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RUBY TUESDAY SUED FOR GENDER DISCRIMINATION
January 19, 2015
In a recent lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges that international restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc. discriminated against male employees for temporary assignments to a Utah resort. According to the EEOC's suit, in the spring of 2013 Ruby Tuesday ...
JANUARY 31 DEADLINE FOR W-2 FORMS
January 13, 2015
Employers are reminded to furnish Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, to their employees by January 31, 2015. The W-2 form shows the wages paid and taxes withheld for the year for each employee. Because Form W-2 is the only document used to transmit information regarding employees' Social ...
WORKPLACE HARASSMENT STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM EXPERTS TELL EEOC
January 12, 2015
Workplace harassment is alleged in approximately 30 percent of all charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang, who presided over the first commission meeting of her tenure on January 14. Newly sworn in Commissioner Charlotte ...
CAL/OSHA POSTING DEADLINE
January 9, 2015
Employers with 11 or more employees, whose businesses are subject to Cal/OSHA recordkeeping requirements, must post annual injury/illness summaries for the preceding year from February 1 through April 30 using Cal/OSHA Form 300A. Throughout the year, covered employers are required to log ...
OSHA FORM 300A POSTING DEADLINE
January 9, 2015
Employers with 11 or more employees, whose businesses are subject to OSHA recordkeeping requirements, must post annual injury/illness summaries for the preceding year from February 1 through April 30 using OSHA Form 300A. Throughout the year, covered employers are required to log job-related ...
NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1
December 22, 2014
Beginning January 1, 2015, there will be a change to what covered employers are required to report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As we reported last September , employers will now be required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all in-patient ...
PAYROLL REVISIONS AND NEW POSTINGS FOR 2015
December 22, 2014
As the New Year begins, employers and HR managers need to be aware of payroll changes, employment law changes, as well as other regulatory changes for 2015. Employers should communicate these changes to employees as appropriate, either in person or in a written notice included with paychecks. ...
PROMOTING SAFE AND SOBER WORKPLACE PARTIES
December 19, 2014
The workplace is frequently a place where employees and employers get together to celebrate special events. Workplace parties typically mean lots of music, food and drinks. If the drinks include alcohol the potential for unfortunate consequences greatly increases. Opinions vary regarding the ...
STANDARD MILEAGE RATES FOR 2015
December 17, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2015 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, 2015, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also ...
NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1
December 10, 2014
Beginning January 1, 2015, there will be a change to what covered employers are required to report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As we reported last September , employers will now be required to report all work-related fatalities within 8 hours and all in-patient ...
