Occupational therapy might be given to an employee when he was injured on the job and requires special assistance from a therapist to recover and get back onto the job. Another use is if the employer offers a benefit that covers accidental harm to self that would prevent them from working.
Yes. It is a tax deduction for the employer. Non taxable to the employee. Guaranteed Issue. Makes for happier employees and more productive too.
The primary responsibility of your employer is to provide employment and a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards to health or safety.
To provide a safe and healthful workplace for all employees
Absolutely. In fact, a great way to attract employees is to provide a benefits package that can include health and life insurance. The employer may generally require the participating employees to contribute to the premiums.
There are no state or federal laws that require your employer to offer health insurance. They can decide to offer plans to full time employees only. They can decide to offer to salaried employees only.
Yes. Kentucky work comp requirements are very specific. If you have one or more employees, you have required to provide work comp coverage for those employees.
Absolutely NOT! No employer is REQUIRED to provide smoking areas for employees, as this is not an accomodation and not considered a disease by the ADA. They may however ban you from smoking on their grounds and terminate your employment if you violate this policy.
There is no requirement that they provide you a warning letter. Most employees are at will and can be terminated at any time.
Even though it often depends on the employer, it is usually expected that the employer provide the travel insurance for his or her employees since it relates to the work activity.
The aim of occupational health and safety is to help the employer provide each employee with employment and a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards, so he or she can go home each day just as whole and healthy as he or she arrived at work in the morning.
In the US, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1968 requires each employer to provide employment and a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards, i.e a safe working environment. Other countries have laws with slightly different names that seek to accomplish roughly the same results.
Employers only have to provide health insurance if they meet certain legal requirements. A business must have a certain number of full-time employees for it to be required to provide insurance for health coverage.