Former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar is promising he’ll use his new role as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to tackle the rising costs of prescription drugs, taking on the pharmaceutical industry’s promotion of expensive name-brand products.
New HHS Secretary Azar Pledges to Focus on Prescription Drug Costs
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Keep Track of 401(k) Participants So They Don’t Go Missing
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Increased job-hopping and forgetting to update their contact details can cause 401(k) plan participants to “disappear.” Creating a “missing-participant...
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EEOC Provides Timeline for Revising Wellness Regulations
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal district court that it plans to issue a notice of...
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2016 Overtime Rule on Permanent Pause After 5th Circuit Halts Litigation
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a Department of Labor (DOL) motion to halt litigation over the...
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Employee Did Not Have a Reasonable Expectation for a Christmas Bonus Despite Past Bonuses, Court Rules
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A former vice president of sales could not proceed with his multicount complaint against his former employer, including his...
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Revised IRS Mortality Tables Will Raise Pension Costs
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Defined Benefit Plans, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The IRS has released a new set of final mortality tables for single-employer defined benefit plans, to take effect...
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New York Issues Draft Regulations Restricting Call-In Pay Practices
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, Critical Evaluation, New York, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The New York State Department of Labor released draft regulations that, if enacted, would amend the rules for scheduling...
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How Tip-Sharing Rules May Change
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While the Department of Labor’s proposed changes to its tip sharing regulations will ease compliance obligations—and perhaps reduce litigation...
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Wages Get a Healthy Boost as Employers Add 200,000 Jobs in January
Janet L. Heins|Compensation, Critical Evaluation, Labor Market Data, News, Talent Acquisition Metrics and Analytics, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Hiring among U.S. employers is off to a strong start in 2018, supported by the unemployment rate at its...
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