ANNUAL FAMILY HEALTH COSTS HIT NEARLY $25K FAMILIES BEARING OF PLAN COSTS BY DAN COOK A family of four with employer-sponsored health coverage is shelling out substantially more since the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The cost of family coverage also is rising so fast that even this standard employee coverage […]

OSHA Updates Guidance for Preventing Violence Against Health Care Workers Health care and social service workers are almost four times as likely to be injured as a result of work-related violence as the average American worker. To assist employers in their prevention efforts, OSHA recently released an update to its Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence […]

Cyber Security for Small Business High-profile cyber attacks on companies such as Target and Sears have raised awareness of the growing threat of cyber crime. Recent surveys conducted by the Small Business Authority, Symantec and the National Cybersecurity Alliance suggest that many small business owners are still operating under a false sense of cyber security. […]

On Feb. 25, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that expands protections under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for same-sex spouses. This final rule revises the definition of “spouse” under the FMLA to: Adopt a “place of celebration” rule (which is based on where the marriage was entered […]

The Department of Health and Human Services says once and for all it will not qualify employer-sponsored health plans that fail to cover inpatient hospitalization as meeting the minimum value health plan standard under the Affordable Care Act. Read full article.

Conner Insurance was named one of the top 100 Best Places to Work in Indiana for the second year in a row. Achieving this honor in 2014, and now in 2015, Conner is recognized among an elite class of organizations that include Katz, Sapper & Miller; Edward Jones; and Microsoft. “Being recognized for this achievement […]

WHAT’S IT MEAN? Cyber security is the process of protecting digital assets and identities, such as computers, networks, programs, and data. Focusing on prevention of damage, information theft, and unauthorized access (hacking), cyber security is a paramount aspect of any business. Cyber attacks, or breaches of digital security, are considered the greatest threat to our […]

Indianapolis—Indiana residents who may have been impacted by the cyber-attack against Anthem should be aware of scam email campaigns targeting current and former Anthem members. These scams, designed to capture personal information (known as “phishing”) are designed to appear as if they are from Anthem. The emails include a “click here” link for credit monitoring. […]

Valued friends, colleagues, and partners, We want to alert you of some urgent news:  hackers gained access to one of Indianapolis-based Anthem’s IT systems exposing a multitude of information about employees and customers such as: Names Mailing Addresses Email Addresses Birthdays Employment Information Income Data Social Security Numbers The breach of information, however, did not […]

It is 2015! Another year in front of us to grow, develop, and make change. It is sure to be a fun ride! We wanted to take a moment to share with you a few important items we see coming in 2015 for Human Resource departments. We cannot wait and are truly grateful to have […]