InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

No one plans on becoming disabled and missing work, but it can happen. An illness or an accident could cause one of your employees to be unable to work for months, or even years. That’s why you should be offering your employees voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurance. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 23, 2022

In its ongoing work to protect airline passengers, USDOT moves forward with pro-consumer actions. USDOT has published the first-ever Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights. Today’s announcements are the latest steps toward ensuring an air travel system that works for everyone,” said U.S.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JULY 20, 2023

The Americans with Disabilities Act, now more than 30 years old, requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. The accommodations worked. Another agreed to a four-day work schedule. A grocery store permitted a clerk to bring a service animal to work at no cost.

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WEX Inc.

JULY 9, 2023

They can also cover care for a disabled spouse or dependent of any age. To be eligible for this type of FSA when offered through your employer, you and your spouse (if applicable) must be employed, or your spouse must be a full-time student or looking for work. This blog post was most recently updated in July 2023.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Municipal police officers' contributions to their health benefits plans could not be based on the rate of their temporary disability benefits. The purpose of workers’ compensation temporary disability benefits is to provide an injured worker with a partial wage to replace wages because of a work-related accident.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Now that we are close to surpassing the $15 per hour milestone, it’s important that we continue to ensure that everyone working in New Jersey has access to a livable wage.” Employees who work on a farm for an hourly or piece-rate wage will see their minimum hourly wage increase by 80 cents to $12.81/hour, million hourly workers.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Every year in the UK, two million people in employment give up work entirely, for a period of time, to provide care for a dependant. If a person working for your business also spends 24 hours per week or more caring for a dependent, they’re an employee carer. What is an Employee Carer?

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LACE Partners

APRIL 21, 2023

Tim Ringo in our team recently wrote an article on the impact that tapping in to the protirees market can have for businesses, which has been followed by the Government Spring Budget, that looked to i ncentivise groups of people to return to work. The workforce is reacting very positively to these changes.

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HR Digest

APRIL 19, 2023

When it comes to disability benefits in the UK, two of the most important programs are Personal Independence Payment (PIP payments in 2023) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). In this blog post, we will explore the differences and similarities between PIP and ESA assessments and the DWP PIP assessments that might be available.

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Qandle

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In this comprehensive blog, we will explore various aspects of HR policies, including their definition, practices, strategic importance, ethical considerations, and their specific context in India. They provide the framework for managing employees, maintaining a healthy work environment, and ensuring legal compliance.

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 11, 2024

In addition, workers who maintain their health and have access to a health plan or wellness program when they need one are less sick, and hence more productive at work. Tax benefits (23% of ROI) Employers that offer group health benefits receive both federal and state income tax deductions, reducing their overall tax bills.

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Abel HR

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As we touched on in a previous blog posting, a Covid-19 infection is not considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as it currently stands. Evaluate accommodations: As you develop your return-to-work plans, AON recommends that you “consider both physical and cognitive demands of employees.”

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ever thought about what helps a team work great together? This blog shares 35+ internal communication best practices that you can't avoid at any cost! In a company, good internal communication helps everyone know what they're doing and work together smoothly. What Is Internal Communication? Want some tips?

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LACE Partners

APRIL 29, 2022

Our latest blog looks at how organisations can design their flexible working policies to create positive experiences for employees. What do we mean by employee experience and flexible working? . Where can you start in making your work culture more flexible? Where can you start in making your work culture more flexible?

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Workers' Compensation

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The condition can be debilitating, causing disabling symptoms and functional deficits. It can significantly impact people's ability to work, engage and participate fully in family and community life. It can significantly impact people's ability to work, engage and participate fully in family and community life.

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Workers' Compensation

MARCH 31, 2022

The impact of morbid obesity on the residuals of an injury that occurred at work is to be considered when evaluating an individual’s eligibility for Social Security disability. The case involved a 50-year-old man who sustained a severe injury at work involving his back and neck. Kilolo Kijakazi, No.

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Griffin Benefits

APRIL 10, 2023

Today's blog post provides a general overview of COB rules under Medicare. HOW DOES MEDICARE WORK WITH OTHER INSURANCE? There are many important facts to remember regarding how other insurance works with Medicare-covered services and items, such as the following: The primary payer pays first and up to its coverage limits.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Americans who are owed back pay for work would face delays due to the majority of Department of Labor investigations being suspended. The information is essential to assess the nature and extent of an injured worker’s disability and calculate any offsets (i.e., The process is authorized by the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP).

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InterWest Insurance Services

APRIL 19, 2022

More employers are using return-to-work programs for injured workers even if they were not injured on the job, according to a study by Prudential Insurance Co. Many employers have a return-to-work program for their injured employees because it cuts down on workers’ comp claims costs and lets the worker get back to feeling productive.

