HR Newsletter: 3/23/23
With Employee Benefits & HR topics regularly in the news, it’s difficult to stay up to date. Our weekly newsletter will help you stay current. Check out this week’s edition.
Read MoreCOBRA Notice Litigation Resulting in Big Dollar Claims
Can you imagine something as simple as a COBRA Notice missing a few technical requirements resulting in an employer needing to pay a 6 or 7-digit damages award? That is happening in Florida. Employers in and out of Florida should pay attention to this news, as what doesn’t start in California often starts in Florida. …
Benefits Newsletter 10/1/19
In This Issue: New IRS Proposed Regulations Texas v. U.S.: Some Possible Consequences of the ACA Constitutionality Challenge Pending in the Fifth Court 2019 Employer Health Benefits Survey Employer Strategies to Reduce Health Costs and Improve Quality Through Network Configuration COBRA Notice Litigation Results in Big Dollar Claims ACA Round Up: MLR Rebates, Insurer Competition, …
Arbitration Agreements 101
The Eighth Circuit has issued a reminder to those seeking to bind employees and consumers to arbitrate future disagreements: don’t gloss over contract basics. In Shockley v. PrimeLending, 929 F.3d 1012, Jennifer Shockley sued her former employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act, alleging she was not paid for all earned wages and overtime pay. …
Employers Are Expected to Spend More on Health Care and Wellness in the Next Year
According to Optum’s Wellness in the Workplace study, more than 80% of employers plan to spend more on health care and wellness in the next year than in previous years. Health Care Spending The cost of providing employer-sponsored health care has been steadily increasing over the years. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average …
Bonuses Paid by Third Parties Excluded From Regular Rate for Overtime Calculation Purposes
Perhaps the most frequently violated provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act is that law’s requirement that non-discretionary bonuses be included in non-exempt employees’ regular rate of pay used for purposes of calculating overtime pay. On August 20, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that incentive bonuses paid to employees by third parties were …
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