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January 23, 4:06 pm
Soon you might get fired eating too many Krispy Kreme donuts. Why? To save on health care costs, your company has instituted a policy that allows them to fire overweight people.
As of this writing, the above policy is fictional. However, some organizations actually have policies that prohibit hiring people who consume legal products […]
December 28, 11:15 am
I recently came across an article in Bloomberg titled Job Creation Is Price for New U.S. Health Law written by the CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (Carl’s Jr & Hardees). If you’re wondering why businesses are trepadatious about expansion and hiring, and why the economy can’t seem to lurch out of its trench, think […]
June 29, 8:17 am
Buckle in, here comes yet another bend in the road. The “Interim Final Rules” (an oxymoron by itself) for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) have just been amended.
According to a newsletter by Anne Wilde, an employment and ERISA employee benefits attorney and principal at The HR & Benefits Advisor, […]
January 24, 8:12 pm
Here’s the scenario: You’re gassing up your car on your way to an important business meeting when you experience the self-serve hazard: As you pick up the nozzle, you realize the handle is covered with gasoline.
YUCK!! You go inside and wash your hands repeatedly with soap and water, but no matter how much […]
September 30, 10:27 am
The history of health insurance in the United States starts about the time of the Civil War. Most early plans only covered accidents occurring during travel. It wasn’t until 1929 that a modern-looking group healthcare plan was created.
Healthcare as an employer-provided benefit didn’t become popular until WWII, when President Roosevelt’s wage freezes led […]
June 16, 5:15 am
From the slightly sardonic “I can’t believe this really happened” file:
If you’re a doctor providing emergency medical services, it would be good to know when someone is alive—and when someone is dead, right?
So how would you like to be the morgue employee who noticed a body bag was moving – the bag containing a woman […]
June 24, 12:02 pm
I sometimes find myself dragging through the afternoon, my body unable to drive forward other than through sheer will on my part. People call this the “afternoon slump,” and if you’re a normal human being, it probably affects you, too.
With all the projects on my plate and others fighting to wedge themselves in, I got […]