More Firms Outsource Benefits Functions
Over one-third of companies have increased outsourcing of benefits functions in the past two years.
Tag: FMLA
Proposed FMLA Changes Would Expand Spouse Definition
June 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is looking at expanding the protections of the Family and...
Employer E-mail Could Show FMLA Bias
November 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has determined that an employer’s reference of an employee’s Family and...
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TASC Acquires HFS Benefits
October 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) announced the acquisition of Hirsch Financial Services (HFS) Benefits, a...
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MetLife Launches Family and Medical Leave Support Tool
October 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MetLife has developed a solution specifically designed to help small businesses, called FMLAssist.
Employer Can’t Get Back Medical Expenses for Employee not on FMLA Leave
July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has found that an employer has no stop-loss coverage for the medical expenses...
Senator Introduces Parental Bereavement Act
July 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) has introduced a bill that would allow parents grieving the death...
Employer Cleared of FMLA Wrongdoing
March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court decision sanctioning the firing of an...
Boehner Plans to Defend DOMA
March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he plans to take action...
DoL Started Attorney Referral System for FLSA Claims
February 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beginning on December 13, 2010, when Fair Labor Standards Act or Family and Medical Leave...
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FMLA Claims Are Up, FMLASource Offers Employers Help
October 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Claims related to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) have increased by more than...
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Michaels Stores to Pay $8M for Firing Employee with Cancer
September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A jury has found that Michaels Stores violated federal labor laws in its treatment and...
Court Reinstates FMLA Claim against Law Firm
July 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has reinstated part of a lawsuit filed by a legal...
DoL Includes Non-Traditional Families in FMLA Interpretation
June 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has clarified the definition of "son and daughter" under the...
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Bay State Senate OKs Domestic Violence Leave Law
May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a measure requiring employers to give employees who are...
Employee's Own Testimony Can Help Prove FMLA Eligibility
March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that an employee's own testimony can be used in...
Firing Employee for not Returning to Work not FMLA Interference
February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has found an employer did not interfere with an employee's Family and...
‘Faith Healing’ Trip Not an FMLA-Authorized Event
February 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former clerk for a Burlington, Massachusetts, hospital was not entitled to take medical leave...
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Hewitt Expands Absence Management With Advocacy Services
January 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human resources consulting and outsourcing firm Hewitt Associates has added participant advocacy services...
Ohio High Court to Clarify Muddy Pregnancy Bias Law
November 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to take an appeal of a long-running pregnancy discrimination...