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Employers with 10 or more employees must post their completed OSHA Form 300A by Feb. 1.

Here's what you need to know about posting it, and how long you have to keep it up.

One of the keys to running a successful business is having in place a robust risk management system to ensure your company can guard against a growing number of threats that can derail operations or cause significant losses.

While each industry and company have different risks they face, a recent survey collected responses from risk managers around the world to identify the top risks facing businesses this year. What are the key threats for organizations in an increasingly interconnected and volatile environment? Get the details here.

The massive destruction of the Los Angeles wildfires serves as a reminder that if you have outdoor workers that are affected by wildfire smoke, Cal/OSHA requires you to take steps to protect them against unhealthy air quality.

Wildfire smoke contains a number of harmful pollutants but the main danger to anyone outside in smoky conditions is particulate matter, which can lodge in the lungs. As well, with these fires, there are a lot of chemicals and other toxic fumes in the smoke from burning cars, tires, treated lumber, and more.

If you have workers affected by wildfire smoke, here's what you are required to do to protect them under California regulations.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced the next 15 drugs that will come up for Medicare price negotiations, and the list includes some of the most popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs on the market: Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy.

This will be the second round of drug price negotiations undertaken by the CMS under a new law that allows it to bargain with drugmakers over the prices that Medicare Part D plans will pay for these medicines. Here's a look at the process, the other drugs that have been targeted for negotiations and how enrollees would realize any savings.

Medicare Part D plans are now authorized to cover Eli Lilly's obesity drug, Zepbound, for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in January.

This development follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of Zepbound in December 2024 for patients with obesity and moderate-to-severe OSA, marking it as the first drug treatment available for certain individuals with this condition. If you have sleep apnea and are on Medicare, you'll want to get all the details here.

As health care costs rise, Medicare Advantage plans have been increasing the use of prior authorizations for medical services or prescriptions that your physician may recommend.

This is one of the main trade-offs with Medicare Advantage plans: They offer networks of doctors and specialists for insurance that's similar to group health plans, and they often cost just a few dollars a month (or are free) and include additional benefits like dental and vision — and even gym memberships or food delivery services.

But what if you are denied for a service your doctor recommends? Here's how to handle it.

Pharmacy benefit managers have become woven into the fabric of the health insurance system, but their role is increasingly being questioned as health plan enrollees, employers and the health plans themselves are not benefiting and may actually end up paying more for their medications.

Critics say that PBMs employ several strategies that increase the financial burden on both patients and health plans. This article explains.

The fires that have ravaged large swaths of homes in Los Angeles are likely to significantly alter the California homeowner's insurance market and policyholders may need to brace themselves for surging premiums, policy non-renewals and uncertainty.

These fires will result in record payouts by insurers. Preliminary estimates on Jan. 14 were that the fires had so far caused $20 billion in insured damages, a number that's likely to rise if they continue burning. The fires will have significant insurance consequences for all homeowners in the state.

Employees who are unfamiliar with how to access care using their group health insurance can inflate your plan costs and how much they pay out of pocket.

Those who may not use their health plan much, or at all, may end up going to the emergency room for an issue that could have been handled by a general care physician in their plan network. While they may not think much about the added cost when they seek non-emergency care in the ER, they do when they get a bill in the mail later.

This is a significant problem, especially among younger workers. Here's how you can help.

A new study has identified the top five health conditions that are driving the overall cost of group health plan outlays, and without which spending would actually be falling.

The report is enlightening, and employers can use the findings to offer programs aimed at education and prevention to help control their employees' health care costs and cut into health insurance premiums paid by both employers and workers. What are the five conditions and what can you do to help your employees?

As health insurance costs continue to rise at an uncomfortable pace, employers in 2025 plan to shake up the status quo with their health care vendors, particularly those focused on reducing pharmacy spend, a main cost driver, according to a new report. 

To address spiraling costs, they will also focus on educating their staff about the importance of prevention and immunizations and guiding them to use specialized services that focus on managing chronic conditions.

Here's a look at the main strategies employers said they were likely to pursue this year.

While wage and hour lawsuits filed against employers around the country declined between 2022 and 2023, there were still nearly 6,000 complaint filings under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

These types of complaints are the most common employee actions against employers and they typically cover failure to pay workers for hours worked, overtime infractions or requiring them to work during their lunch period. With the onset of remote work and mobile devices, the chances of an employee working off the clock have increased substantially.