Legal

Exam Request Lawful Due to Safety Concerns

Functional capacity evaluations, prompted by legitimate safety concerns, are lawful.

Benefits

Extension Likely for COBRA Subsidy

Obama and lawmakers back the proposal to aid laid-off workers.

Benefits

Analysis Finds Defined-Benefit Plans Outpace 401(k) Returns

A Towers Watson analysis finds that defined-contribution plans donโ€™t replicate the adva...

Benefits

Recession, Demographics Hasten Shift Away From Employer-Based Health Care

Private-sector job losses of the last two years have sped up the shift to government pa...

Legal

NLRB Nominee May Be Headed for Senate Filibuster

Now that Sen. Scott Brown has been sworn into office, he is expected to vote on Nationa...

Technology

The Trouble With Online References

An innocent-sounding recommendation could be fuel for a wrongful termination lawsuit. H...

Technology

Workers’ E-Privacy at Issue

A Supreme Court case involving a police officerโ€™s text messages may provide guidance on...

Benefits

10 Ways to Find Dollars in Workers Comp Loss Run Reports

By paying careful attention to loss run reports, employers give themselves a road map f...