Corporate giants Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are collaborating to offer health care services to their U.S. employees more transparently and at a lower cost. The companies said they plan to set up a new independent insurer “that is free from profit-making incentives and constraints.” The venture could expand and challenge today’s major health care providers.
Could Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan Transform Employer-Sponsored Health Care?
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President Signs Tax Bill Altering Employee Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Benefits Compliance, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
From mass transit subsidies to achievement awards, the taxability of popular perks will change uinder the tax act that...
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What to Do When You Receive an Out-of-Network Shakedown Letter
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Benefits, News, Relationship Management, Risk Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Self-insured health plan sponsors shouldn’t be intimidated when an out-of-network health care provider sends a demand letter threatening action...
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The Minimum Wage in 2018: A Rates-Only Update
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Minimum Wage, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Minimum wage laws can impact businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one...
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Ask an Expert: Are We Required to Let an Employee on Short-Term Disability Work from Home?
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Start by reviewing any medical documentation to confirm that the employee has been released to return to work and...
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SHRM: Preserve Favorable Tax Treatment of Employee Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Eliminating the tax exclusion for employer-provided education assistance, as the House tax reform bill proposes, could inhibit employers’ ability...
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Two-Year Delay for 'Cadillac Tax' Included in Stopgap Funding Bill
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A delay on the 40-percent excise tax on high-value health plans is part of the stopgap funding bill now...
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Mandatory Online Training Compensable, Even Absent Time Records
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Time Worked, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers that require employees to complete mandatory online training must compensate employees for the time it takes to complete...
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SHRM Supports Bipartisan Bills to Ease ACA Annual Reporting Obligations
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Reform, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Society for Human Resource Management is supporting the Commonsense Reporting Act recently introduced in the House and Senate....
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