The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federally mandated leave program providing job-protected unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. A…
Senate Report Examines Exploding Drug Prices
Recent headlines on the exploding cost of prescription drugs have not gone unnoticed by Washington D.C. lawmakers. The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging…
QSEHRA Revives Employer Payment Plans For 2017
On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. Called “the most important bill of the year,” the bipartisan Act…
DOL proposes changes to Form 5500
The U.S. Department of Labor plans to revise Form 5500 to require insurers and health plans to report more information. The proposed changes focus on…
SHRM releases 20th annual employee benefits survey
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released the 20th anniversary edition of its annual benefits survey on June 20th at the SHRM 2016 Annual…
Study finds Wisconsin has high healthcare prices
A study released this month by the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute found that Wisconsin has the second highest healthcare prices among the 41 states…
New Provider-Carrier Partnerships Expand Across Wisconsin
The first four months of 2016 have already seen three new partnerships announced between Wisconsin health systems and insurance companies. Looking down the road, it…
2016 HR Awards Winners Announced
The Milwaukee Business Journal has announced the winners of its second annual HR Awards! The HR Awards program is intended to recognize the best human…
Scam Targets Payroll and HR Professionals
Earlier this month, the IRS issued an alert to payroll and HR professionals to watch out for a scam that aims to obtain employees’ personal…
Last Chance for 2016 HR Awards Nominations!
The nomination deadline for the 2016 HR Awards is March 11, 2016. If you know an HR professional or team in Southeastern Wisconsin who deserves…