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Section 7 and Social Media in the Workplace

December 27, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Two restaurant employees complained about the company’s accounting department on Facebook — and were fired. Two teen center employees took to Facebook after an office meeting and disparaged their supervisors’ decisions — and were fired. James Damore used Google’s employee message boards to criticize how his employer was implementing its diversity policy — and was...
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Filed Under: Employment Practices Liability   •  Specialized Insurance Policies

How Changes at EEOC Could Benefit Employers

December 27, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

President Trump’s appointment to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could signal a more cooperative attitude at the agency. Now that the EEOC is likely to have a 3-2 Republican majority under nominee Janet Dhillon, its policies are expected to slant in a more pro-employer direction. Control at the field office level, where much of...
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Filed Under: Employment Practices Liability   •  Specialized Insurance Policies

Cannabis Cans and Can’ts

September 17, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Marijuana in the workplace

Twenty-eight states now allow the medical use of cannabis (marijuana), and eight have legalized its recreational use. Some state statutes include legal protections for employees who use it for medical purposes. But the federal government still classifies cannabis as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, with no medical use—and illegal under federal law. How should an...
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Filed Under: Employment Practices Liability   •  Specialized Insurance Policies

Guidelines For Writing Letters of Recommendation That Won’t Bite You In the End

September 17, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Letters of Recommendation

References and letters of recommendation can be a damned-if-you-do and damned-if-you-don’t situation for employers. Damned if You Do… Fear of defamation lawsuits brought by former employees has altered the way employers provide job references. Companies have no legal obligation to provide prospective employers with information on their former employees. Because employers have been found liable...
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Filed Under: Employment Practices Liability   •  Specialized Insurance Policies

Arcane Property Risks You Should Know About

September 17, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Property Insurance Risks

A good insurance program will protect your business property from loss due to fire, theft, vandalism and more. But without certain important, overlooked and even somewhat arcane coverages, your property coverage could leave you short of the funds needed to rebuild and recover. Increased Cost of Construction Do you own your business premises? Any building...
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Filed Under: Essential Property and Liability Insurance   •  Property   •  The Basics

Trends in Workplace Benefits in 2017

September 17, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Wrokplace Benefits Trends

As more employers face increasing health insurance costs, many are looking at their total benefit package to find the best benefits to invest their dollars in. Recent years have brought an arms race to employee perks such as free meals and vacation benefits,” wrote Jena McGregor in her Los Angeles Times article, What to expect...
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Filed Under: Employee Benefits   •  Miscellaneous Benefits

How Wellness Programs Improve the Bottom Line

September 17, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

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Workplace wellness programs reduce medical costs, absenteeism and health-related productivity losses, yet many employers find it difficult to measure the success of their programs. Simply enrolling in a program or engaging in an arbitrary number of actions is not predictive of improved health outcomes, or disease prevention or reversal,” wrote the authors of a wellness...
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Filed Under: Employee Benefits   •  Wellness

Government Cracks Down on Parity of Coverage Violators

January 27, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Parity of Coverag

Prior to leaving the White House, the Obama administration increased enforcement of laws requiring parity of coverage for mental health and substance abuse benefits. In a White House task force report, officials said insurers need to make sure that insurance coverage for treatment for mental health and substance abuse disorders are comparable to—or at parity...
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Filed Under: Benefits Management & Compliance   •  Employee Benefits

3 Tips to Expand Voluntary Benefits and Save Money

January 27, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Voluntary Benefits

At a time when employers are trying to solve talent gaps while juggling tight budgets, the popularity of voluntary benefits continues to gain traction—with voluntary benefits’ sales increasing for the fifth straight year, according to LIMRA. Voluntary life insurance sales grew 8 percent and supplemental health insurance sales grew 4 percent in 2015, according to...
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Filed Under: Employee Benefits   •  Voluntary Benefits

Bosses’ Top Concern is the Employer Mandate

January 27, 2017 by The Insurance 411Leave a Comment

Employer Mandate

It’s one of the top issues for employers this year. As President Donald Trump begins his term, an Aon survey found nearly half of employers view the employer mandate as the top healthcare concern of 2017. Arecent Aon survey found 48 percent of employers say the employer mandate is their primary healthcare concern this year....
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Filed Under: Benefits Management & Compliance   •  Employee Benefits

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