Compliance | March 3rd, 2008 EEOC Issues Guides on Injured Vets' Workplace Issues March 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Friday issued two question-and-answer (Q&A) guides providing...
Compliance | March 3rd, 2008 LTD Plan's Demand of Objective Proof of Migraines is not Wrong March 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has determined a long-term disability...
Compliance | February 13th, 2008 TX Court Reverses Course on Workers' Comp for NFL Players February 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Reversing its previous stance, the Waco, Texas, 10th Court of Appeals held on January 30...
Compliance | February 12th, 2008 VA Paramedic's Death Ruled Outside Workers' Comp Coverage February 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The family of a dead Virginia paramedic killed in a freak defibrillator accident won the...
Compliance | January 29th, 2008 ADA Expansion Would Change Definition of Disability January 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor is scheduled to consider legislation...
Compliance | January 25th, 2008 Deaf Former FedEx Package Handler Wins ADA Award Appeal January 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has upheld a $108,000 jury award to a deaf former FedEx...
Compliance | January 24th, 2008 Anesthetist with Potential for Drug Abuse Relapse on Job not Due Benefits January 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a long-term disability plan administrator's denial...
Benefits | January 17th, 2008 Obese Retired NYPD Cop Loses Benefit Boost Bid January 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York state judge has rebuffed efforts by a 500-pound, retired New York City...
Benefits | January 15th, 2008 Parties Settle ADA Case Out of Court January 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer groups watching a U.S. Supreme Court case about an organization's responsibilities to a disabled...
Compliance | December 31st, 2007 Appellate Court Does About Face on UPS Discrimination Case December 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has thrown out its earlier ruling in a discrimination case against...
Compliance | December 31st, 2007 Employer Did not Violate ADA by not Excusing Unannounced Absences December 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com ) - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's ruling that...
Benefits | December 24th, 2007 Selling Crack is Work – Dealer Disability Pay Stopped December 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ruling that a crack dealer "exchanged labor for pay on a sustained basis," the Ohio...
Products | December 12th, 2007 Firm Targets Insurance Needs of Social Services Firms December 12. 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lexington Insurance Company has announced the formation of AIG Human & Social Services Risk Solutions...
Products | December 11th, 2007 Guardian Beefs Up Small Biz Group Life Offering December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) has announced two key enhancements to its...
Compliance | December 11th, 2007 Supreme Court to Review Wal-Mart ADA Hiring Case December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's high court has agreed to decide whether federal disabilities law requires employers to...
Compliance | December 5th, 2007 CA Court: Workers' Comp Can't Be Apportioned for Age December 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A California state appellate court has ruled that it is illegal to reduce a worker's...
Benefits | December 3rd, 2007 Will the Graveyard Shift Live Up to Its Name? December 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a "probable" cause of cancer, according...
Products | November 19th, 2007 Paychex Expands Workers' Comp Service November 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paychex, Inc. has announced it is now offering all of its payroll clients the Paychex...
Benefits | November 15th, 2007 Younger Employees More Likely Emergency Room Patients November 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by a South Florida workers' compensation consultant has found that younger employees...
Compliance | November 9th, 2007 NC Court Calls for Clarity on Pension Impact on Disability Calculation November 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A North Carolina state appellate court has sent back for additional hearings a dispute over...