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A new survey that reveals that compensation in the medical C-Suite rose steadily throughout 2015, also found the compensation increases may be attributed to greater demand and expanding responsibilities for these roles within healthcare organizations.
Over 50% of workers surveyed in the United States may apply for a new job in 2016 as they look for higher salaries, better titles, and more ideal locations, according to a new report from job site Indeed.
Why do workers go to work when they are sick? A new study aimed to improve understanding of the main causes of “presenteeism,” as well as to help make managers more aware of the existence of the growing phenomenon, and what triggers the behavior.
We have an employee who has been taking intermittent leave over the past 12 months for pain and injections for a medical condition. He is having surgery due to the condition. Is this considered a separate event or a continuation of the prior treatments?
I have an employee who is requesting FMLA paperwork due to having migraines. From my records, I do not see where she has missed 3 consecutive days of work in a row at any given time. She does meet all preliminary requirement for FMLA (worked 12 months, worked 1250 hours, and we have more than […]
Hate when your workers hang out in the breakroom drinking coffee? Well, in the near future, you may be encouraging them to down their java when a new brew can make them be healthier, look younger—and maybe lower your healthcare costs!
We have an employee who we believe has a prescription drug problem. We have confronted him twice over the past year and he had denied it. Can we force him to go to rehab in order to keep his job?
By Jennifer Carsen, JD The Cadillac Tax is designed to help fund healthcare reform and reign in unnecessary spending by imposing a 40% excise tax on insurers of employer-sponsored health plans with total values that exceed $10,200 for individual coverage and $27,500 for family coverage, starting January 1, 2018.
Validic, a healthcare industry digital health platform, has been selected by the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA), to power the National On The Move Wellness Challenge. The On The Move competition is focused on fueling national corporate health initiatives to combat physical inactivity and initiate behavior change. Validic will power the platform’s digital health data […]
You may remember that back in the spring, a California Court of Appeal decision found that employees may not waive their second meal period during shifts longer than 12 hours, drastically affecting meal period policies throughout the Golden State’s healthcare industry. However, a new bill is bringing the waivers back.