Benefits Think

A recent ruling in the Golden State required Starbucks to pay a worker for tasks he performed after clocking out.

Most healthcare entities have adapted to the major privacy requirements but the thicket of regulations still leaves some traps for the unwary.

Since its inception, the ACA has had a confusing impact on every aspect of healthcare. The administration’s efforts over the past 18 months have only perpetuated the chaos.

Copyrights tend to be company property while inventions tend to belong to the worker, making agreements necessary to ensure the employer obtains possible rights.

Even with the best of intentions, companies still perpetuate conscious and unconscious biases based on age, gender, race, religion, nationality and ability.

Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.

New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.

The proposed changes to health savings accounts will require employee notifications and communication efforts as well as enrollment system and payroll changes.

This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.

Another legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has companies grappling with new business strategies and tactics.