On Nov. 21, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the 2016 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule, which contains several proposed changes for 2016. Among these changes are adjustments to the reinsurance program’s annual contribution rate, the Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period for 2016 and following years, and Read more →

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Written job descriptions can improve your company’s recruiting, hiring, compensation, performance evaluation, promotion, and training, and can help protect you from some types of discrimination claims. Written job descriptions determine all the functions of a particular job and establish which of those functions are essential to the job and which are nonessential, or extra. Ranging Read more →

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Each year, U.S. fire departments respond to more than 250 home fires that began with Christmas trees. According to the National Fire Protection Association, electrical failures or malfunctions were involved in one-third of the home fires that started with Christmas trees, and one in five occurred because a heat source was too close to the Read more →

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Due to the rising costs of health coverage, employers have shown interest in helping employees pay for individual health insurance policies instead of offering employer-sponsored plans. In response, on Nov. 6, 2014, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments) issued FAQ guidance stating that these arrangements do not Read more →

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Maybe you worry, maybe you don’t when it comes to whether a decision to fire an employee will lead to a law suit that may create a significant cost to the organization. Improperly terminating an employee can definitely lead to costly litigation. Those within the organization who have hiring and firing authority may believe that Read more →

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