Employers Should Beware of Compliance Issues with Abortion Benefits
The recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion has left many employers scrambling to understand the impact it will have on their ability to provide health coverage for their employees.
How to Use Benefits to Improve Talent Acquisition and Retention
With over 4 million more job openings than employees to fill them, the task of talent acquisition and retention has become a significant challenge for many companies.
DOL Issues Mental Health Parity Act Enforcement Warning
In 2021, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act to put teeth into the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008.
Defending Against Cyber Attacks
Companies across the globe have been fighting cyber attacks for years, but the sophistication, frequency and intensity of attacks is increasing.
Zillennials Challenge Traditional Workplace Conventions
MetLife’s 20th Annual Employee Benefit Trends Study shows job satisfaction has tumbled to a two-decade low. Zillennials – who represent the generation born between 1993 and 1998 – exhibit the lowest level of satisfaction.
Assessing Brownfield Sites
A brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
OSHA Proposes to Revise Lead Exposure Standard
On June 28, 2022, OSHA published an advance notice of proposed rule-making (ANPRM) to revise its standards for occupational exposure to lead. This revision comes after recent medical research on workplace lead exposure shows adverse health effects that can occur in adults at lower blood lead levels than previously recognized. The current OSHA lead standards will be modified to reflect the proper amounts.
Big Increases in Voluntary Benefits Participation
According to a survey by professional services firm Aon, the number of employers offering voluntary benefits increased by 41% from 2021 to 2022.
Hand and Finger Protection
The risk that hand, wrist and finger injuries pose in health care settings is unique because it is associated with another, more serious risk: that of infection with diseases like Hepatitis B and C or HIV. Even injuries that do not result in infection bear the psychological trauma of waiting for definitive test results.
Active Assailant Preparedness
In recent years, active assailant incidents have become a growing concern across the United States. Most recently at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a doctor’s office at Saint Francis in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and at a 4th of July Parade in Highland Park, Illinois.