The cost of providing health insurance for employees and their families is expected to be five percent higher this year than in 2019.
The National Business Group on Health estimates that the... Read more »
Workplace discrimination takes many forms, but sound policies and procedures can reduce the occurrences.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that in 2018 it resolved... Read more »
Employers who offer benefits to spouses must also offer them to same-sex couples though there are exceptions.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that the rights of same-sex couples are protected... Read more »
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made it easier for employees to make withdrawals from their retirement plans during the time of hardship. The IRS also made it easier for employees to rebuild... Read more »
Providing employees the opportunity to purchase dental insurance is not enough. Employee education is an important element when you offer voluntary benefits.
A 2019 survey by the National... Read more »
The expansion of presumption laws is just one of the predictions made by speakers at a recent workers’ comp conference.
Medical billing fraud, presumption laws, drug formularies, medical... Read more »
Here’s a look at the advantages and disadvantages.
Many employers offer employees access to indemnity health insurance as a way to fill gaps in their health coverage. Now, as heath care plan... Read more »
The FMLA has been law since 1993 but employers can still find the rules confusing.
The Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) paid leave and leave stacking rules aren’t new, but they... Read more »
Happy with your Medicare benefits? Not interested in making changes for 2020? Great! You don’t have to do a thing.
However, if you’re ready to make a change, there are two Medicare... Read more »
Free college tuition is an appealing idea as higher education costs continue to rise. Can the proposals of presidential candidates be counted on?
The 2020 presidential election is a year away, yet... Read more »