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Yes if the employer is claiming the credit the amount of the medical insurance premium that the employer is paying on behalf of the employee will be included on the W-2 form to inform the employee of the amount that the employer is paying for the employee.
I don't know anything in the Code that requires it. The EmployER application for Group Medical Coverage asks if an Employer would like to allow an employee to keep coverage for up to 6 months. What if the Employer is only paying a portion of the premium? The Employee would still have to pay his portion. For a copy of the Blue Cross employer application Question # 10 http://www.quotit.net/eproIFP/webpages/applications/applications_group.asp?license_no=0596610 There is always COBRA
Yes an employer can terminate an employee if the employee is abusing medical leave. However, if the employee is using FMLA, then they are likely protected.
Its upto the discretion of your employer how much medical coverage to be provided to you at the time of your employment and accepted by you.
The abbreviation HRA stands for Health Reimbursement Arrangement. Which is usually a benifit offered to employees by their employer. It helps the employee with paying for medical coverage.
Contact your human resource or personnel department people. If you have to self-pay for your health insurance coverage at your workplace you may be able to select not paying for it and decline the coverage. It depends on the insurance laws in your state and what is the policy at your workplace. If your employer pays for the insurance for you and you don't have to pay anything then why turn it down? Medical care is very expensive. And if you lose your job you may be able to continue that coverage until you have coverage from a new job.
can an employer force an employee to take a leave of absence with no medical documentation?
Not if the employee was not given the opportunity to choose his or he own medical provider. If the employer required the employee to visit a specific care provider then the employee should be covered by his or her medical insurer or the company's.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois does offer coverage of bariatric procedures. There are very strict medical criteria that must be met in order for any of these procedures to be approved. However, if your policy is through your employer, they may have opted to exclude coverage of these procedures. This is not BCBS denying coverage, it is your employer.
A 50 year old man with dental and medical coverage through his employer
Worker's compensation is insurance coverage for employees to compensate them in case they are injured while performing their job. The employer pays a premium that covers medical expenses and lost wages in case their employees are injured. If these benefits are excepted the hurt employee must release the employer of further liability. The insurance company pays the claim and the employee can no longer sue the employer for the injury.
Employee medical records must be kept by employers for how long?