A proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would allow small business to band together and purchase health insurance without some of the regulatory requirements that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes on smaller employers. Advocates say that of the proposal will make it easier for small businesses to afford better coverage for their employees. Critics contend that it’s a way to get around the ACA requirement that plans cover essential health benefits.
DOL Proposes Rule to Expand Association Health Plans for Small Employers
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Small Employers Cut Health Care Costs Using Stand-Alone HRAs
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More than 70 percent of small businesses using a new type of health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) that became available...
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How to Comply with Payroll Record-Keeping Requirements
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Complex wage and hour laws are the source of both many headaches for HR and many class-action lawsuits from...
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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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For 2018, Expect Steeper Health Plan Premium Increases
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Health Care Costs, News, Prescription Drug Plans, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The average premium hike for employer-sponsored health plans next year is expected to be the highest since 2011. But...
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Tax Reform Would Scrap Tax-Free Tuition Reimbursements
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Tax reform, in its current version, would repeal tax-free employer tuition reimbursements, even as employers are calling for these...
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Conflicting Evidence over Absenteeism Leads to Ongoing FMLA Litigation
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Family and Medical Leave, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
An employer that claimed it fired an employee for absenteeism was not entitled to summary judgment on the claims...
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Supreme Court: Union Retiree Health Benefits Weren’t Vested for Life
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Communication, Communication, Health Care Benefits, News, Retiree Health Care, SCOTUS, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Retiree health care benefits end when a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between a company and a union expires, unless...
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Tax Law Is Prompting Enhanced Benefits and Pay, Companies Say
Janet L. Heins|Benefits, Compensation, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
U.S. workers’ benefits and pay packages are getting a boost from the lower corporate tax rate that took effect...
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