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Conversations on Healthcare Governance

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Non-Profits and the Government Contracting Industry

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The federal government has determined that non-profits that hire people with disabilities take priority when it comes to products and services that are purchased for, or in service of, the federal government. Goodwill Industries and ARCs are two notable non-profits that consistently work with the federal government on contracts.

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How to strike a balance between managing staff wellbeing and financial pressures

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Yet there are concerns this could have a negative impact on their mental health , adding to the stress they are already under. The challenge for employers is to ensure staff can cope financially without jeopardising either their health or feeling they need to move roles altogether. Accurate pay benchmarking is essential here, she adds.

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Fifth Circuit Rules that DOL Advisory Opinion Is Subject to Judicial Review and Invalidates DOL Advisory Opinion on Health Insurance

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Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a Department of Labor (“DOL”) advisory opinion, which found that an insurance plan was not governed by ERISA, was unenforceable under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). On August 17, 2022, the U.S. The plaintiffs then amended their complaint to challenge the opinion under the APA.

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Service Contract Act Fringe Rate Increases for 2022

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The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) increased Health & Welfare (H&W) rates on wage determinations effective June 23, 2022. The new fringe rate is in effect for a particular contract only after the contracting officer incorporates the new fringe rate into that specific contract.

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SCA Fringe Rate Increases vs Medical Inflation Contractor Dilemma

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The health and welfare “fringe rates” are reviewed by the Department of Labor each summer. There are techniques which can be applied to give federal government contractors the competitive advantage. Between 2018-2021 fringe rates have not increased at the same rate as medical inflation. percent, 2019 showed a 1.34

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Cautious welcome for government’s disability plan which aims to make UK ‘most accessible nation’

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million more disabled people in work now than in 2017, which the government claims is delivering a commitment five years early. Now, we are calling on the Government to go further and to commit funding to make assistive tech available for everyone who needs it. “We This has included seeing 1.3