InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As we enter 2022, there are a number of changes on the horizon that plan sponsors need to be aware of as they will affect group health plans as well as employees enrolled in those plans. Here’s a list of what to expect in 2022. These rules were all not mandatory and employers could choose whether to relax them or not.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The role of employers in supporting employees’ health and wellbeing was brought sharply to the fore this week with the announcement of a new government occupational health taskforce and the publication of guidance around supporting menopause in the workplace. million workers reporting work-related ill-health in 2022-2023.

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Florida Workers' Comp

AUGUST 23, 2022

Each state has one (50), then there is the federal system, the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) that largely covers railroad employees, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Some are managed by a director, other by a board or commission (a critic or two complains that some seem not to be managed at all).

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 29, 2022

2022-Ohio-2857, 2022 Ohio App. 2022-Ohio-2857, 2022 Ohio App. 16, 2022)]. Acknowledging that at the time of her injury, the employee was indeed within Ohio’s “zone of employment” and that her injury occurred in the course of her employment, the court found nevertheless, her injury did not arise from her employment.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JULY 26, 2022

In The 1972 Report re 1935 (July 2022), there is comparison of the initial 1935 Florida workers' compensation law to 2022. Conceding that the analysis of whether one is or is not "better off" is likely subjective and perhaps complex, it may be that workers are in fact better off in 2022 Florida than they were in 1935 (87 years ago).

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The post Cartel Corner | August 2022 (Labor Markets) appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Historically, government enforcement of alleged anticompetitive labor market practices occurred in the civil context, resulting in fines for companies and individuals found to have participated in inappropriate practices.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 10, 2023

As I have noted early each January for many, many years now, prior to the death of my mentor and friend, Dr. Arthur Larson, the original author of the oft-cited Larson treatises in workers’ compensation law (and in employment discrimination law, as well), Arthur and I began a quirky—though humorous—New Year’s tradition. Silberberg v.

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Business Management Daily

JULY 25, 2023

Did your organization recently receive an EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) complaint? That’s why understanding the EEOC complaint process is necessary for any organization, even if you pride yourself on being a staunch equal-opportunity employer. Also, in 2022, 61% of U.S. Religious discrimination.

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Global People Strategist

JUNE 13, 2022

As the global health crisis seems to be under control, the State has begun implementing several employment law amendments. For people working in the UK, the revised employment regulations seem promising. Here is a rundown of all the essential employment law revisions in the UK. Increase in National Minimum and Living Wage.

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HR Bartender

APRIL 19, 2022

While employers may use the information discovered in a social media screen to make employment-based decisions, they must still adhere to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance and follow the same pre-adverse and adverse action rules prescribed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt stated in his autumn budget address to the House of Commons that he had accepted recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission to increase the national living wage to £10.42 per hour for 2022. The post 90% of employers think living wage is high enough appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 14, 2022

Testing is one of the most important layers of protection that employers and employees have against COVID-19. The US Equal Opportunity Commission [EEOC] has now placed a restriction on COVID testing for employers limiting to only where there is defined “business necessity.” With the revision of A.6, With the revision of A.6,

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The court stressed that the Commission could not be required to speculate as to the reasons the claimant had sought review. Chuhan was to email the ALJ the status of her case by August 24, 2022. On August 29, 2022, the ALJ dismissed the claim with prejudice for Chuhan’s failure to show cause why her claim should not be dismissed.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 3, 2022

On July 12, 2022, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revised its guidance on compliance with disability discrimination law during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Florida Workers' Comp

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The 2022-23 Florida OJCC Annual Report is likely the most introspective annual review in the world of workers' compensation adjudication. In 2022-23, District Gainesville was transitioned as planned. There are lawyers, employers, and employees who now face travel for hearings. District Port St. Petersburg.

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The Workcomp Writer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina, construing the state’s version of the “found dead” rule, affirmed a decision by the state’s Industrial Commission that awarded death benefits to the dependents of a dump truck driver who died in an accident on a steep roadway [ Frye v. Hamrock, LLC , 2022-NCCOA-623, 2022 N.C. Background.

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 7, 2023

Background Stone, a phlebotomist and Ohio resident, began her employment with Quest in 1991. Stone expressed her desire to transfer her employment within the company and, according to her affidavit, was told that she would be permitted to transfer. Stone had not received any response to her transfer requests.

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Workers' Compensation

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On April 15, 2022, the local power utility alerted the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration about workers constructing a five-story apartment building too close to nearby power lines. On June 23, 2022, the department's Regional Office of the Solicitor secured a temporary restraining order in U.S.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over a period of about six months at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022, we were told repeatedly that huge numbers of people were about to quit their jobs to move to something better, pursue their dream of self-employment or whatever. But, the proportion of people saying this was more or less the same as it had always been.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Autumn budget 2022: The government has agreed to raise the national living wage by 9.7% In his autumn budget address to the House of Commons, Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt (pictured) stated that he had accepted recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission to increase the national living wage to £10.42 from April 2023.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The NJ Supreme court held that the insurance agent's conduct must be a willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of commission or omission for failure to advise an employer about workers' compensation coverage for a Limited Liability Corporation. Informed by the Legislature’s expression of public policy in N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 prescribes.

