The steamroller everyone expected from President Trump and the GOP-led Congress to flatten the Affordable Care Act has been put on idle and what was a promised quick outright repeal has morphed into a plan to “repair” the law.
More employers are testing new hires in physical jobs to establish a baseline in case they ever file a workers’ comp claim down the road.
The IRS has started sending letters to some employers asking them where their Affordable Care Act returns are, according to the National Association of Health Underwriters.
Federal OSHA implemented a new rule on Jan. 17 that is aimed at reducing slip, trip and fall hazards in the workplace.
Last week we discussed how . This week we continue talking about reforms. The state Senate in December held a hearing focusing on the abuse of prescription drugs and children getting access to the medications from their parents’ medicine cabinets. The hearing was not centered on workers’ compensation prescriptions, but Association of California Insurance Companies […]
As the new year starts rolling, state legislators have been busy introducing workers’ comp legislation, and reports from the Capitol are that this could be the year for employers and labor to work together on a measure that would increase payments to injured workers and include offsetting cost reductions.
While you may think you can write more openly with your managers and supervisors in e-mails, recent legal precedent would beg to differ.
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in April 2011 and the floods that inundated Thailand in September and October caused massive supply chain disruptions the world over due to the many global manufacturers operating in those countries.
If you are confused about the leeway you have – should you want to take action against an employee for publishing derogatory postings about your company or personnel, the National Labor Relations Board has been giving some guidance in a series of opinion letters.
The top 100 workers’ comp insurers writing business in California, filed for an average pure premium rate increase of 2.8% for 2012, according to a the Department of Insurance.