Given the expanding scope of the opioid crisis, more employers are working directly with their health plans and pharmacy benefit managers to address the issue. Here are the most common strategies to prevent and handle workers’ opioid abuse.
Employers Take Steps to Address Opioid Crisis
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Is It Time to Rethink Fertility Benefits?
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Benefits, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Fertility benefits are getting more attention as members of the Millennial generation enter their prime childbearing years. There are...
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2018 FSA Contribution Cap Rises to $2,650
Janet L. Heins|News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
For 2018, the IRS has raised the dollar limit on employee contributions to health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) by...
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DOL's Final Rule on Disability Claims Procedures to Take Effect April 1
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Compliance, Disability Benefits, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that employee benefit plans must comply with a previously delayed final rule...
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Ask an HR Expert: Can We Allow Employees to Donate PTO to Co-Workers Who Have Had Family Emergencies?
Janet L. Heins|Leave Benefits, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Leave-sharing programs that allow employees to donate PTO to coworkers can be great resources for people facing emergencies.
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Home Health Care Workers May Proceed for Denied Overtime Pay
Janet L. Heins|News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Dismissing the notion that plaintiffs of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act need to be identical,...
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NLRB Makes Change Easier for Unionized Employers
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Health Care Benefits, Labor Relations Communication, Labor Relations Compliance, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Unionized employers will have an easier time making changes to group health benefits plans based on past practices because...
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Benefit Leaders Foresee Greater Employee Choices
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Strategy and Planning, Leadership and Navigation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Workers’ ability to create a personalized benefit package—with greater flexibility to alter their selections outside of an annual open...
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Employee Who Did Not Respond to Employer Loses ADA, FMLA Claims
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Disability Accommodations, Employee Relations Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employee who did not respond to her employer’s requests to return to work could not sustain claims under...
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