The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Quality Stores, which held that severance payments in connection with a reduction in force (RIF) are exempt from Social Security (FICA) taxes. United State…
A federal lawmaker is asking the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate employer wellness programs that seek intimate health information from employees, and to issue guidelines preventing employers from using such programs to discrimina…
As PPACA standards and practices begin to take effect, business owners are considering how to keep budgets low while simultaneously offering healthcare coverage to full-time employees.
On Sept. 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose a rule requiring companies to disclose the ratio of CEO pay to the average worker’s pay within their company.
A brief roundup of HR news and trends, including new guidance on the reinsurance fee under PPACA.
Theresa Pugh stopped at a store near Lord & Taylor after eating at the restaurant a few doors down. She picked herself up a supplemental Medicare plan from the Horizon Connect store.
Obesity now affects approximately one in three Americans, according to recent data.
Earlier this year, technology giant Intel Corp. began an experiment in health care delivery at its largest semiconductor manufacturing facility in Rio Rancho, N.M.
UBA has released its 2013 Health Plan Survey. The purpose of the survey is to provide employers with comparative data regarding plan costs, employee contributions and plan designs that will allow them to benchmark their plan against those of similar em…
UBA Partner Firm the Cornerstone Group’s Vice President, Amy Gallagher, was quoted in a Boston Globe story on Sept. 2.