The IRS, in what would be a blow to employers, is proposing companies shouldnt be allowed to count the cost of wellness programs in their health care plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Human resource managers noodling on ways to boost productivity and wellness in their workforce might want to consider the results of a survey from legal plan seller ARAG.
Regal Entertainment Group has unleashed a torrent of criticism from customers on its Facebook page after cutting the hours of thousands of non-salaried employees to avoid Obamacare requirements to extend health insurance to workers who put in more than 30 hours a week.
For HR managers who have had a front-row seat to some of the more seismic changes in health care benefits in recent years, the latest Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report will sound more than familiar.
The Washington, D.C., Health Benefit Exchange executive board has voted to prohibit health insurance companies from charging higher premiums to smokers and tobacco users.