Insurance

CBO: Fewer employers to offer health benefits

04/25/2016

For all the talk of the Affordable Care Act’s effect on the health insurance marketplace, employer-provided benefits remain the backbone of the American health insurance system, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office.

Suit advances alleging Dave & Buster’s dodged ACA

04/08/2016

A big class-action lawsuit against the Dave & Buster’s restaurant chain has cleared an initial hurdle in federal court.

Workers’ comp opt-outs face legal challenge

03/18/2016

Two states, Oklahoma and Texas, let employers opt-out of the traditional workers’ compensation system if they establish credible, alternative arrangements.

Administration proposes revised template for required ACA SBCs

03/05/2016

Seeking to make it easier for employees to understand their health insurance benefits, the Obama administration has proposed a new summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) that employers could be required to begin using in 2017.

Smartphones transform the talent acquisition process

03/04/2016

A new tool for recruiters.

SHRM: Surcharges work! Smoking at work reduced

03/03/2016

Forty-five percent of employers that impose health care surcharges on their employees who use tobacco say smoking in the workplace decreased since the policy was implemented, according to a new Society for Human Resource Management survey.

Court: Get tested or pay your own premiums

01/29/2016

It costs so much to provide health insurance for your employees that you may be frustrated when you see some of them engaging in unhealthy behavior that ultimately drives up the premiums you pay.

Employers tackle spiraling prescription benefit costs

01/07/2016

Employers are working hard to rein in prescription drug spending, according to new research by Towers Watson.

Deadlines extended for health insurance forms

01/05/2016

In an act of year-end kindness, the IRS announced in late December that it’s extending the time you have to provide employees with Form 1095-C or 1095-B and the time you have to file those forms. The IRS stressed, however, that if you can furnish and file on time, you should still do so.

Unemployment: Workplace threats are grounds to quit

01/04/2016

Employees who report being threatened at work can quit and collect unemployment benefits if their employer doesn’t act fast to provide a safe workplace. Such a “compelling and necessitous” reason to quit makes the employee eligible.