Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Delve into one of the
legislation issues listed below regarding compensation issues:
– Workers’
Compensation
– Social Security Act
– Unemployment
Insurance
– Welfare and pension
Plan Disclosure Act
– The Health
Maintenance Organization (HMO) Act
– Trade Act
– Employee Retirement
Income Security Act
– Multiemployer
Pension Plan Amendment Act
– Job Training
Partnership Act
– Retirement Equity
Act
– Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act of 1988
– Family and Medical
Leave Act
– Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
– Workforce Investment
Act
Mini Research Project
should be between two and four pages and include the history of the Act, why it
was created, how it has influenced the area of Human Resources, and what the
future holds in this area (i.e., are there plans to change this act, is there
legislation pending that might affect this act, etc.). How has this act
affected the employer? How has it affected the employee? Do you agree that this
act was necessary? Why, or why not? Use specific examples to support your
answers.