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Workers' Compensation

MARCH 8, 2022

settlement using the medical monitoring mechanism, the report concluded, creates a cost-shifting of the burden of work-related accidents and exposures from employers to the State's taxpayers. to seek reimbursement for medical costs from employers and their insurance companies for work-related injuries. Cost-Shifting The D.W.C.

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Florida Workers' Comp

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This is, after all, a workers' compensation blog. Sure, outside of the obvious telecommuting connection (work can and is literally in our domestic environ these days), what does does domestic violence have to do with work or workers' compensation? The difficulty of such conflicts is discussed by a local news station, KUTV.

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LACE Partners

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For this week’s blog we will focus on some of the activities, and also let you hear from one of our team – Emma Scriven – on her experiences having started at LACE with a disability, and her role on driving the D&I agenda. As a disabled woman in the workplace, I felt inspired to get involved with Diversity and Inclusion at LACE.

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HR Bartender

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I was fortunate to work for an employer who accommodated my situation. After telling my manager that I was going to leave (because I was being ignored by HR and my co-workers), I was told to empty out my company vehicle and not return to work. And as a result, I spent years in recovery. Not everyone gets those same opportunities.

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InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Employers may only monitor them during work hours. A notification of the employee’s right to disable monitoring, including vehicle location technology, outside of work hours. The law also bars employers from retaliating against workers who remove or disable the tracking devices during the times they are not working.

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Global People Strategist

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

c) Disability and Sickness Leave. If a person has been working for an organization for at least 14 days or if their employment is likely to continue for over a month, they are entitled to a paid sick day. Disability and sick leave are not considered any different from each other. 2) Social Security. Final Word.

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Griffin Benefits

JUNE 16, 2022

As we discussed in our last blog and on-demand webinar “ Designing a Compliant PTO Program ”, the pace of change in this area of employee benefits is somewhat unprecedented, due mostly, though not entirely, to growing legal requirements set forth at state and local levels.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 4, 2022

Facts The petitioner was injured and declared totally and permanently disabled due to a work-related event. Medical and temporary disability benefits were paid in a timely fashion. Penalties for Delay in Payment, Workers' Compensation Blog, June 4, 2022), Related Articles: What is our COVID-19 Future? 2d 1204 (Cal.

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Qandle

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

State Disability Insurance (SDI): In some states, employers must withhold and pay State Disability Insurance, which provides benefits to employees unable to work due to non-work-related illnesses or injuries. Medicare Tax: This tax finances healthcare benefits for elderly and disabled individuals.

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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 12, 2023

That in turn leads to lost productivity for you as well as presenteeism, or the dilemma of a worker being at work but not being productive. Medical costs and costs related to time away from work, disability and premature death that were attributable to diabetes totaled $245 billion in 2019, according to the U.S.

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Bayzat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Termination of employment means the end of a working relationship between an employer and a worker. Labour laws provide legitimate grounds for employment termination without any legal consequences for employees and workers and ignoring them may lead to; Employees pay employers compensation wages and attracting up to a year ban from working.

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HR Bartender

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In her role, Carrie works with clients to develop strategies that ensure compliance and risk mitigation when it comes to benefits and employment practices. Let’s replace the hours of work that don’t move the needle with hours of work that can truly improve employee retention and workplace culture.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

Work-related injury not only physical and mental pain, but any resulting disability also raises immediate questions Injured workers and family members often turn to their human resource (HR) and disability management (DM) professionals to provide guidance on workers’ compensation issues. Canada, 2017].

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AssuredPartners

AUGUST 19, 2021

Over the course of the pandemic we have blogged fairly extensively about the evolution of COVID-19 vaccines as it pertains to the workplace and health plans generally (links below), capturing not only the progress made in the area but focusing on employer-sponsored vaccine incentive programs and mandates as well.

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HR Bartender

JUNE 25, 2015

The reason I’m writing this post is because last year I attended a blogging conference and, during the event, I met someone who posted an introduction on her blog. And for those who don’t know much about HR Bartender, here’s a quick intro: I’ve been blogging for about 7 years. Here’s an explanation. Click To Tweet.

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 3, 2022

East Bay’s principal testified that some workers said they worked for businesses aside from East Bay but admitted that he did not produce any evidence to support that claim. in unpaid unemployment and temporary disability contributions. East Bay provides the workers with the raw materials necessary to complete the drywall installation.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 26, 2023

The purpose of the blogs is to understand the, Concept of Neurodiversity Benefits of having a neurodivergent workforce in the workplace Importance of creating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that celebrates the unique strengths and contributions of all individuals, irrespective of their neurocognitive profiles. Did you know?

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

employees use their cell phones for work. 84% of companies have a bring your device (BYOD) to work policy. 51% of employees use company-mandated apps to do work on their cell phones. employees use their cell phones for work. 84% of companies have a bring your device (BYOD) to work policy. It was recorded at 5.74

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