This past Labor Day, President Obama signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to offer workers up to seven days of paid sick time per year. For some, paid sick leave is something that is taken for granted. Most employers are not required to offer their employees paid...
On Monday, 4/11, California expanded its Paid Family Leave program, when Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 908 into law. Paid Family Leave (PFL) is a lifeline for families who need to take up to 6 weeks of time off work to bond with a new...
Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to take up a widely-publicized case, Szafranski v. Dunston, involving disputed embryos. Karla Dunston, a doctor, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2009. Because her treatment presented the risk of infertility, Ms. Dunston took steps to preserve...
If you can afford health insurance and have chosen not to buy it, you will pay a fee when you file your federal tax return for the year you chose not to have coverage. Called an individual shared responsibility payment, the fee is sometimes called...
By Alice Crisi For years, California advocates have struggled to secure fertility preservation insurance coverage for cancer patients. A 2013 bill even made its way to the Governor’s desk only to be vetoed because of the one penny per member per month it would cost to...
By Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA In early January, we learned that pancreatic cancer will take more lives than breast cancer this year. The pancreatic cancer community expected this shift, but the news doesn’t come easy. Especially when the five-year survival rate is still in the single digits...
Were you, or someone you know, stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, between August 1, 1952 and December 31, 1987? If yes, you may be eligible for health benefits if you served on active duty or resided at Camp Lejeune...
Many laws exist to protect individuals coping with cancer, however, there is still more that can be done to improve patient care and protect patients with cancer. This is where advocacy comes into play. The following pieces of legislation are currently pending in Congress and...
Do you have Medicare? The Open Enrollment Period to make changes to your Medicare coverage began on October 15 and will end on December 7! As there will be changes to how much it costs for Medicare Part B and Part D plans, it can be worth...
In honor of National Blood Cancer Awareness Month, we are delighted to highlight the great work our partners at Lymphoma Research Foundation are doing! *** In the world of lymphoma research, the past year has been a microcosm of what we have been witnessing in the laboratory...