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Wellness may help workers more than employers

04/30/2019
Workplace wellness programs may benefit employees, but they don’t necessarily improve organizational effectiveness.

Employer health costs set to grow at 4.8% annual rate

04/16/2019
Employers can expect annual health care spending growth of 4.8% between now and 2027.

Benefits cost big bucks for Uncle Sam

04/09/2019
The tax-favored status of employer-provided health and retirement benefits costs the federal government far more than the biggest personal income-tax deduction.

Does post-traumatic stress disorder qualify for workers’ comp benefits?

04/02/2019
Q. I’ve heard that the first responders we employ can receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. Is that true?

Fired harasser can’t collect unemployment

04/02/2019
If you have a robust harassment policy that prohibits even a single incident of unwanted touching, rest assured that a fired harasser won’t be eligible for unemployment benefits.

No unemployment comp after bizarre threats

04/02/2019
Workers who are fired for willful misconduct are not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits. Breaking a rule against making threats or committing violence generally meets the requirement of willful misconduct as long as the employee knew or should have known about the rule.

Federal court nixes Trump’s ‘association health plans’

04/02/2019
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled March 28 that a Trump administration effort to facilitate bare-bones health plans was an illegal violation of the Affordable Care Act and ERISA, the law that governs employee benefits.

Employers back ACA rule on pre-existing conditions

04/02/2019
Employers of all sizes overwhelmingly support preserving the Affordable Care Act’s mandate for health insurance plans to cover individuals with pre-existing conditions, according to a new survey by the Mercer consulting firm.

Gig economy: Is that an employer or just software?

03/26/2019
A court has affirmed that an online company that connects workers with potential clients is not an employer for unemployment compensation benefit purposes.

Snapshot: Large employers increasingly exclude out-of-network coverage

03/26/2019
Many large employers have either entirely stopped covering out-of-network health claims or are seriously considering it.