Insurance

Ramp up benefits education before open enrollment

08/25/2016

As open enrollment season for benefits approaches, employers have a significant opportunity to educate employees on traditional and voluntary benefits and how they can be used to address financial concerns.

ACA did not lead to cuts in job-based health coverage

07/26/2016

The Affordable Care Act has had almost no effect on the number of employees who get their health insurance through an employer-sponsored plan, according to new research by the nonprofit Urban Institute.

Snapshot: Most common supplemental benefits

07/12/2016

What benefits are being provided other than health insurance?

High Court rules: Class actions, contraceptives

05/20/2016

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 16 struck a minor blow against class-action lawsuits and took a pass on a case that could have dealt a blow to the Affordable Care Act. Both cases could have had a substantial effect on some HR operations.

Discharged for gross misconduct? Then employee isn’t entitled to COBRA coverage

05/02/2016

Generally, employers that provide health benefits must offer continuing COBRA coverage whenever an employee resigns or is terminated. But that requirement doesn’t apply if the employee was discharged for gross misconduct.

Employee quit? Record of conversation can save you if he files for unemployment

05/01/2016

Employees who quit aren’t eligible for unemployment compensation in Ohio. Yet the same employee who impetuously announces he’s had enough and won’t be back just might file for benefits anyway …

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.

How to Wipe Out Fraud and Abuse Under FMLA

03/24/2016

The medical certification process is your most potent weapon for combating potential FMLA fraud. But obtaining a certification is only the first fraud-stopping step. Here are 10 more things you can do to keep employees from gaming the FMLA system.

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.