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The impact of Dobbs on employer provided healthcare

Business Management Daily

Group health plans are the natural place to start when thinking about reimbursing expenses related to female employees’ family planning decisions. What is medical care? Group health plans reimburse employees for their medical care. B) For transportation primarily for and essential to medical care referred to in subparagraph (A).

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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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How Does the FMLA Apply to a Remote Workforce?

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted in 1993, a year when the idea of working a corporate job from a living room was rare. sales representatives, healthcare […]. When the law was passed, the FMLA didn’t contemplate a remote workforce.

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The Essential Role of Human Resources Management in Healthcare

Empuls

The healthcare sector, with its intricate web of patient care, medical procedures, and administrative tasks, is one of the most critical and complex industries in the world. When we think of healthcare, our minds often drift to the skilled surgeons, the attentive nurses, or the state-of-the-art facilities.

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How to identify and support a depressed employee

Business Management Daily

Assistance may take the form of directing the worker to mental health support available through the company, such as an EAP or counseling through their healthcare insurance plan. Depression and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Collaborating with a depressed employee is not only a caring thing to do, it also may be legally necessary.

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

Notably, strategic improvements in women’s healthcare could add an average of seven days of healthy living per year for each woman, cumulatively offering more than 500 additional healthy days over a lifetime. Nearly 30,000 US-based Amazon employees have benefited from family-building support so far.