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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Are Employers Required to Give Workers Meal and Rest Breaks?
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, News, Policies and Practices, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers may have a difficult time figuring out which employees are entitled to take meal and rest breaks and...
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Employers Use Technology and Outsourcing to Ease Leave Management
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
While the legal requirements to provide paid or unpaid leave become more complex, leave-management tools and services continue to...
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New York DOL Issues Amendment on Home Care Aide Wages
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, New York, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The New York State Department of Labor (NYDOL) issued a wage order amendment in response to recent court decisions...
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IRS Prepares to Send ACA Penalty Letters by Year’s End
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Compliance, Critical Evaluation, Health Care Reform, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The IRS announced it will soon send out penalty notices to employers subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
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E-Mails About Poor Performance Defeat FLSA Claim
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Termination, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Evidence of an employer’s internal communications regarding an employee’s poor performance, made prior to the employee’s complaint about his...
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Senate Confirms Preston Rutledge to Lead Employee Benefits Security Administration
Janet L. Heins|Benefits Compliance, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
As 2017 ended, the U.S. Senate confirmed Preston Rutledge as the new assistant secretary of labor for the Employee...
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Senate Won't Vote on Last-Ditch ACA Repeal Attempt
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Reform, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Like previous Republican-backed bills, the Graham-Cassidy measure would eliminate penalties imposed on individuals who don’t purchase health care (the...
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New Trump proclamation changes the game on travel ban
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Pamela Wolf, J.D. President Trump has issued a proclamation suspending and limiting the entry of foreign nationals of...
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