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Workers’ compensation for remote employees: a guide

Insperity

Do you need to worry about workers’ compensation for remote employees? When your organization adopts or expands a work-from-home policy, it’s a good idea to take a fresh look at your workers’ compensation coverage and processes. It’s important to understand that employee injuries at home may be covered by workers’ compensation.

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What is a benefits broker and how can they simplify employee benefits?

Higginbotham

Navigating employee benefits can be complex for employers, especially when balancing cost control with providing comprehensive offerings to workers. Acting as an intermediary between employers and insurance providers, benefit brokers help design, implement and manage employee benefits programs.

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Ask an Expert: Is There a 30-Day Grace Period to Make Changes to Elections in Cafeteria Plans?

InterWest Insurance Services

Many group health insurance plan sponsors and administrators have the mistaken belief that the law allows employees enrolling in Section 125 cafeteria plans to change their elections, as long as they do so within 30 days of the plan becoming effective. This is not correct. And this misconception can have serious consequences.

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Illness or Injury: How Your Business Can Protect Your Employees

InterWest Insurance Services

According to a recent survey, four in 10 American workers live paycheck to paycheck. You as an employer can help by offering group disability insurance to your employees. This insurance helps replace a portion of a worker’s income if they lose their income due to an injury or illness. Tax-deductible premiums.

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2022 Health Insurance Outlook, Changes

InterWest Insurance Services

Here are the rules that will sunset at the end of 2021: Allowing employees who had declined group health insurance for the 2021 plan year to sign up for coverage. The ACA requires that the coverage is “affordable” for the worker, which is set as a percentage of their household income.

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The Value of Modified Duty Programs – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Any thoughts about using off-site, non-profits or charities to accommodate modified duty for an injured worker? a national workers’ compensation and human resources consulting company. She’s the author of two books: “ From Workers Comp Claimant to Valued Employee ” and “The Injury Management Challenge.”.

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Your Staff Are Susceptible to Medical Identity Theft

InterWest Insurance Services

That’s why it’s important for any employer with a group health plan to warn its staff about the importance of safeguarding their medical and health insurance information, including plan information and health insurance cards. This includes: Health insurance enrollment forms. Prescriptions. Action steps.

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