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Is Your Health Insurer Breaking the Law?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: AntonioGuillem on istock.com Despite hundreds of state laws meant to protect health insurance consumers—patients, in other words—from denials of legitimate claims for coverage, health insurers are routinely flouting these laws and illegally denying coverage in even life-threatening situations.

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You’ve Been Breached: What Now?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Gather policies and procedures about information handling and security; find a copy of your liability insurance policy and the agent’s phone number. Facts at hand, counsel can determine if state law requires notifying those affected. Forty-seven states have breach response laws, differing in terms of triggers and obligatory responses.

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Why Do Wheelchair Repairs Take So Long?

NonProfit Quarterly

The group is documenting these experiences in the hope of making legislative change, similar to a law passed in Colorado in 2022. Some of the parts, especially for motorized wheelchairs, are specialized, meaning they’re only available from limited suppliers and their repair can cost more than insurance is willing to pay.

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Effective Tips to Help Make Your Payroll Processing Easier

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

In Germany, the relations between employees and their German employers are stringently regulated under the employment and labor laws of the country. Employers tend to use limited-term employment contracts even though they are subject to restrictions according to employment and labor laws. Social insurance programs.

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Putting Homeownership Preservation on Philanthropy’s Agenda

Stanford Social Innovation Review

According to the National Consumer Law Center , “heirs' property” owners may also struggle to obtain homeowners insurance and property tax relief credits, receive home repair grants and loans, or take out home equity lines of credit. Without being able to prove ownership via a clear title, then, heirs can lose their home.

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Ask Rita in HR: Should Murphy’s Law Be a Consideration in Making HR Decisions?

Blue Avocado

Ask Rita in HR is provided as a forum for our readers to learn about and discuss current developments in human resource law. Please remember that Ask Rita ’s answers are fact-specific and may be affected by state laws. The post Ask Rita in HR: Should Murphy’s Law Be a Consideration in Making HR Decisions?

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Key Legal Issues in Influencer Marketing (+Related Laws & Some Legal Tips)

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Key Legal Issues in Influencer Marketing (+Related Laws & Some Legal Tips) Social media is powerful. Understand the laws governing this digital marketing strategy. Hence, it’s crucial to be aware of the laws governing this marketing strategy. billion active users worldwide, these channels can be very influential.

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