If you own land bordering an inland lake, this article outlines rights for “riparian owners” in Michigan.  This includes whether you can build a dock as well as recreational use.

Last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services released yet another set of interim final regulations under the new Health Care Reform law.  The regulations require non-grandfathered group health plans to provide coverage for certain in-network preventive services at no additional cost to the participant (i.e., no copayment, coinsurance, or similar cost-sharing).  The rules are effective for plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010, but do not apply to grandfathered plans.

As you are probably aware, Congress has passed an extension of unemployment benefits through November 30, 2010.  Unlike prior extensions of unemployment benefits, this extension does not also extend the eligibility window for the COBRA premium subsidy.

The compliance handbook, made up of a comprehensive binder and CD (or electronic version on flash drive), contains:

• customized sample policies and letters;
• recommended best practices for I-9 compliance;
• E-Verify™ tips;
• and a step-by-step guide to responding to Social Security “no-match” letters.

If you cannot attend a scheduled workshop or seminar, we can tailor a training program specifically to your organization and its needs. Please click on the title above for more information.

Miller Johnson offers two different kits to assist employers in complying with HIPAA in their role as a health plan sponsor:

• HITECH Compliance Kit - for those employers who have already taken the steps necessary to comply with the HIPAA privacy and security rules and who only need an update of their compliance efforts for the new federal law known as HITECH.
• Privacy/Security/HITECH Compliance Kit - for those employers who have not yet taken steps to comply with the HIPAA privacy rules.

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• Frequently updated labor and employment law information and legal news
• Database of legal knowledge searchable by topic or keyword
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