Our Blog: Employee Benefits
- Jan 31 2017
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ACA Enrollment Ends Today: Protect Yourself from Preexisting Conditions Discrimination!
The annual Open Enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ends TODAY, January 31. This may be your last chance to protect yourself from the possibility of future discrimination by insurers based on preexisting conditions.
There is every reason to believe that the ACA will be repealed or, at a minimum, thoroughly stripped of important protections in …
- Jan 12 2016
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- Blog, Employee Benefits, Parental Leave
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Family-Friendly Perks Matter to Employees
Tech Companies Led the Way Expanding Paid Parental Leave Policies in 2015
Other Employers Should Now Follow
The tech industry is famous for setting trends in providing innovative perks and benefits to employees. In the second half of 2015, this pioneering spirit continued for the tech industry as a craze began among highly visible companies to expand their paid parental leave policies.
Although …
- Nov 17 2015
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- Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employee Benefits, Executive Counseling, Practical Tips, Uncategorized
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Illness in the Workplace Part II: Avoiding Financial Disaster
In my last post I talked about getting the time off work you need for treatment and to care for yourself when faced with a serious illness. Now let’s look at maintaining your income while seeking treatment and/or recovering.
First, this article addresses conditions that are unrelated to work. If your injury or illness resulted at work …
- Nov 5 2015
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- Employee Benefits, Firm News, Vacation
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Kendra Kutko on Unlimited Vacation Policies on TheStreet.com
Our Associate, Kendra Kutko, was quoted in a great article by TheStreet.com entitled, “Unlimited Vacation Policies Are On The Rise: These Companies Aren’t Counting Your Days Off,”
She shares her expertise on vacation policies in the workplace and the new trend of unlimited vacation policies for employees.
For more from Kendra on unlimited vacation policies for employees, please visit her recent blog post:
Are …
- Oct 26 2015
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- Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Employee Benefits, Family Medical Leave Act Discrimination, Uncategorized
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Illness in the Workplace: Part I
How to care for yourself without derailing your career
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the following is the first part of a three-part series regarding coping with a serious health condition, like cancer, in the workplace.
This first part deals with the immediate: getting time off work for treatment without losing your job.
Oftentimes illnesses …
- Oct 19 2015
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- Blog, Employee Benefits, Vacation
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Are Unlimited Vacation Policies Good or Bad for Employees?
LinkedIn, the business-oriented social networking giant, recently announced that as of November 1, 2015, it will offer its employees unlimited vacation time. LinkedIn will join the ranks of other major employers including General Electric Co., Netflix, Virgin Group, and Groupon in adopting unlimited vacation policies, known in the human resources sphere as “discretionary time off” policies.
There is no federal or …
- Mar 3 2011
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- Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employee Benefits, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave
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SB Healthy Workplace Act – Senator Sandoval
Vote Yes for SB 128 – Healthy Workplace Act – Senator Sandoval
This bill would provide for paid sick leave for Illinois workers.
Requires an employer to provide an employee up to 7 sick days with pay during each 12-month period. Provides that an employee may use the sick days care for physical or mental illness, injury, medical condition, professional medical diagnosis or care, …
- Nov 11 2010
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- Blog, Employee Benefits
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High Risk Insurance Pools
Having trouble getting private health insurance because of a pre-existing condition? You’re certainly not alone. It is estimated that 15.9 percent of Americans are uninsured, many for precisely the same reason. While President Obama’s health care legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, explicitly prohibits denying an individual health insurance because of pre-existing conditions or a history of high …
- Jul 7 2010
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- Blog, Employee Benefits, Employment Law
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High Risk Insurance Pools
July 1, 2010 Marks a Day of Hope for Uninsured Americans with Preexisting Medical Conditions
Under the national health care reform bill signed into law by President Obama earlier this year, insurance companies will no longer be allowed to refuse to sell health insurance coverage or refuse to renew health insurance coverage because of an individual’s preexisting medical condition. However, this …
- Jun 26 2010
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- Blog, Employee Benefits, Employment Law
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Your Rights Under COBRA
What Employees Need to Know
The Baseline: Employee Rights Under COBRA, Generally
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) requires employers with 20 or more employees who offer health benefits to provide continued coverage to “qualified beneficiaries” for up to 18 months after a “qualifying event;” however, the employee must pay the entire premium. A “qualified beneficiary” is an individual …
