How the Coronavirus Pandemic Impacted Healthcare Spending in One Image

Spending on health services dropped sharply in March and April 2020 compared to the previous year, according to personal consumption expend...

Benefit News Clips, Week Ending May 29th

Majority of employers help with cost of COBRA coverage for furloughed employees May 28, 2020 – Wolters Kluwer (one-time registration may be...

Updated Employee Leave Requirements for Coronavirus in California, Nevada & Oregon

In response to COVID-19, states have passed new laws and issued new regulations and guidance about employee leave taken for reasons related ...

New Study Underscores Importance of Physical Activity in the Avoidance of Dementia

This study has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review.  "Factors independently associated with the risk of devel...

Employee Health Screening Apps are Coming - Proceed with Caution

COVID-19 and the resultant business and economic freeze may very well prove to be the largest global event occurring in any of our lifetimes...

Managing COVID-19 Risks in the Workplace (Webinar)

DOL Final Rule: Overtime and Fluctuating Workweek

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule allowing employers to pay bonuses, premium payments, or other a...

California's In Trouble: 340,000 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $45 Billion

From ZeroHedge : Despite California’s $54 billion budget deficit and $1 trillion unfunded pension liability, there are 340,390 government e...

Looking More Like COVID-19 Will Reduce Employer Medical Claims in 2020

From SHRM :     The coronavirus may end up lowering health care costs for self-insured employers this year, as medical treatment for noninf...

Accommodating At-risk Employees Under the ADA Amid a Global Pandemic

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who need it. These accommodat...