HR Benefits
Benefits are a form of compensation paid by employers to employees over and above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. Benefits are a portion of a total compensation package for employees. Employee benefits are designed to provide security to you and your family, and to improve your quality of life. This is FindLaw’s collection of HR Benefits articles, part of the Human Resources section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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HR Benefits Articles
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Final Rule Issued Requires Parity for Mental Health Care Benefits
On November 8, 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury jointly issued a final rule to increase parity between mental health and substance use disorder benefits and medical and surgical benefits in group and ...
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Do For Profit Corporations Have Religious Rights?
Do for profit corporations have religious rights? The answer to this question depends on what jurisdiction you are in. But perhaps not for long, as two petitions are currently pending at the U.S. Supreme Court, with responses due on October 21 ...
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DOL Issues Guidance on Same-Sex Marriages and Employee Benefit Plans
On September 18, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor, which was decided on June 26, 2013. In Windsor, the Court struck down provisions of the Defense of ...
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A Primer on the Affordable Care Act’s “Employer Mandate”
The so-called "employer mandate", was enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Act), and although commonly referred to as a "mandate," it is officially called the "shared employer responsibility'" in the Act. Essentially ...
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Contraceptive Coverage Provision of Health Care Law Takes Effect
On January 1, 2013, the much talked about "contraceptive mandate" goes into effect, requiring non-exempted group health plans to provide coverage for women's preventative health services, including contraceptive methods. Specifically, under section ...
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Managing Employee Benefits
Contributors to the research and text were Sandy Taube, director, Employee Benefits Communications Services; Nora O'Connor, associate consultant, Coopers and Lybrand; and Jesse R. Slome, ChFC & CLU, pension manager, Aetna Life and Casualty Company ...
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Life Events Impact Women’s Health Benefit Needs
Most women go through a number of life events that affect their health benefit needs and the choices they make. There are several important new laws that affect women.s health benefits under a job-based plan. Below is a list of some of the specific ...
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Naturalization Needs To Serve Eligible People
Today, over 1.8 million people who are eligible for U.S. citizenship suffer interminable delays waiting for their naturalization applications to be processed. The 105th Congress began to reform the naturalization process because of both ...
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IRS Announces 2001 Cost of Living Adjustments for Benefit Plans
The IRS recently announced the cost-of-living adjustments effective January 1, 2001 for the various dollar limits applicable to retirement plans. The 2001 dollar limits are: The maximum amount of pay considered FICA wages, which is the maximum ...
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Work Changes Require Health Choices
Starting your very first job? Consider enrolling in your employer's health care plan. If your employer offers more than one option-an HMO plan, a preferred provider option, and a fee-for-service plan, for example-compare each to your needs and ...
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