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Health Care Insurance
Health Information Privacy/HIPAA
Health Insurance Continuation/COBRA
Life Insurance
Social Security/Medicare

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Hiring: Can We Refuse to Hire Smokers?
May 2008
My boss wants to have a truly smoke-free workplace, and he doesn't want to hire people who smoke. Can we do that? . . . more

Domestic Partners: Do We Have to Give 'Kin Care' Leave to Domestic Partners?
April 2008
An increasing number of our employees are registering with domestic partners. Can an employee take kin care leave to spend time with his or her domestic partner? . . . more

Short Takes: Domestic Partners
April 2008
May we verify domestic partnership status when employees want insurance coverage? . . . more

Workplace Wellness: Wellness Seems to Be Too Vague a Concept for Our Top Execs—Can You Help?
January 2008
I'm trying to get a wellness program going in our company but I can't seem to get top management to "get it." Can you help out by outlining why wellness is important--something even our VPs can understand? . . . more

Benefits: What Risks Do We Run If We Alter Our Policies and Benefit Plans to Retain Older Workers?
October 2007
We've been brainstorming ideas for retaining our older workers who have skills we need and that we have trouble recruiting for. Most of our ideas would require us to bend our policies. We're considering offering our older workers these incentives . . . more

Short Takes: Religious Exemptions
October 2007
What if new employees say they're exempt from paying Social Security and Medicare taxes because of their status as clergy members? . . . more

Employee Assistance: Do You Recommend That Employers Offer Employee Assistance Programs?
August 2007
I have been instructed to look into an employee assistance program (EAP) for our facilities. Do you recommend these programs, and, if so, how should we go about deciding what services to offer and picking a provider? . . . more

Short Takes: Medical Information
July 2007
Can we ever disclose employee medical information to outsiders? . . . more

Benefits: Can We Screen Out Unhealthy Applicants When We Hire?
July 2006
Our health care premiums have gone through the roof (whose haven't?), and management is putting pressure on me to get the costs down. . . . more

Short Takes: Benefits
October 2005
Once we hire an employee, we provide full medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage to the employee, spouse, and children. Are we able to request marriage certificates and birth certificates for eligible family members for the purpose of insurance benefits? . . . more

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