{"title":"Employer needn't hold job open indefinitely. Henry v. United Bank, 686 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2012).","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The employer did not violate FMLA when it terminated an employee shortly after the end of her FMLA leave.</p>","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 2","pages":"79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32634714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HSA growth and the associated opportunities/challenges presented by pharmacy benefits.","authors":"Maureen Fay, John Malley","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) have grown steadily and significantly over the past ten years in terms of covered employees, enrollment and assets under management. The authors explain the reasons for this growth and how CDHPs address health care costs. They discuss how pharmacy benefits present some of the greatest opportunities and challenges for CDHP growth. Challenges center on recent research that revealed decreased utilization and adherence among members of a CDHP population in four out of the five therapeutic categories examined. Although an influx of generic drugs has entered the marketplace, specialty pharmacy drugs will more than offset those savings, increasing the threat of noncompliance. Nonetheless, with appropriate design and implementation, CDHPs can be very effective for both employers and their employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 3","pages":"8-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32907962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statute of limitations must be reasonable. Heimeshoff v Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co., 134 S Ct. 604 (2013).","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 3","pages":"43-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32908530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How the millennial generation is transforming employee benefits.","authors":"Neil Howe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to a number of recent studies, the millennial generation, today's incoming young-adult employees, shows far more interest than older generations in a broad spectrum of employee bene its to protect them from various life risks. They are more cautious than boomers or Gen Xers in choosing their financial portfolios and more focused on planning for their long-term future. Millennials even value health insurance almost as much as older adults--despite the fact they're much less likely to use it. These findings are in broad alignment with broader millennial generational traits that LifeCourse Associates has been studying fo many years.</p>","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 2","pages":"8-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32634702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Essential functions/undue hardship. McMillan v. City of New York, 711 F3d 120 (2nd Cir. 2013).","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Determinations of essential function must be made on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, procedural impediments to requested accommodations will not generally constitute an undue hardship.</p>","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 2","pages":"79-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32634715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FMLA retaliation: timing is everything. Brown v. ScriptPro, LLC, 700 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir. 2012).","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>If an employer considers an employee's exercise of FMLA rights or use of FMLA leave when making employment decisions, the employer may be liable for retaliation claims.</p>","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 2","pages":"78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32634710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CDHPs: as enrollment goes up, a time to tune up.","authors":"Sander Domaszewicz, Jay Savan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the clearest findings of Mercer's annual National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans is that more companies are thinking of adopting a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) approach, and more employees are enrolling in CDHPs at the companies that offer them. The authors discuss the advantages for organizations that offer CDHPs, as well as outline key considerations for companies looking to update, optimize and align their CDHPs with the realities of health care reform. They also explain how CDHPs go hand in hand with wellness and health management strategies, both of which increase collaboration between employees and employers to control costs and give employees more personal responsibility for better outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 3","pages":"19-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32907964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Follow the regulations on when certification can be requested. Arrange v. Work & Well, Inc., 2013 WL 1093206 (N.D.Ill. 2013).","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The employer's two-step certification process was not permissible under FMLA regulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 2","pages":"78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32634709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Employer penalized for failing to send COBRA notice. Regina C. Honey et al. v. Dignity Health, 2014 WL 2765614 (D.Nevada, 2014). .","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79563,"journal":{"name":"Benefits quarterly","volume":"30 4","pages":"73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33046200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}