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Who should not have access to employee medical records?

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic brought mandatory vaccinations and medical screenings to many companies, which has caused some controversy regarding the confidentiality of employee medical information. In particular, many want to know who should and who should not have access to their employee medical records.

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Who should not have access to employee medical records?

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic brought mandatory vaccinations and medical screenings to many companies, which has caused some controversy regarding the confidentiality of employee medical information. In particular, many want to know who should and who should not have access to their employee medical records.

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Clarifying pay issues around COVID infections & vaccinations

Business Management Daily

Nevertheless, OSHA is still encouraging employers to institute their own shot mandates. But issues regarding the circumstances under which you must pay employees and whether you must extend FMLA leave continue to linger. In other words, you’re not making vaccination or testing a condition of their employment. Leave issues.

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Waiving HDHP Deductibles Has Little Effect on Premiums, Study Says

InterWest Insurance Services

Employers who offer health savings account-eligible high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to employees can significantly expand pre-deductible coverage for certain drugs used to manage chronic conditions — with only a tiny effect on premiums. That’s the finding of a new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

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FMLA leave: What counts as a serious health condition?

Business Management Daily

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take job-protected unpaid leave when they or an immediate family member need to seek care for a serious health condition or are incapacitated by a serious health condition. First, the employee needs to work for a covered employer.

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A closer look at the Families First Cornoavirus Response Act

Business Management Daily

6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act very soon. Stay tuned: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is intended to be the first tranche of relief to help employees and employers deal with the work-related impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and the COVID-19 illness the virus causes.

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Excused vs unexcused absences from work and how to handle them

Business Management Daily

For example, sick days, time off to take care of a child who needs to stay home sick from school, or bereavement leave for a sudden death in the family. However, no-fault attendance policies actually tend to create more problems than they solve for employers. Caring for a family member with a serious health condition.