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Legal Update: Final Rule Implements Ban on Surprise Medical Billing
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Legal Update: Final Rule Implements Ban on Surprise Medical Billing - On Aug. 19, 2022, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments) jointly released a final rule...
2024
April
- HR Compliance Bulletin: Preparing for the DOL’s New Overtime Rule
- Compliance Overview: OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Designation Process Frequently Asked Questions
- Legal Update: OSHA Announces Final Rule on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation
- Legal Update: HHS Encourages Urgent Review of HIPAA Compliance Following Health Care Cyberattack
- HR Compliance: What Employers Should Know About EEO Retaliation
- HR Compliance: U.S. Supreme Court Cases for Employers to Watch in 2024
- Work Comp Insights: Types of Transitional Duties in Return-to-Work Programs
- News Brief: April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- Mental Health Minute - April 2024
- Live Well, Work Well - April 2024
- Legal Update: FMCSA Exempts 9- and 15-passenger Vans From Operating Authority Requirements
- News Brief: Change Healthcare Cyberattack Causes Unprecedented Disruptions
- HR Compliance Bulletin: New CDC Isolation Guidance and Employee Leave Considerations
- Legal Update: HHS Highlights HIPAA Violations and Breaches in Annual Reports
- HR Compliance Overview: DOL Independent Contractor Rule
- HR Insights: Avoid 10 Common ADA Mistakes
March
- Live Well, Work Well - March 2024
- Mental Health Minute - March 2024
- HR Insights: 4 Ways AI Will Impact the Workplace in 2024
- HR Insights: 2023 Employment Law Changes Important in 2024
- HR Insights: The Business Implications of the DOL’s New Independent Contractor Rule
- Work Comp Insights: NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs
- 5 Employment Policies to Review in 2024
- Top 2024 Wellness Trends
- Work Comp Insights: Benefits of Return-to-Work Programs for Employers and Employees
- Data Breach Class Actions Skyrocketed in 2023
- Legal Update: New TX Law Prohibits COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
- Legal Update: OSHA Proposes to Issue a New Emergency Response Standard
- Risk Insights: Health Care Industry Trends to Watch in 2024
January
- Live Well, Work Well - January 2024
- HR Insights: 8 Tips for Modernizing Hiring in 2024
- Legal Update: OSHA’s Safety and Health Bulletin on Safety Helmets in the Workplace
- Legal Update: OSHA Form 300A Posting Requirements Begin Feb. 1
- News Brief: Workplace Fatalities Up 5.7% According to Bureau of Labor Statistics
- News Brief: House Passes Bipartisan Act to Lower Health Care Costs and Increase Price Transparency
- 2024 Workers’ Compensation Insurance Market Outlook
- Mental Health Minute - January 2024
2023
December
- OSHA Hazard Identification and Control Program
- HR Insights: Responding to the EEOC’s Increased Focus on Mental Health Discrimination
- Risk Insights: Understanding, Preventing and Mitigating Workplace Violence
- Penalties for HIPPA Violations Increase
- HHS Increases Civil Penalties for HIPAA Violations
- OSHA's Top 10 Most Frequently Cited - 2023
- Live Well, Work Well - December 2023
- Mental Health Minute - December 2023
November
- Home Care for the Common Cold and Flu
- Cyber Risks & Liability: MGM Cyberattack Emphasizes Need for Layered Digital Defenses
- DOT Accidents - What is reportable?
