DOL Suit Challenges Employer’s Franchise Model
A company misclassified its workers as franchisees, denying them proper compensation, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has alleged in a lawsuit.
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Hours Worked: Federal Court Says Employer Owes Workers for Time Spent Changing into Protective Gear; What Are the Standards?
Release of Medicare Claims Data Expected to Help Plan Sponsors
The feds’ decision to release Medicare claims data for quality measurement should help employers and individuals alike make more informed decisions down the road, advancing the goals of health care quality and value, a plan sponsor representative noted. Importantly, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final rules apparently will allow the selected data […]
ERISA’s Impact on Data Breach Lawsuits
By Sandra R. Mihok, member, Eckert Seamans Attorneys at Law Health insurance companies have increasingly become the target of cyberattacks, a trend which has spurred a wave of class action lawsuits brought by individuals whose personal information has been breached.
HR Managers Becoming Safety Managers Too … And What to Do if That Describes You
With budgets shrinking, many HR managers are being asked to also handle workplace safety. Here are some tips (and a BLR book + CD program) to help you do it easier and better. Yesterday’s Daily Advisor reported that some employers are allowing, or even encouraging, employees to use iPod-like devices at work. A little music, […]
News Notes: Time Warner Sued Over Benefits For Contingent Workers
The Labor Department has sued Time Warner, Inc., charging that hundreds of workers classified as temporary employees or independent contractors are entitled to retroactive health and pension benefits. Time Warner allegedly classified workers as temporary even after they had worked long enough to be considered regular employees under company guidelines. The government also accuses the […]
Managing Up–Get the Boss to Have Your Ideas
If you don’t get bosses to have your ideas, heaven forfend, they’ll come up with their own. And that spells disaster for both of you. Bill Oncken, late management training guru of Managing Management Time, used to say that managers need to get the boss to have the managers’ ideas. Face it, he said — […]
Court Rejects ‘Cheap’ Overtime Settlement
Mental Health Parity Act Effective Date Delayed
Update: Mental Health Parity Changes Take Effect January 1, 2010 Congress deferred the effective date of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to January 2010 for plans that otherwise would have been covered in 2009. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act amends the Employee […]
Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Health Reform Stands or Falls
Fast on the heels of the latest pertinent appeals court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court definitively announced on Nov. 14 it will decide the question of whether Congress exceeded its powers to regulate commerce when it required people to buy health insurance as part of health reform (or in the converse, whether the individual mandate is allowed […]