  • The SECURE Act 2.0 introduced retirement-related provisions requiring employers to adapt retirement plan administration over time.

Without expert guidance, you risk penalties due to non-compliance, poor employee experiences due to deduction errors and reduced competitiveness from suboptimal benefits packages. Hire a dedicated team of professionals to help your employee benefits plans remain attractive, compliant and connected to payroll.

Ready to Transform Your Benefits Strategy?

Connect with our employee benefits administration service today. We’ll help you build a benefits strategy designed to support your business goals, employee needs and payroll workflows. With payroll and benefits integration, your business can reduce disconnected updates, improve deduction accuracy, simplify employee changes and bring payroll, health benefits, retirement plans and voluntary benefits into a more unified process.

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Wisconsin Client Testimonials

I almost cannot put into words how great the staff is...in the past year, we've relied upon their expertise to help us increase payroll and reporting efficiencies and they've delivered! Each and every staff member we've contacted has a pleasant demea...

I almost cannot put into words how great the staff is...in the past year, we've relied upon their expertise to help us increase payroll and reporting efficiencies and they've delivered! Each and every staff member we've contacted has a pleasant demeanor, is an active listener, and has responded to all requests in a timely manner. I truly enjoy that the staff also offers potential solutions for questions that we didn't even know we had. -Karen G

The Benefit Companies, Inc. has been the administrator of our retirement plan for quite a long time, and we have had nothing but positive experiences. They’re proactive in keeping us in compliance, as well as informing us and our employees of c...

The Benefit Companies, Inc. has been the administrator of our retirement plan for quite a long time, and we have had nothing but positive experiences. They’re proactive in keeping us in compliance, as well as informing us and our employees of changes to the investment portfolio. The entire service team is very responsive and helpful. -Corey N

I have been working with Connect & Simplify for four years now and they are absolutely the best! When I have questions, issues, or anything that needs taking care of - they are there for me. Especially in the insurance area. They have my back and roc...

I have been working with Connect & Simplify for four years now and they are absolutely the best! When I have questions, issues, or anything that needs taking care of - they are there for me. Especially in the insurance area. They have my back and rock the show!! I also highly recommend those in payroll as well. Very easy to work with and all are very patient with me -Ronnie W

Our company used The Benefits Company as our health insurance agent for 20 years. Everyone we encountered was always polite and helpful. We only changed our agent because of pricing. I highly recommend The Benefit Company for your company. Our latest...

Our company used The Benefits Company as our health insurance agent for 20 years. Everyone we encountered was always polite and helpful. We only changed our agent because of pricing. I highly recommend The Benefit Company for your company. Our latest contact person was great! Thank you. -Pam H

I have had the opportunity to work with this amazing company since 2018. Everyone specialist assigned to our account has been the most pleasant individual to work with. They are very good at customizing the system to tailor to your company's needs. I...

I have had the opportunity to work with this amazing company since 2018. Everyone specialist assigned to our account has been the most pleasant individual to work with. They are very good at customizing the system to tailor to your company's needs. I would recommend them to any company looking to partner with a 3rd party for benefit, HR, and payroll needs. -Shameeka M

We have been using The Benefit Companies for years for our 401k plan administration. I cannot say enough about the service they provide to me as an employer. They are supportive, knowledgeable, and professional. They have made my life much simpler an...

We have been using The Benefit Companies for years for our 401k plan administration. I cannot say enough about the service they provide to me as an employer. They are supportive, knowledgeable, and professional. They have made my life much simpler and I appreciate you all! -Shari C

Employee Benefits Plan Frequently Asked Questions

An integrated payroll and benefits platform connects benefits administration with payroll deductions, employee records, plan updates and related reporting. Connect & Simplify helps businesses manage benefits strategy and payroll-connected administration through one coordinated service model.

Payroll and benefits rely on many of the same employee details. When they work together, your business can reduce duplicate entry, improve deduction accuracy, simplify enrollment updates and create a better employee experience.

Yes. Connect & Simplify offers payroll software with benefits management supported by experienced benefits professionals. This helps businesses connect payroll deductions, benefits enrollment, retirement contributions and employee updates more efficiently.

Connect & Simplify supports health and welfare plans, retirement benefit plans and voluntary benefit plans. Common examples include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plans and voluntary coverage options.

Payroll with integrated health benefits helps keep health plan deductions, enrollment changes and employee records aligned with payroll. Employees benefit from more accurate deductions, clearer information and fewer issues caused by disconnected systems.

Building an employee benefit plan depends on your business goals, budget, industry, workforce size, legal requirements and employee needs. Connect & Simplify can help assess your workforce, compare plan options, build a strategy and connect benefits administration with payroll workflows.

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The Benefit Companies through Connect & Simplify integrate key business functions including payroll, HR, time and attendance, employee benefits, retirement plans, human capital management and workers comp into a single sign-on software with local support experts for small to medium-sized businesses in Appleton, Brookfield, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Plymouth, Racine, Sheboygan, Waukesha and across Wisconsin and the US.