The Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner will be taking a more active role in controlling the cost to small businesses of providing health insurance to their employees.
Insurance companies will be required to provide the Commissioner advance notice of rate increases, and the Commissioner will reject increases which are “unreasonable or excessive.”
Just another skirmish in the never-ending war [...]
It’s fairly common for companies to have formal policies to accommodate injured workers who, temporarily, cannot perform physically demanding job requirements; generally, these workers can be assigned to light duty until such time as they receive medical clearance to resume their regular duties. In 2006, when Angie Welfare worked as a Fleet Services Clerk for [...]
This article summarizes the Department of Labor’s priorities for 2010, broken down by department. Generally it appears the DOL plans to be a more active voice on behalf of employees and unions.
Of particular interest to small business owners will be the renewed focus on transparency in and enforcement of wage and hour and overtime rules [...]
The smallest of the small businesses–those that employ between one and five people, and currently are getting health insurance through the Small Business Service Bureau–will soon be saving a little money on their employees’ health insurance.
The Boston Globe reports that the Health Connector will be taking over administration of the program from the Small Business [...]