Healthcare

Rules Revised on OSHA Access to Medical Records

Aug04,2020

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised the Rules of Agency Practice and Procedure Concerning Occupational Safety and Health Administration Access to Employee Medical Records. The rule describes internal procedures that OSHA personnel must follow when obtaining and using personally-identifiable employee medical information. OSHA has identified and amended several provisions […]

How To Stop Back Pain From Affecting Work Productivity

Jul29,2020

By John Morley Leave a Comment

Join The Franklin Lakes Chamber for another “Getting back to business” series educational seminar featuring: Dr. Joseph Damiani PT, DPT from Skyline Physical Therapy in Wyckoff, NJ who will educating us about a very interesting topic: Dr. Joseph Damiani PT, DPT something that many are facing during COVID19 but applies any other times as well. […]

NJBIA Opposes Health Insurance Tax that Will Raise Premiums

Jul27,2020

By Steve Wilson 1 Comment

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association is urging the Assembly Appropriations Committee today to vote against a proposed $300 million health insurance tax that would increase costs for businesses, nonprofits and ultimately all employees who pay a portion of their healthcare premiums. NJBIA Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas said bill A-4389 will impose a […]

Tax on Health Insurance Plans Proposed

Jul17,2020

By Steve Wilson 6 Comments

Businesses in New Jersey could face higher health insurance premiums under legislation introduced July 6 that would impose a new state tax on fully insured health insurance premiums. NJBIA opposes the bill. S-2676 (Vitale, D-19)/A-4389 (McKeon, D-27), would impose a new 2.75% state excise tax on fully-insured health insurance premiums for health benefits plans, MEWAs and […]

State Accepting Applications to Help People Enroll in Health Insurance

Jul14,2020

By NJBIA Leave a Comment

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance today announced it is accepting applications for community organizations to serve as Navigators to assist residents with health insurance enrollment for the upcoming Open Enrollment Period and throughout the year. The department is making available a total of $4 million in grant funding for Navigators, in an […]

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