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Pennsylvania Employers Seek Legislative Restrictions on High Cost Physician Drug Dispensing

By |2014-10-08T02:41:18+00:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

The practice of physician repackaging prescription drugs and selling to their patients has become an issue in a number of states (e.g. Florida) and now is the subject of reform legislation broadly supported by the business community in Pennsylvania. A recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that physician-dispensed medications account for 29% [...]

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States Paying off UI Debt in 2014 before November 10 to Avoid FUTA Tax Increases

By |2014-10-08T02:37:53+00:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|

The slow economic recovery from the Great recession and solvency measures implemented in a number of states is finally resulting in the repayment of Title XII loans and avoidance of increasing Federal Unemployment Taxes in a number of states for 2014. As of January 1, 2014 16 states and jurisdictions had outstanding loans to be repaid. [...]

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House Ways and Means Review Finds that EUC Contributed to High Unemployment Rates and Diminished Job Creation

By |2014-09-02T18:44:29+00:00September 2nd, 2014|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|

The House Ways and Means Committee released a Report today finding that job growth weakened post the 2008 recession while EUC paid out record levels of benefits.  The full report is available at http://waysandmeans.house.gov/uploadedfiles/euc_labor_day_report_082814.pdf The report points to findings from scholars at the University of Pennsylvania who found that the extended EUC benefits had a “dramatic [...]

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Florida Judge Declares Florida’s Exclusive Remedy Statute Unconstitutional

By |2014-08-25T20:30:20+00:00August 25th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Judge Jorge E. Cueto issued an opinion on August 13th declaring that Florida's exclusive remedy statute was facially unconstitutional (see attached). In a wide ranging opinion the judge reviews federal and state court cases going back to 1917. The decision responds to a request for declaratory relief from intervenor parties Florida Workers' [...]

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US DOL Announces Series of Webinars on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Implementation – Seeks Stakeholder Input

By |2014-08-25T20:22:30+00:00August 25th, 2014|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|Tags: |

On August 15th, US DOL announced a series of webinars to engage the public in implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Act was signed into law by President Obama on July 22, 2014. The full announcement can be found at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEN/TEN_6-14.pdf Employers, states and their representatives are encouraged to participate in these [...]

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Senate Passage of TRIA Extension Puts Pressure on House

By |2014-07-24T17:48:10+00:00July 24th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

The US Senate today passed legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by an overwhelming bi-partisan vote of 93 -4 with 3 not voting.  The bill, S 2244, may be found at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s2244rs/pdf/BILLS-113s2244rs.pdf. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance [...]

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Senators Urge CMS to Act on SMART Act Implementation

By |2014-07-15T21:12:03+00:00July 15th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

In a letter dated July 14, 2014, six senators from both parties signed a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), reviewing the delayed implementation of several aspects of the SMART Act signed into law in January of 2013. (See attached) Senators signing the letter included Rob Portman (OH), [...]

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Connecticut FUTA Taxes Increasing Due to State Decision Not to Seek BCR Add On Tax Waiver

By |2014-07-02T18:50:21+00:00July 1st, 2014|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|Tags: |

As of July 1st the state of Connecticut had not submitted a request for waiver of the Benefit Cost Rate (BCR) Add On tax increase to the Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA). Without a waiver, the FUTA  will automatically increase Federal Unemployment Tax rates for employers with employees in Connecticut. The waiver request is due under federal [...]

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Pennsylvania Legislation Passes Senate to Provide Relief from WC/Longshore Dual Jurisdiction Issue

By |2014-06-05T14:03:13+00:00June 5th, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

In a surprisingly overwhelming show of support in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, HB 2081 has passed through both houses and the vote today in support of the bill on the floor of the Senate was 46-0 with 4 no votes. The sponsor of the bill, Representative William (Billy) Adolph, who chairs the House Appropriations committee, [...]

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Georgia Pays Off UI Federal Loan

By |2014-05-21T20:00:29+00:00May 21st, 2014|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|

On May 19th, Gov. Nathan Deal and State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced that the almost $1 billion federal loan used to help pay state unemployment insurance (UI) benefits since 2009 had been repaid. The final payment of $62,490,887.99 was sent to the U.S. Department of Labor on May 14 and the GDOL has received confirmation [...]

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