May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On April 6, 2011, the Social Security Administration (SSA) reintroduced the issuance of social security no-match letters to notify an employer (and the affected individual) that the social security number information reported by the employer does not match the...
Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Effective March 15, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Final Rule will revise and expand the regulations regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The amended regulations adopt the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, which implement new...
Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
By March 24, 2011, The Health and Human Services (HHS) agency is required to develop standards for group health plans and health issuers offering group or individual coverage by providing enrollees an accurate summary of benefits and explanation of their coverage in a...
Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had pushed back the anticipated date from October 2010 until this March for a final rule concerning the disparate impact burden of proof under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Stay tuned for more...
Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Congress had passed the Omnibus Trade Act, which provided a short term extension of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provisions until February 13, 2011. The provisions made changes to the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) that encompassed several tax...
Jan 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Effective January 1, 2011, certain employers that establish “simple cafeteria plans” are exempt from the Code Section 125 non-discrimination requirements, as well as the non-discrimination requirements applicable to the plans offered through the cafeteria...
