Compliance

The Washington, D.C., Health Benefit Exchange executive board has voted to prohibit health insurance companies from charging higher premiums to smokers and tobacco users.

Several labor unions say more than $400,000 in contributions by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. since 2010 helped bring about the creation of an unusual taxpayer-paid subsidy last month to help employers offset a higher minimum wage in New York.

The Oregon House has voted to bar employers from requiring employees or job applicants to provide login information for their Facebook and other personal social media accounts.

Former professional athletes who have battled countless injuries since they left the game criticized a bill in the state legislature that would restrict players from collecting workers' compensation benefits in California.

The U.S. immigration system would undergo dramatic changes under a bipartisan Senate bill that puts a new focus on prospective immigrants' merit and employment potential, while seeking to end illegal immigration once and for all by creating legal avenues for workers to come here.

LinkedIn wins again. At least when it comes to job recruiters.

As health insurance professionals, you are most likely well aware of your ability to write off certain qualified health care expenses. Remember though not all of your consumers are meticulous itemizers like you. Fortify your customer service approach by informing consumers about their health care cost deduction options.

The commonwealth of Puerto Rico has agreed to pay more than $35 million in back wages to nearly 4,500 workers in a settlement reached with the Labor Department.