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NEW HEALTH CARE NOTICE AND GUIDANCE RELEASED
May 10, 2013
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most employers to provide a written health care notice to employees. As we previously reported , the start date for the notice requirement (March 1, 2013) was delayed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and rescheduled to take place sometime in the fall. ...
NEW I-9 FORM: MANDATORY USE BEGINS ON MAY 7
April 26, 2013
Employers are reminded to begin using the new version of the Form I-9 no later than May 7, 2013 to verify the identity and authorization of their employees to work in the United States. After this date, all previous versions of the form are invalid and may no longer be used. Changes to the ...
FIRING A PREGNANT WORKER CAN BE COSTLY
April 24, 2013
Employers sometimes make mistakes that inadvertently subject them to lawsuits. A recent example of this involves a Nevada-based company that terminated a pregnant worker while she was on leave of absence. This error in judgment will cost the employer $70,000 and require remedial action and changes ...
NEW HEALTH CARE LAW WEBPAGE
April 18, 2013
The new health care law brings many changes that will affect employers in a variety of ways. Under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or commonly known as “Obamacare”), many businesses will be faced with new notice and reporting requirements, affordable coverage mandates, ...
FMLA POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TRAINING TOOL
April 17, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a useful PowerPoint presentation on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that employers can use for training purposes. The presentation may be viewed in either PowerPoint or as a PDF. Topics covered in the 69-page document include: ...
MEMBER BENEFIT: THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TEMPLATE
April 12, 2013
Some subscribers may not be aware that the Personnel Advisor offers an easy-to-use template that can be used to create a company handbook for employees. The template is an editable Microsoft Word-compatible document that includes over 50 policies that can be personalized in a matter of minutes ...
SSA REMINDS EMPLOYERS ABOUT NEW FSA LIMITS
April 10, 2013
The Social Security Administration has issued a reminder to employers about the new Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) limits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the requirements of the ACA, employers must limit employee salary reduction contributions to a health FSA to $2,500 per year ...
FALLING OFF LADDERS CAN KILL: NEW PREVENTION RESOURCE
April 8, 2013
Falls are the leading cause of death in construction. In 2010, there were 264 fall fatalities (255 falls to lower level) out of 774 total fatalities in construction. To raise awareness among employers and workers about common fall hazards in construction and how falls from ladders, scaffolds ...
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
March 26, 2013
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Presbyterian Healthcare Associates Corp., one of the largest health care institutions in North Carolina, for violating federal law by refusing to hire an applicant because of an impairment ...
PROPOSED RULE EXTENDS FLSA COVERAGE TO HOME HEALTH WORKERS
March 25, 2013
The Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted in 1938, establishing standards for minimum wage and overtime pay. It requires employers to pay covered employees who are not otherwise exempt at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay. But not all ...
