The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations that became effective in 2009 provide employers with mechanisms by which we can better curb FMLA abuse. However, there are also some traps employers can fall into if they do not review the regulations…
Does your company have employees who are tired of the daily grind that is commute to the office, perform duties with coworkers, and then commute home? Have you considered just how badly they may want to work from home — or from any location for that m…
June 2014
During the month of June, rules and decisions that potentially affect some or all group health plans were issued by the regulatory agencies and the Supreme Court of the United States.
On June 30, 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in a case generally referred to as the Hobby Lobby case. Hobby Lobby is a family-owned for-profit corporation. The family that owns Hobby Lobby strongly believes that it would violate their deep…
Understanding the Wage and Hour Laws
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
Author Stanley Gordon West said, “Smile and the world smiles with you.” He may have been onto something. There used to be a time when most working Americans took dental care for granted. Of course, times change and so has our nation’s health care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) doesn’t mandate dental coverage for adults, but voluntary dental coverage has become increasingly competitive based on research from Eastbridge.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee is due July 31, 2014, for virtually all group medical plans.
By Josie Martinez, Senior Partner and General Counsel
EBS Capstone
As of January 1, 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires pediatric dental benefits to be one of the 10 essential health benefits (EHB) that must be inclu…
The adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” doesn’t apply to Generation X and Y — at least not when it comes to employers and their use of the latest technology. As employers build relationships with their current employees and potential recruits, they need to be aware that these people are sizing them up for their use, or lack thereof, of the most recent technology. Furthermore, these same employees are not afraid to quickly leave for someone else if they feel an employer is out of touch regardless of their previous track record.
Beginning in 2015, if you average enough full-time employees or full-time employee equivalents during a calendar year to be considered an “applicable large employer,” to avoid the shared-responsibility penalty you must provide medical coverage…
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