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All About Job STRESS, Part 1: Dealing With The Working World

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All About Job STRESS, Part 1: Dealing With The Working World

All About Job STRESS, Part 1: Dealing With The Working World About job stress and health: The nature of work is changing at whirlwind speed. Perhaps now more than ever before, job stress poses a threat to the health of workers and, in turn, to the health organizations. Through its research programs in job stress […]

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FMLA 20th Anniversary: New FMLA Military And Airline Crew Benefits

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FMLA 20th Anniversary: New FMLA Military And Airline Crew Benefits

The U.S. Department of Labor today marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act by issuing a final rule implementing two important expansions of FMLA protections. The first expansion provides families of eligible veterans with the same job-protected FMLA leave currently available to families of military service members and […]

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20th Anniversary: FMLA Benefits American Workers And Their Families

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20th Anniversary: FMLA Benefits American Workers And Their Families

To mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Family and Medical Leave Act, (FMLA) the U.S. Department of Labor today released the results of a survey on its use and impact. The survey “Family and Medical Leave Act in 2012: Final Report,” shows that the law has had a positive effect on […]

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Administration Delays Basic Health Insurance Plan Option Until 2015

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Administration Delays Basic Health Insurance Plan Option Until 2015

By PHIL GALEWITZ, KHN— The Obama administration has delayed by one year the rollout of a basic health insurance program aimed at low to moderate-income people who won’t qualify for the expanded Medicaid program under the federal health care law. Under the so-called Basic Health Program, some states had planned to offer government insurance to people who don’t […]

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Study: Health Care Premium Increases Offset By Subsidies, Better Coverage

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Study: Health Care Premium Increases Offset By Subsidies, Better Coverage

By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN— How the federal health care law will affect premiums is among the most asked – and most controversial – questions in the final months before new rules kick in requiring most Americans to carry coverage. A white paper out Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, considers how the law will affect premiums for people […]

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Resource: Summary Of Health Care Benefits, Insurance Coverage & Uniform Glossary Of Terms

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Resource: Summary Of Health Care Benefits, Insurance Coverage & Uniform Glossary Of Terms

Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers and group health care plans will provide the 180 million Americans who have private insurance with clear, consistent and comparable information about their health care plan benefits and coverage. Specifically, the regulations will ensure consumers have access to two forms that will help them understand and evaluate their […]

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HR Advocates To DOL: Flexibility Key To Successful Wellness Programs

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HR Advocates To DOL: Flexibility Key To Successful Wellness Programs

WorldatWork, a nonprofit human resource association, said it  has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor responding to the request for comments on Wellness Programs governed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). “The majority of WorldatWork members are committed to providing valuable health benefits to their employees, however the […]

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Health Care Proposal: Religious Nonprofits Won’t Pay For Birth Control

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Health Care Proposal: Religious Nonprofits Won’t Pay For Birth Control

By JENNY GOLD, KHN— After a year of lawsuits and public outcry, the Obama administration proposed Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, a way for women who work at nonprofit religious institutions to get free birth control without requiring their employers to pay for it. Instead, institutions that insure themselves, such as hospitals and universities, could use a third party to find […]

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PBGC Bails Out Hawker Beechcraft Pension Plans

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PBGC Bails Out Hawker Beechcraft Pension Plans

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will assume benefit payments for more than 9,500 workers and retirees from two of Hawker Beechcraft, Inc.’s pension plans under a bankruptcy court agreement announced Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The settlement also includes $2.5 million to those salaried retirees whose benefits exceed those paid by PBGC under rules set […]

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New Rule: Some Families Ineligible For Health Care Insurance Subsidies

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New Rule: Some Families Ineligible For Health Care Insurance Subsidies

By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN— Some families with costly job-based health care coverage may be ineligible for federal subsidies to help them buy less expensive coverage through new online insurance markets, under final rules released Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2012, by the Internal Revenue Service. The two rules, published by the Treasury Department here and here, uphold earlier proposals outlining what […]

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