With 29 states and the District of Columbia now allowing the use of medical marijuana, employee health plans may have to consider adding coverage for the drug. In an environment in which opiate addiction continues to escalate, there may be more openness to reimbursing medical marijuana as an alternative, less addictive pain medication. https://goo.gl/ZAgJtE #GlobalHR #HRTech
IRS Extends Deadline to Supply ACA Forms to Employees
ICYMI: The IRS extended by 30 days—until March 2, 2018—the due date for providing health coverage information forms 1095-C or 1095-B to employees. The due dates for filing these forms with the IRS, however, were not extended and remain Feb. 28 for paper filers or April 2 for electronic filers. https://goo.gl/Ut6hYi #GlobalHR #HRTech
Employee Relations in 2017: It’s Complicated
ICYMI: HR professionals this year faced new limits on disciplining workers, dealing with people drunk on the job, and new employees who hid body art during an interview, then revealed it the first day at work. Check out these employee relations trends we reported on in 2017. https://goo.gl/mdpcQM #GlobalHR #HRTech