Fringe Benefit Group, anticipating growth in the number of part-time workers in the U.S. as a result of PPACA, is making a big push into the voluntary benefits business.
The House passed legislation this month amending the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by giving all private-sector employees the same flexibility government employees have enjoyed for the past three decades.
For employers that offer health insurance, free parking and even child or elder care referral services, offering coverage for funeral services just seems like an easy add-on.
Short of bribery and potentially violating anti-discrimination laws by not hiring obese smokers, theres little employers can do to improve the health of their workforce. Or is there?
Agents and brokers who want to help clients enroll in health insurance exchanges will be able to do so once they register with regulators and will get paid according to what the market will bear.
One of the nations leading business groups is pressing President Obama to ensure incentives for job-sponsored wellness programs remain part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The number of part-time U.S. workers who could see their hours cut because of PPACA could reach as high as 2.3 million, a figure considerably lower than some have theorized.
Hutco Inc., a large industrial services employment agency, has agreed to pay $1.91 million in back wages to 2,267 employees assigned to client work sites in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.