September 17, 2026

How an enterprise company passed their non-discrimination test with benefits employees actually used.

When this trades software company failed their non-discrimination test, they needed more than a compliance fix. They needed benefits engagement across every demographic. Pasito stepped in as the always-on benefits workspace and delivered a 4× return.

Industry

Trades business software

Company size

Enterprise

Use case

Compliance + engagementDecision support

The challenge: a compliance problem rooted in unequal benefits engagement.

This enterprise trades software company had just failed their non-discrimination test. Pre-tax account participation was skewed toward highly-compensated employees, and the compliance risk wasn't going away on its own.The benefits lead couldn't provide every employee the personalized tax and financial guidance they needed to make confident decisions. Without a scalable solution, the gap was only going to grow.

The solution: personalized education at scale.

The company partnered with Pasito to provide personalized benefits guidance across every demographic. Employees got a qualified resource to help them understand which options were optimal for their situation, without HR fielding every question one-on-one.The rollout was simple. Pasito provided all the marketing materials from awareness through sign-up, and when employees reached out about their benefits, HR simply directed them to Pasito

HR experience

“We had failed our non-discrimination test and knew it was going to be a long-term problem. Pasito gave us the opportunity to improve engagement and compliance metrics. As an HR professional, I'm not qualified to give employees tax or financial guidance, and benefits can get incredibly confusing.”

Senior Benefits Manager

Trades business software company

Employee experience

“Employees were happy with their decisions to enroll into their benefits. They felt more comfortable and confident about their benefit elections after using Pasito. Employees were even sharing their Pasito experience with peers in the company Slack and encouraging others to sign up.”

Senior Benefits Manager

Trades business software company

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The results:

4x

Direct return on investment

Total value delivered against Pasito investment, year one.

Engagement

61%

Engagement rate across demographics after open enrollment.

FSA contributors

68%

Increase in FSA contribution volume across the team.

Employee satisfaction

95%

Employee satisfaction rating with Pasito.

Higher pre-tax account engagement across demographics, direct employee and company savings, better compliance metrics, and very happy employees. The engagement reached every part of the company, not just the highly compensated employees whose participation caused the compliance problem in the first place.

That balance is what fixes a failed non-discrimination test. Employees put more into their pre-tax accounts, which lowered their own taxes and the company's payroll taxes at the same time. Employees told HR they felt more comfortable and confident in their elections. Some shared their Pasito experience in company Slack channels and told coworkers to sign up. The company says it's now on track to pass non-discrimination testing with very little extra legwork, and the program returned four times its cost in year one.

Pasito is the AI-native workspace for benefits. Carriers, consultants, and employers use Pasito to build guides and microsites, deliver personalized decision support, and answer employee questions all year. More than 40,000 plans have been built in Pasito with over 96% extraction accuracy.

Partnership

Pasito offered something helpful to us, and they are the only ones doing it. It just made sense.

Senior Benefits Manager, Trades business software company