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HR Compliance Update | August 13, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES FTC Noncompete Ban (eff 9/4/24). The new FTC rule prohibits most employers from entering into a non-compete clause with a worker (including independent contractors) and applies retroactively. There is a very limited exemption for non-competes in...
HR Compliance Update | August 13, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES FTC Noncompete Ban (eff 9/4/24). The new FTC rule prohibits most employers from entering into a non-compete clause with a worker (including independent contractors) and applies retroactively. There is a very limited exemption for non-competes in...
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What Are the Most Important HR Compliance Laws To Train Your Managers on?
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Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
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Q&A – Non-Discretionary Bonuses – include them in OT?
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Healthcare Reform Notices Now Available
Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies: The US Department of Labor has released its Model Notices for an important, upcoming employer Health Care Reform requirement. Virtually all employers, regardless of size, are required to distribute a Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies...
Healthcare Reform Delayed a Year for Small Business
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Choosing a Background Check Company
Do you know if your background check provider is presenting you quality information? Incomplete or inaccurate background checks may result in hiring someone who poses a risk or potential liability. On the other hand, incorrect data may result in not making an...
Is it Vacation or Paid Time Off?
Traditionally, employers offered separate paid time off benefits to employees, such as paid vacation, sick leave and personal days. However, in the past decade, many companies have moved to a more flexible Paid Time Off or “PTO” benefit that incorporates all policies...
USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
As a reminder, in early March 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for use. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each employee hired in the United States....
OSHA Summary Posting
We have almost reached the end of the 2013 OSHA Summary Posting Period. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires certain employers to post the OSHA Form 300A in a conspicuous workplace location from February 1, 2013 through April 30, 2013....
IRS Tax Filing Deadline
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Spotlight on Small Businesses: Small Business Center of Forsyth Tech
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The Affordable Care Act Roadmap
We began our series of posts on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its effect on employers of all sizes with an overview of how penalties will be determined for employers who do not offer “affordable coverage”(see EMPLOYER...
USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9
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New I-9 Form
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a revision of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, effective March 8, 2013. New form: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf The new I-9 form, now two pages long, has new data...
Helping Employees find the Greener Pasture: Your Side of the Fence
In the past few years, many companies have had to tighten their budgets in lieu of further downsizing their employee headcount as a result of the economic recession that fell onto the US during the last quarter of 2007. Consequently, organizational strategy focused on...
The Employer Mandate
From an employer’s perspective, this is most likely the most feared aspect of Health Care Reform. In fact, the overwhelming majority of our Health Care Reform-related questions to date in 2013 have covered this topic. So the purpose of this article is to answer some...
HIPAA Regulations Updates
Effective March 26, 2013, updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations may impact certain employers. These regulations are based on changes under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act,...
FMLA Notice Poster Update
Effective March 8, 2013, there are changes to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requirements. All employers covered by FMLA must display the updated FMLA notice poster, “Employee Rights and Responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act” (WHD...
FMLA Forms Update
Effective March 8, 2013, employers should begin to utilize the updated Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms (revised February 2013) released by the Department of Labor (DOL), when applicable. The updated forms are: FMLA Form WH-381 (Notice of Eligibility and Rights...
DOL Final Rule on FMLA Military Amendments
Effective March 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Final Rule implementing the changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) made by the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The 2010 NDAA, amended the FMLA's military caregiver leave...
DOL Final Rule on AFCTCA
Effective March 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) has published a Final Rule implementing the changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) made by the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (AFCTCA). The AFCTCA amended the FMLA to incorporate a...
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