New Interim Rules for Affordable Care Act Retaliation Claims By Daniel Finerty, Lindner & Marsack, S.C., Posted with permission The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a new retaliation claim for employees to file with the Department of Labor, and in federal court, against their employer.  Because of the relatively short timeframes associated with these claims,» Read Full Article

Great article on improving patient safety for care giving facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes. Read full article in Amednews.com, by Kevin B. O’Reilly. These are things hospitals and nursing homes should be doing to protect patients. Improve Hand Hygiene Rates of hand washing are low, averaging 39%, with many doctors and nurses underestimating the» Read Full Article

It starts off just like any other telemarketer phone call: “We are sending out new Medicare cards and have just a couple simple questions for you.  Can you confirm you name, address, and phone number.” You easily reply “yes, that is correct.” The telemarketer starts listing off numbers and asks “please confirm that is your bank» Read Full Article

Has your company considered the link between obesity and occupation injury? Journal of Obesity published a recent study by Ian Janssen, et al., which examines this relationship.  A sample of 7,678 adult Canadian workers, were placed into normal weight, overweight, and obese categories based on their BMI body mass index.  Findings show obese workers were more» Read Full Article

A recent survey of insurers estimates that pemiums will almost triple for a 27 year-old man in 2014 as a result of the federal health reform law.  Those in the health insurance industry would like to see those restrictions loosened making insurance more affordable for younger adults. The facts: it costs six times as much to» Read Full Article

When shopping for health insurance, businesses receive more advantages.  Companies typically purchase insurance for an entire group thus giving more room for negotiating to keep costs down.  This is a direct correlation as to why 63% of Americans were satisfied with coverage provided by their employer – it is affordable. Today, the money an employer» Read Full Article

ERISA is one of those areas of HR administration that is probably not high on the list of most HR practitioners’ favorite things to do. And, honestly, many simply don’t have enough people to spend sufficient time on plan issues.  The Department of Labor has recently hired more than 1,000 new employees to – you» Read Full Article

Assume for a minute a disaster strikes your community – a tornado – maybe a major ice storm – an industrial explosion – or a fire in a water/sewer facility. What is your next step to keep your municipal operations functional? Take a look at this heart wrenching video of Kentucky Mayors reliving the January 2009» Read Full Article

All of the printed information and major news telecasts have addressed the “what” as it relates to the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.  Of greater importance to people, specifically higher net worth business owners, is the “now what do I do?” There are many moving parts with this new law.  An article by NFP» Read Full Article

From 2000-2011, 349 people were killed in tip-overs, 84 percent were younger than nine years old. In 2011 there were 41 deaths from this hazard. Televisions were the main cause of the deaths. Schools should make sure that televisions on carts are strapped down. With the advent of Smart Boards there are fewer televisions used» Read Full Article