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A Puerto Rico health insurer agreed to pay $3.5 million in a HIPAA settlement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, investigating multiple breach reports from the company, found what it called “widespread noncompliance” throughout the organization. Triple-S Management Corp. is an insurance holding company that offers many insurance products and services through […]
By Todd Castleton Another recent court dispute among would-be beneficiaries highlights the options facing retirement plan administrators when distributing a deceased participant’s benefit. If two or more parties are claiming to be the rightful beneficiary of a deceased participant’s benefit, one option is to review all the facts and make a determination applying the plan’s terms through […]
By Sharon McKnight, CCP SPHR
Total compensation statements are a way to help employees understand how much the employer is investing in them. This goes far beyond the paycheck. As part of your compensation administration, it’s a great idea to include total compensation statements so that employees can understand the full extent of the organization’s investment. This leads to greater […]
By Kelly Smith-Haley, JD
Contrary to conventional wisdom, growing up with a working mother is unlikely to harm children socially and economically when they become adults, according to new research by a Harvard Business School.
We are trying to determine our PTO policy for rehires. What are our options? Also, employers can choose how to treat PTO accrual in rehire situations, so long as we are consistent, correct?
The Holiday Gift Check Program announced the addition of a ham to the purchase items for the holiday gift checks provided to employers interested in giving their employees a welcome gift during the holidays as a sign of their appreciation.
For the fifth year in a row, employers will hold per-employee health benefit cost growth to under 5%, according to a new survey of more than 1,200 employers conducted by Mercer.
The Cadillac Tax is coming, and you need to make some decisions. One of the most controversial provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Cadillac Tax, is an excise tax on “rich” health insurance benefits. As of 2018 when the tax begins, “rich” means a value that exceeds $10,200 for self-only and $27,500 for […]