Health Care Reform: The Nonprofit's Guide
John Orebaugh and Maryana Sandhu
Non-Profit Insurance Services
Over the past year, Americans have learned all too well that health care reform elicits intense emotion, passionate debating, political divisiveness, and, frankly, a whole lot of confusion. When President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this past March, many people didn’t know what to think. After all, the media seemed more interested in playing circus ringleader than objective reporter.
Thankfully, the National Council of Nonprofits has analyzed the 1,900-page bill and zeroed in on key provisions that will affect non-profit organizations across the country. Some relevant areas include:
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Covered Employees Under the Florida Workers' Compensation Law
Thomas P. Vecchio
RossVecchio, P.A.
When an employee is injured on the job, the first task is to determine compensability of the accident. Part of this analysis relates to whether or not the injured worker is an employee as defined in the Florida Workers’ Compensation Act. Certain types of employment are covered under the Act while others are not. An essential first step in determining whether or not benefits are due is first determining whether the injured worker is an employee who is entitled to benefits.
Section 440.02(15), Florida Statutes, contains a lengthy definition of employee. The most basic definition is that an employee is a person who receives payment from an employer for the performance of work or services while engaged in any employment under an express or implied contract of hire. The definition of employee includes minors and illegal aliens.
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