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These individual health reimbursement arrangements provide more freedom and flexibility to employees while stabilizing costs for employers and allowing them to offer coverage to employees that otherwise wouldn't be feasible.
Since the new rule was proposed earlier this month, several business groups have sent letters urging the agency to offer an extension, saying the DOL underestimated the time companies need to review the rule and estimate its financial impact on their businesses.
If finalized, gig companies such as Uber and Lyft will need to clarify when workers should be classified as independent contractors who are in business for themselves or employees who are entitled to benefits.
Here's what small business owners need to know about the differences between an independent contractor and an employee, the tests used to properly classify employees, the risks of misclassification, and best practices to consider to avoid liability.
Very sophisticated adjudicatory authorities cannot even agree on what an 'employee' is. But we have adopted a legal scheme that subjects a business owner to being labeled a fraudster if she guesses wrong.
For millions of families living with chronic diseases or other debilitating conditions, inflation is proving a punishing scourge that could be harmful to their health.