The average premium hike for employer-sponsored health plans next year is expected to be the highest since 2011. But there’s some good news: prescription drug coverage cost increases may finally be slowing. Here’s a look at the cost trends and steps employers are taking to rein in costs.
For 2018, Expect Steeper Health Plan Premium Increases
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FMLA’s 25th Anniversary Reboots Discussion of Paid Leave
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Pennsylvania to Update Overtime Salary Threshold and Duties Tests
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Failure to Promote, Low Pay Increase Weren’t Due to EEOC Charge
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An employer’s decision not to promote and to provide only a low pay increase were lawful for an employee...
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Final Tax Bill Dices and Splices Benefit Changes
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Wisconsin Disability Discrimination Lawyers
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FMLA Claim Advances Because of Insufficient Documentation
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Citing the employer’s “insufficient documentation,” a federal court found that genuine questions existed as to whether a former employee...
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Wisconsin Employers Now Subject to Tort Claims for Temp Workers’ Injuries
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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has held that temporary workers who are injured while working for their host employers...
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DOL Opinion Letters Explain Deductions, Bonuses, Exemptions
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) may be shifting its emphasis from enforcement to technical assistance, reissuing 17 opinion...
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