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Few Health Plan Enrollees Know About New Price Transparency Rules
Despite a new law requiring hospitals to post detailed pricing information for their treatments and procedures online, fewer than 10% of U.S. adults are aware...
Keeping Your Indoor Workers Cool During Intense Heat
Despite a law requiring that Cal/OSHA create indoor heat illness regulations by 2019, no regulations are yet on the books, making for a difficult situation...
Protecting Your College Student’s Property
While you already have enough to worry about when your child leaves for college, you don’t want the specter of them dealing with the theft...
Retaliating Against Employees for Raising COVID-19 Concerns Can Cost You
The Department of Labor has sued a Texas dental practice on behalf of a dental hygienist and a dental assistant who were not reinstated after...
Have You Insured Your Boat or Personal Watercraft?
It’s summertime and for many that means leisurely weekends on the river, lake or ocean on their boat or personal watercraft like jet skis. But...
Workers’ Compensation Benchmark Rate Reduction Ordered
California’s insurance commissioner has approved a 3.4% reduction in the average workers’ compensation benchmark rate as of Sept. 1, 2021. Ricardo Lara decided to order...
Attention Employers: IRS Ramping Up ACA Compliance
There are signs that the Internal Revenue Service is starting to step up its enforcement of the Affordable Care Act employer mandate. During the past...
High Heat Increases Risk of Injuries for Inside and Outdoor Workers
As many parts of the country are wrestling with ever-increasing temperatures during the summer months, a new study has found that the hotter the weather...
Do You Have Enough Insurance to Keep Up with Rising Home Repair Costs?
The cost of buying and installing home building supplies is going through the roof, and it may leave you without enough insurance to rebuild should...