- Live Well, Work Well - November 2023
- NCCI Experience Modification Factor 2024 Changes FAQs
- EEOC Opens EEO-1 Reporting Portal for 2022 Workforce Data
- News Brief: Employers Must Use New Form I-9 Starting Nov. 1
- Mental Health Minute - November 2023
October
- HR Insights: Preparing for the Fall and Winter Virus Season
- News Brief: EEOC Significantly Increased Discrimination Lawsuits in FY 2023
- Know Your Benefits: Assessing the Viability of AI as a Self-diagnosis Tool
- Risk Insights: The Importance of Safety Orientations in Onboarding
- Risk Insights: AI + Employment Decision
- Work Comp Insights: Utilizing a Nurse Triage Program
- Think Well, Be Well: Sleep + Mental Health
- Risk Insights: Board Orientation
- Work Comp Insights: Interstate vs. Intrastate Experience Modification Rating
- Safety Matters: Driving Tips
- Work Comp Insights: Reading an Experience Modification Worksheet
- Cyber Update: MGM Cyberattack Emphasizes Need for Layered Defenses
- Mental Health Minute - October 2023
- Live Well, Work Well - October 2023
September
- News Brief: Back Pain Remains the Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide
- Coverage Insights: The Value of Medical Professional Liability Insurance
- HR Insights: EEOC Identifies Practices for Preventing Workplace Harassment
- Know Your Benefits: Assessing the Viability of AI as a Self-diagnosis Tool
- Playing it Safe: Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls in Home Care Settings
- Legal Update: EEOC Issues New Guidance on Visual Disabilities and the ADA
- Mental Health Minute - September 2023
- Live Well, Work Well - September 2023
August
- Cyber Liability: The Value of Cyber Insurance
- CDC Alerts of Late Summer Surge in COVID-19 Cases
- Legal Update: Workplace Violence Poster Required in Texas
- Work Comp Insights: Impact of AI
- Cyber Update: Average Data Breach Costs $4.4M
- Risk Insights: 5 Myths About Manual Lifting
- Live Well, Work Well - August 2023
- Legal Update: New Form I-9 Available
- 2023 Workers' Compensation Insurance Midyear Market Outlook
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2022
December
- Understanding the Difference Between RSV, Flu and COVID-19
- Risk Insights: Avoiding Muscle and Ligament Injuries
- Work Comp Insights: When is a Workers’ Compensation Claim Compensable?
- Preventing Burnout During the 2022 Holiday Season
- News Brief: OSHA Announces Preliminary Top 10 Violations for Fiscal Year 2022
- Live Well, Work Well- December 2022
November
October
September
- Live Well, Work Well - October 2022
- Cyber Liability: The Importance of Two-factor Authentication
- News Brief: Wages Increasing Near the Pace of Inflation
- Work Comp Insights: Five Strategies for Reducing Workers’ Compensation Costs
- News Brief: DHS Proposes Permanent Rule Allowing Remote Verification of Form I-9 Documents
- Legal Update: Final Rule Implements Ban on Surprise Medical Billing
- Live Well, Work Well - September 2022
August
July
June
May
April
March
- April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- Risk Insights: Spring Storm Safety Tips for Businesses
- Live Well, Work Well - April 2022
- Legal Update: OSHA Reopens Rulemaking Record for COVID-19 Health Care Rule
- Tips for Amending Electronic Health Records
- Health Care Risk Insights: Nursing Home Fire Safety
- Risk Tips: Engaging Patients to Improve Diagnosis
- Live Well, Work Well - March 2022
February
January
- Winter Safety: Driving
- Managing and Learning From Medication Mishaps: Promoting a Culture of Safety in Your Healthcare Practice
- 2022 OSHA Penalty Amounts
- Legal Update: Supreme Court Stays OSHA ETS Vaccination and Testing Mandate
- Legal Update: Agencies Issue Guidance on Coverage of OTC COVID-19 Tests
- Changes Are Coming to the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Are You Prepared?
- 2022 Workers' Compensation Insurance Market Outlook
2021
December
- Live Well, Work Well - January 2022
- Legal Update: EEOC Issues New Guidance on COVID-19 and ADA Disability
- Risk Tips: Managing Pandemic Related Clinician Burnout
- Legal Update: Court Reinstates OSHA Vaccination Mandate for Private Employers
- Auto Insights: Prepare Your Vehicle for Winter
- Safety Matters: Avoid Winter Slip-ups
- Prescribing as a Key Area for Safety Improvement
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September
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February
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