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Blogging is a Liability Risk

Yes, it is.  But not this blog, of course!  Seriously, blogging can get an individual or a company in a whole lot of trouble fast.  Blogging is a spirited stallion that is dragging the world around while we try to figure out the ground rules as we eat dust.  Read my Blogging is a Liability Risk white paper to get an idea of what lurks in cyberspace for those itching to lauch an opinion online.

Employee vs Subcontractor - MGL 149

There's nothing like a surprise when the auditor from your general liability or workers compensation carrier informs you that you owe a hefty additional premium because the subs you hired are technically your employees.  Read Chris Hawthorne's white paper to get a better handle on the Massachusetts law that dictates who is an employee and who is not.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Drops Past Due Interest Rate for 2010

The current BCBSMA Premium Account Agreement requires that all charges be paid by the due date indicated on the invoice. Amounts that are past due are subject to an interest charge of 1.5% per month, as described in the account agreement. Beginning in 2010, BCBSMA intends to assess a reduced interest charge of .75% per month on amounts past due. To assist accounts in making prompt payments, they offer an electronic billing option.  Interested plan sponsors should contact their Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Billing Representative to help set up e-Billing, or the billing hotline at (617) 246-5841 with other billing-related questions.

DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration COBRA Web Page Updated

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration COBRA page now has available model notices updated for the extension provisions of the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. They are available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/COBRAmodelnotice.html