If you oversee benefits in more than one state, Multistate Guide to Benefits Law is the comprehensive guide you need. for every kind of question, from looking up a single state's rule on health benefits for domestic partners, to comparisons of occupational safety enforcement, there's no more convenient, authoritative reference available. and regular updates keep you in touch with fast-changing regulations across the board: Taxation of Benefits Health Benefits Disability and Leave benefits Life Insurance Workers' Compensation and much more From the fundamentals of state laws, to emerging trends in regulation, the Multistate Guide to Benefits Law is a reference that will more than pay for itself with each use.Included in the 2005 Edition are new and expanded topics such as:Medical information privacy regulationsBenefits for domestic partnersCompensation for overtime workTax relief for certain transportation benefitsExtension of unemployment benefitsCalifornia's family temporary disability insurance law (FTDI)Paid leave can count toward mandated Family and Medical Leave ActElectronic health transactions rulePatients' rights litigationAnd more

Multistate Guide to Benefits Law: 2020 Edition

The Multistate Guide to Benefits Law is the single, easy-to-use resource that is absolutely essential for staying in compliance with the increasingly complex regulatory framework of state benefits law. Only the Multistate Guide to Benefits Law's unique chart format enables you to quickly locate information concerning one state's treatment of a particular issue, or compare the treatment required by several states - all on the same chart!

The Multistate Guide to Benefits Law is the single, easy-to-use resource that is absolutely essential for staying in compliance with the increasingly complex regulatory framework of state benefits law. Only the Multistate Guide to Benefits Law's unique chart format enables you to quickly locate information concerning one state's treatment of a particular issue, or compare the treatment required by several states - all on the same chart! Previous Edition: Multistate Guide to Benefits Law, 2018 Edition ISBN 9781454883913

2005 State by State Guide to Human Resources Law is the most comprehensive, authoritative guide To The employment laws of the 50 states And The District of Columbia. it is designed to provide quick access to each state's laws on the expanding number of issues and concerns facing business executives and their advisorsiquest;the professionals in Human Resources, Compensation, and Employee Benefits who work in multijurisdictional environments. 2005 State by State Guide to Human Resources Law incorporates a large number of substantive changes and valuable additions To The existing material, As follows: The 'Trends and Controversies' section features commentary on many recent development Part 1 includes many new cases to reflect recent judicial decisions defining the parameters of enforceable noncompetition clauses in employment contracts Part 2 contains updated tables on protected classifications under state fair employment; a discussion of the applicability of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines to state fair employment practice enforcement; a discussion of the latest judicial decisions that recognize the similarities and differences between federal and state statutes prohibiting discrimination in the workplace; and discussion of recent cases and legislation from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington that recognize differences between federal and state employment laws. Part 3 contains updated coverage of wage and hour laws, including requirements for minimum wage, overtime, frequency of payment, recordkeeping, and employment of minors. Discussion of the Illinois legislation rejecting federal changes to overtime exemptions is also included. Part 4 covers new developments in case law and provides information on recent legislation regarding how to avoid having employee handbooks construed as employment contracts. Part 5 contains revised and updated information about state-mandated employee benefits; information about recent developments in laws regulating payments due upon termination, death, and severance from employment; and new cases dealing with issues that have been the subject of recent litigation under both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and individual state family and medical leave laws. Part 7 has been expanded to cover important changes to state legislation governing testing for drugs. Business executives and their professional advisors today face an increasingly complex web of law and regulation with regard To The human resources function. Actions of both the federal And The state governments have placed increasing burdens and responsibilities on business relating To The treatment of applicants and employees. And the courts, both federal and state, have also involved themselves in how employers may deal with applicants and employees, importing legal concepts and doctrines of long standing into the domain of the employer-employee relationship.

This User’s Guide is intended to support the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and quality evaluation of registries created to increase understanding of patient outcomes. For the purposes of this guide, a patient registry is an organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves one or more predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purposes. A registry database is a file (or files) derived from the registry. Although registries can serve many purposes, this guide focuses on registries created for one or more of the following purposes: to describe the natural history of disease, to determine clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of health care products and services, to measure or monitor safety and harm, and/or to measure quality of care. Registries are classified according to how their populations are defined. For example, product registries include patients who have been exposed to biopharmaceutical products or medical devices. Health services registries consist of patients who have had a common procedure, clinical encounter, or hospitalization. Disease or condition registries are defined by patients having the same diagnosis, such as cystic fibrosis or heart failure. The User’s Guide was created by researchers affiliated with AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program, particularly those who participated in AHRQ’s DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness) program. Chapters were subject to multiple internal and external independent reviews.