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Short Takes: First Aid
Do we have to have a dispensary or a staff doctor or nurse at our worksite?
Out-of-state Employers Must Cover Vermont Residents’ Same-sex Spouses if Bill Enacted
Employers based outside Vermont will have to provide the health coverage to same-sex spouses of Vermont residents if a just-passed bill is enacted. The Vermont House of Representatives passed the measure on March 15; the state Senate followed suit on March 19. It now goes to Gov. Peter Shumlin (D). If he signs it, the […]
Court Greenlights Living Wage Class Action
News Bulletin: Contraceptives Can’t Be Bumped From Health-Care Plans
The state Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that forces some church-backed institutions—such as hospitals and charity organizations—to pay for workers’ contraceptive health insurance benefits. Justices turned down an appeal from a Roman Catholic organization asking the court to overturn a requirement that employers who offer prescription benefits to employees also must cover […]
News Flash: Legislature Starting To Heat Up
This year looks to be another blockbuster in terms of new employment-related legislation. Next month, we’ll have a full report from Sacramento and Washington, including details on a federal proposal now supported by the beleaguered U.S. Department of Labor to overturn its recent opinion letter and exempt stock options from overtime pay calculations. We’ll also update […]
How Can You Prove that a Worker’s Injury Is Not Permanent?
This content was originally published in January 2000. For the latest in HR management, visit our archives or try our online compliance portal, HR.BLR.com. While Melinda Stark was assembling auto parts at King Auto Plant, she noticed a strong smell of pine-scented cleaning fluid coming from the break room. “What are they doing—cleaning in there?” […]
Preventing Terrorism at Work
This content was originally published in January 2000. For the latest in HR management, visit our archives or try our online compliance portal, HR.BLR.com. Terrorism in the form of kidnapping, extortion, and violence, plays no favorites. Businesses and business people have become as likely targets as government leaders. Executives of small companies as well as […]
News Notes: Workers’ Compensation Pure Premium Rates Raised
The California Insurance Commissioner has ordered that the state’s average workers’ comp pure premium rate be increased 10.2% in 2002. The pure premium rate is a guideline that insurers use when pricing their workers’ comp policies, although the rate is not mandatory.
Survey Says: 21% of Companies Are Litigation Free!
Unfortunately, the headline also means that 79% of companies did experience new litigation last year, according to a survey by the law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Here are top findings of interest to HR managers. Fulbright’s Fifth Annual Litigation Trends Survey, billed as the “largest canvas of corporate counsel on litigation and trends,” garnered […]