Q: What is HIPAA portability? A: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) requires group health plans to follow certain requirements for the portability, special enrollment and nondiscrimination of those plans. These requirements were originally intended to make health coverage more portable for people who change jobs and they prohibit discrimination based... Read more »

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Fortune magazine recently published a list of the companies who have practices that are most effective at creating diverse workplaces, and employers of any size can learn from them. Topping the list is Ball Corporation, who describes these three practices as essential to their diversity commitment: Leadership commitment to build a diverse and inclusive culture... Read more »

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With the recent trend of H-1B adjudication, it might be a good idea for employers to start working with counsel earlier than usual. An H-1B position must be a specialty occupation; i.e., the position typically requires theoretical and practical application of a highly specialized body of knowledge where a normal entry to the position is... Read more »

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John has been practicing human resources for over 25 years, with 9 years at the executive level. His highly diverse experience includes corporate, regional, and site human resources, as well as domestic and international issues, corporate compensation and benefits, training and organizational development, cost reduction, mergers and acquisitions, labor and employee relations, employee engagement, talent... Read more »

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Is employee well-being on your radar? Some employers do not consider this to be their concern and identify a clear delineation between their employees’ personal and workplace lives. As such, their emphasis may be limited to the pursuit of business goals and compliance with various regulations and mandates.  Though not a legal mandate, there is... Read more »

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Congratulations, you just put benefits open enrollment to bed for 2019. Now let’s look forward to benefits planning for 2020! Various surveys highlight emerging benefits and reveal a changing landscape of employee expectations and competitive practices. It is clear that employers cannot just rely on previous benefits practices. Possibly the single most important lesson is... Read more »

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