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23 Aug 2015, 10:01 pm by Cookson Beecher
Tom Kunesh, Food and Living Environment Program supervisor with the Whatcom County Health Department in Bellingham, called cleaning and disinfecting barns part of a “multi-faceted prevention strategy” fairs are advised to take, which includes these additional recommendations: Avoid hand-to-mouth activities, such as eating, applying lip balm, and biting fingernails while in the animal exhibit areas. [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 6:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Consequently, sponsoring employers and their management generally will want to ensure that their plan documents are properly updated to comply with the out-of-pocket maximum and other federal requirements, to require contractual commitments to administer the health plan in compliance with and to report, correct, and indemnify for violations of these requirements in vendor contracts with their health plan insurers, administrators and other vendors, and conduct documented… [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 11:24 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Consequently, sponsoring employers and their management generally will want to ensure that their plan documents are properly updated to comply with the out-of-pocket maximum and other federal requirements, to require contractual commitments to administer the health plan in compliance with and to report, correct, and indemnify for violations of these requirements in vendor contracts with their health plan insurers, administrators and other vendors, and conduct documented audits to… [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 6:28 pm by Joy Waltemath
The sick leave regulation also provided that “When a member is using sick leave, their supervisor or the Human Resources Officer may visit or contact the member to ascertain if the department can do anything to assist the member and verify information” regarding the officer’s health status. [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 3:56 pm by Colorado Employment Law Letter
Because other countries deal with bullying as a matter of workplace safety and health, you might wonder whether the U.S. [read post]
14 Aug 2015, 3:16 am by Robin Shea
DeMasters told the employee that he was a victim of sexual harassment and encouraged him to make a complaint with Human Resources. [read post]
11 Aug 2015, 2:29 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) today (August 11, 2015) jointly released updated information about how the Departments plan to develop rules to implement the data reporting rules needed to implement the transparency provisions of section 1311(e)(3) of the Affordable Care Act with respect to non-Exchange coverage, including health insurance issuers offering group and… [read post]
6 Aug 2015, 6:21 pm by Kevin LaCroix
The art and the benefit of the exit interview is lost on so many companies today–too often because departing employees are dismissed as resentful and unreliable. [read post]
6 Aug 2015, 4:01 am by Administrator
It is customary for the human resources representative or lawyer to interview all legal positions, but legal assistants or paralegals may also be part of the process. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 12:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Since violation of these out-of-pocket maximums (as well as many other federal health benefit rules) can trigger an obligation for the employer to self-assess, self-report by filing a Form IRS Form 8928, and pay excise taxes of up to $100 per day, as well as expose the plan and its fiduciaries to ERISA lawsuits from covered persons, the Department of Labor or both, insurers and administrators also should review their group health plan provisions and their administration in… [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 8:05 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is recognized nationally and internationally for her practical and creative insights and leadership on HIPAA and other health and other employee benefit, human resources, and related insurance, health care, privacy and data security and tax matters and policy. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 11:56 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  As implemented by current Department of Labor Regulations, these ACA claims and appeals procedures require that group health plans (other than grandfathered plans) both comply with: All of the pre-existing ERISA claims and appeals rules; and Notify members or their beneficiaries of their rights to and provide for independent review of coverage rescission decisions and medical judgment-based claims denials in accordance with detailed rules set forth in the Labor… [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 4:45 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Department of Health and Human Services today launched the first online collection of the federal resources and capabilities available to mitigate the health impacts of emergencies. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 9:07 am by Marty Lederman
  The Final RegulationsThis past Tuesday the government published in the Federal Register a series of final rules issued a few days earlier by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury. [read post]
19 Jul 2015, 2:59 pm by Tammy Binford
Work to make sure that the human resources department as well as managers and supervisors are prepared to manage issues calmly and respectfully. [read post]