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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Failed to Meet the ACA Filing Deadline? What To Do Now
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Health Care Reform, News, Reporting and Disclosure, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
If the April 2 IRS filing deadline for employees’ 1095-C and related forms was missed without an extension, filing...
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Courts Have Dueling Interpretations of FLSA’s Fluctuating Workweek
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Wage and hour laws are an Achilles’ heel for many employers. A recent 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Wisconsin Employers Now Subject to Tort Claims for Temp Workers’ Injuries
Janet L. Heins|News, Wisconsin, Workers' Compensation, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has held that temporary workers who are injured while working for their host employers...
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What Happens If Tax Reform Scuttles Employers' Deduction for Commuting Benefits?
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Critical Evaluation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employees like receiving subsidies from their employers to defray commuting and parking costs, but tax reform—if enacted—could transform this...
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Viewpoint: If an Employee Attends a Beyonce Concert While on FMLA Leave, Can She Be Terminated?
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers often hesitate to conduct workplace investigations or take disciplinary action against an employee taking leave under the Family...
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401(k) Sponsors Focus on Benchmarking—and Lowering—Fees
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Defined Contribution Plans, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Keeping participant fees in check has become a primary focus of defined contribution plan sponsors. Benchmarking plan administration and...
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SHRM Issues Policy Statement on Compensation Equity
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Influencing Government Policy, News, Pay Equity, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Society for Human Resource Management vigorously supports equal pay for equal work with allowable pay differences based on...
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Florida Statute Preempts Miami Beach Minimum Wage Ordinance, Court Finds
Janet L. Heins|Florida, Minimum Wage, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A Florida district court of appeal held that Miami Beach violated Florida law by enacting a local ordinance increasing...
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