The Affordable Care Act and Workers’ Comp
In a recent scholarly article, David A. North outlines how the Affordable Care Act has changed workers’ compensation, and what we might expect in the future. Read on for details. |
Employee or Independent Contractor…and Why You Need to Know
Earlier this year, a court ruled that Federal Express drivers should have been classified as employees, when the company had classified them as independent contractors. And the U.S. Department of Labor announced that a five-year investigation in Utah and Arizona yielded $700,000 in back wages, damages, penalties and other guarantees for more than 1,000 construction industry workers. Read on for details.
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Coming to a City Near You: Mandated Sick Leave Benefits
More employers provide paid vacation time than paid sick leave time: 58 percent versus 52 percent, found a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. Forty-one percent provided paid time off (a combination of vacation time, paid sick leave and general paid time off).
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Out-of-Pocket Spending Rule Will Make Health Plans More Expensive
Guidance on out-of-pocket spending issued by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury will make health plans more expensive for employers.
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This Just In...
Can you walk and talk at the same time? Apparently many people can’t, as “distracted walking” injuries are becoming more common.
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