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 9, 2022

The court found, however, that the employee nevertheless could not recover workers’ compensation benefits since his injuries did not arise out of his employment [ Kerr v. 2022-Ohio-2697, 2022 Ohio App. A commission staff hearing officer affirmed the DHO’s order, and the commission refused further appeal.

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The Workcomp Writer

JUNE 3, 2022

Quoting Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , an Ohio appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Industrial Commission that had refused to consider various fringe benefits in the form of health and welfare benefits, as well as the employer’s contribution to several pension funds as “wages” or “earnings” under Ohio Rev.

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The Workcomp Writer

MAY 3, 2022

City of Pocatello , 2022 Ida. 29, 2022)]. With regard to the second holding, the high court stressed that it wasn’t enough to introduce evidence that cast substantial doubt on whether the firefighter’s cancer was caused by the employment. Employer Attempts to Rebut Presumption. Industrial Commission’s Decision.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 19, 2022

The post Restrictive Covenants Evolve from Common Law to Statutory Regulation: The 2022 Watershed appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Unlike state statutes regulating trade secrets (which largely follow the Uniform […].

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The Workcomp Writer

MAY 2, 2022

Were he presented no medical expert’s testimony and attempted to rely upon his own testimony as to pain levels and the circumstances of the injury itself, the Commission acted within its discretion in finding he had failed to establish medical causation [ Bowdry v. City of Tupelo , 2022 Miss. 26, 2022)]. LEXIS 130 (Apr.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 10, 2022

Laurels Healthcare Holdings , 2022-NCCOA-25, 2022 N.C. Laurels Healthcare Holdings , 2022-NCCOA-25, 2022 N.C. Most, however, have effectively abandoned the requirement, essentially providing compensation for virtually any injury (or disease) that arises out of and in the course of the employment. LEXIS 10 (Jan.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

DECEMBER 30, 2021

New Limits to FSAs, HSAs, Commuter Benefits for 2022. Pre-tax Account Limits for 2022. Health Savings Account Limits for 2022. While the legality of these types of orders is being challenged, employers could still be required to comply as soon as January 4, 2022. Up from $270/mo. Individual / Self-only Coverage.

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The Workcomp Writer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Blot , 2022 Va. Quoting Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , the appellate court reasoned that loss of employment should not be deemed due to disability if a worker without the disability would lose employment or suffer a reduction in earnings under the same economic conditions. Commission Reverses Deputy Commissioner in Part.

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 11, 2023

The employee’s failure to request Full Commission review within 15 days meant the Commission’s subsequent dismissal of her appeal was proper. The employee’s failure to request Full Commission review within 15 days meant the Commission’s subsequent dismissal of her appeal was proper. Ingles Mkts. LEXIS 362 (July 5, 2023)].

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 10, 2023

PBMs are intermediaries, acting as go-betweens for insurance companies, self-insured employers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. PBMs typically contract with both insurers (or self-insured employers) and pharmacies. CVS Caremark and UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx are other major players. And in Washington D.C., ”

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In a deeply-divided decision that may raise more questions than it answers, the Supreme Court of North Carolina held that an injured employee’s timely workers’ compensation claim establishes the state Industrial Commission’s jurisdiction over that case, including over a dependent’s subsequent claim for death benefits [ McAuley v. 16, 2022)].

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The Workcomp Writer

MAY 23, 2022

Plumbing , 2022 Ida. LEXIS 56 (May 18, 2022)]. At that time, the employer’s physician opined that Claimant had sustained disability as 21 percent, while Claimant’s expert calculated it at 43 percent. Commission: Weight Gain Was Intervening Factor. Idaho Supreme Court: Commission Failed to Follow Brown Decision.

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Global People Strategist

JULY 26, 2023

These changes have attempted to bring about an evolution in employment opportunities and average incomes throughout the region. 2. 2020 National Minimum Wage Developments in economic equality paralleled the increase in the national minimum wage by the National Minimum Wage Commission. This increase went up to ZAR 20.76

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The Workcomp Writer

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Canton , 2022-Ohio=3642, 2022 Ohio App. The Commission ultimately determined that the claim—filed December 5, 2019—was barred by the one-year statute of limitations found in Ohio Rev. The deceased employee suffered an injury resulting in near instantaneous death while working for the employer on December 16, 2017.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 26, 2023

PBMs are intermediaries, acting as go-betweens for insurance companies, self-insured employers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. PBMs typically contract with both insurers (or self-insured employers) and pharmacies. CVS Caremark and UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx are other major players. And in Washington D.C., ”

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Signed into law in 2022 by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York’s pay transparency law in 2023 is all set to go. Effective from 17 September this year, the pay transparency law will now enforce regulations that ensure employers who want to advertise a job posting are clear about what salaries applicants could expect for the position.

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