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What’s the Mental Health Parity Act? And why should you care?


October 14, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

As part of the economic-emergency legislation, Congress passed and made permanent the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. It sets out the new requirements for employer-sponsored health coverage.

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Our favorite Web sites: Health coverage for dummies


June 27, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Our favorite Web sites

Anyone in the HR or benefits field knows how health coverage works. But what about the rest of your employees or new HR staffers? Here’s a good Web site to get them up to speed.

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The best defense against a COBRA lawsuit


May 13, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Communication, Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Records documentation, policies

Imagine this scenario: In a COBRA lawsuit against your company, the lawyer for a poor-performing ex-employee goes before a jury and says, “Not only did they kick my client out the door, but they also saddled him with $20,000 in medical bills.”

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What HR managers told us: Do your employees understand their retirement needs?


April 22, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Communication, Latest News & Views, Money, What HR managers told us

We asked 660 HR managers whether they thought their organization’s employees understood their retirement needs. Here’s what they said.

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