April 12, 2012 by Jared Bilski
Here’s an employee who moonlighted as a mixed martial arts fighter and racked up an impressive record doing so. Problem is, he allegedly won a bunch of the fights while he was out on workers’ compensation.
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Tags: Los Angeles firefighter, MMA, Raphael "Noodle" Davis, Workers' comp, YouTube
January 3, 2012 by Jared Bilski
With little room in their budgets for significant raises or rich traditional benefits, more companies are looking to creative, low-cost perks to keep their workers happy.
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Tags: Adoption assistance programs, Chair yoga, Perks, Pet insurance, Voluntary benefits
August 15, 2011 by Jared Bilski
Here’s a company that learned that a very expensive lesson about workers’ comp insurance: Employers who choose not to carry it and refuse to heed stop-work orders face harsh penalties for their choices.
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Tags: Alaska Workers' Compensation Board, Civil penalty, Godwin Glacier Tours LLC, Stop-work orders, Ultimate Tours LLC, Workers' comp
March 11, 2011 by Jared Bilski
“File for unemployment … then relax for awhile.” That’s the message from a man who collected 102 consecutive weeks of unemployment. Here’s why.
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Tags: AOL news, Canned: How I Lost Ten Jobs in Ten Years and Learned to Love Unemployment, Franklin Schneider, Marc Hartzman, Unemployment
January 26, 2011 by Jared Bilski
Even if your firm can’t afford to offer a traditional retiree benefits package, there is something you do. And it’ll likely boost your ability to attract — and retain — top talent.
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Tags: Defined contribution, Health Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account, HRA, HSA, Retiree benefits package, Retiree-benefits trends, State insurance exchange
August 2, 2010 by Jared Bilski
April 23, 2010 by Jennifer Azara
Tax Day brought more than long post office lines — it also brought two more months of unemployment benefits to many people. And a new to-do list for Finance.
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Tags: Benefits, COBRA, COBRA subsidy, Congress, Involuntarily terminated, Layoffs, Retroactively, The Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Unemployment benefits
January 15, 2010 by Jared Bilski
For employers, getting Generation-Y employees to see the value of company-sponsored benefits has traditionally been a challenge. But the recession may have changed that.
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Tags: Benefits packages, Company-sponsored benefits, Economic crisis, Fidelity Generation Y study, Gen-Y workers, Generation Y, Twitter, Work/life balance
November 19, 2009 by Jared Bilski
If increased medical claims for unhealthy employees isn’t enough of a reason to stress wellness, consider this: Some courts are now ruling that workers’ comp must cover employees’ weight-loss surgery.
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Tags: Disability costs, Indiana, Obesity, Oregon, Weight-loss surgery, Workers' comp
October 19, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Year-end will be here before you know it. So if Payroll has made any COBRA subsidy payments, you’ll want to make sure they’ve claimed credit on Form 941.
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Tags: COBRA credit, Form 941, Overpayment, Payroll, Subsidy payments
