6 biggest employer struggles
The emerging workforce continues to puzzle traditional managers, particularly those used to a once-size-fits-all approach to managing people. Now, Workforce 2020, a major study from ...
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Platinum plans best for specialty drug consumers
Though considered the most expensive of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act metal health coverage plans, platinum plans for certain consumers may be the ...
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Millions lack paid sick days
Nearly half of all workers in California don’t get a single paid sick day from their employers. Additionally, this state of affairs is far worse ...
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5 ways to avoid ADA leave traps
Disability benefits producers who market absence management services are discovering a frightening truth: As complicated as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other ...
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Top 5 election issues for small businesses
The halls of Congress continue to resound with the clashing of ideological swords, and that cacophony will only become louder as the fall elections draw ...
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Employees shouldn’t fear shift to exchanges — yet
The Morning Consult discusses a poll today on people’s views of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It looks like people are moderately afraid ...
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Are we heading toward a single-payer system?
The Finns do it. The Germans do it. Even the Portuguese and Greeks do it. Across most of the developed world, single-payer, universally available health ...
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HSAs reach nearly $23 billion
Health savings accounts have grown to an estimated $22.8 billion in assets and roughly 11.8 million accounts as of the end of June, according to ...
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90% will qualify for individual mandate exemption
There are now so many exemptions to PPACA’s individual mandate that the CBO says the number who would face fines for lack of coverage has ...
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Consumers think all subsidies should be legal
Most consumers believe subsidies should be legal on both the state-based and federal exchanges, according to a new poll. The study, out this week from ...
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Doctor’s notes and the FMLA
Those four-letter federal employment statutes -- FMLA and FLSA -- can be a real pain in the neck, amirite? Today, let's focus on a major ...
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Many cut costs rather than comply with PPACA
As employers digest the tenets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, most have not taken drastic measures to avoid triggering certain requirements of ...
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