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How new healthcare laws will affect worker’s compensation care
The new health care reform law will have both negative and positive effects on worker’s compensation systems throughout the nation, Dr. David Deitz, national medical director of commercial insurance strategic practices at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in Boston, told attendees during the Disability Management Employer Coalition in Las Vegas. In his keynote presentation, Dietz pointed […]
October 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
How new healthcare may affect you starting in 2015
Beginning in 2015, employers with more than 50 employees are required to offer healthcare coverage to their full-time employees or otherwise be hit with a significant financial penalty. In 2016, this kicks in for smaller firms. A Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. survey found that 62 percent of the employers surveyed said they plan to comply […]
October 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
Flex-spending ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ policy ends
Employees using flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) are now permitted to carry over up to $500 from the previous plan year and will not affect the maximum amount of salary reduction contributions — $2,500 — that can be made now that the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have loosened rules on the […]
November 7, 2013
Business
Forecast for U.S. construction value at year’s end dropped due to 3 political uncertainties
Citing three different political situations it expects to cause continued shifting in construction markets, FMI has again revised downward its forecast for overall construction value. FMI, a management consulting and investment banking provider for the engineering and construction industry, dropped its forecast for the U.S. value of construction-put-in-place to end at $909 billion this year. That’s […]
September 23, 2013
Business
Colorado experiences $3.4 billion hospital building boom
Colorado is experiencing a $3.4 billion building boom thanks to 50 hospital construction projects across the state, NBC 11 News reported. In addition to new hospital construction, 11 additions have been started in Aspen, Boulder, Grand Junction, Pueblo and the Denver area. With the building boom, Colorado may soon see its most expensive current hospital […]
January 8, 2013
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